AMCA Awards

The AMCA Awards have been instituted as recognition of the scientific trajectory in the field of computational mechanics and are granted in three categories: Young Researchers; Scientific, Professional and Teaching Trajectory; and International Scientific Trajectory. They have been given every two years since 2000.

The first motivation for these awards was to help the work of outstanding young researchers. It was afterwards extended to the other categories. The award for Young Researchers is reserved for researchers not older than 40 years. Outstanding publications, teaching and application works are taken into account.

The award to the Scientific, Professional and Teaching Trajectory is intended to recognize the research, teaching and professional activities, in the last 10 years, in computational mechanics. In this category, as well as for Young Researchers, mainly the activities accomplished in Argentina are considered. The award to the International Scientific Trajectory, have been instituted to recognize not only the scientific trajectory in the field of computational mechanics but also the interaction with research centres of Argentina. The AMCA awards consists in a statuette made by an argentine artisan. In addition a cash prize is granted for the Young Research award.

Statuette of AMCA Awards

Nominations

Nominations may be:

• Self-nominations.
• Nominations submitted by any member or institution.
• Nominations submitted by any member of the Jury.

Nominations must be submitted to AMCA Secretary, before the deadline of each call for nominations .

Jury

The jury is integrated by the winners of the two previous Awards, plus the AMCA President.

Past winners of AMCA awards

AMCA Awards 2000

• Young Researchers: Gustavo Buscaglia
• Senior Researchers:Alberto Cardona
• International Researchers:Eugenio Oñate

AMCA Awards 2002

• Young Researchers: Enzo Dari
• Senior Researchers:Gustavo Sánchez Sarmiento y Ángel Menéndez
• International Researchers: Michel Géradin

AMCA Awards 2004 Images

• Young Researchers: Adrian Cisilino
• Senior Researchers: Guillermo Etse y Juan C. Ferreri

AMCA Awards 2006

• Young Researchers: Victor Fachinotti
• Senior Researchers: Sergio Idelsohn
• International Researchers: Raul Feijoo

AMCA Awards 2008

• Young Researchers:Javier Signorelli
• Senior Researchers:Fernando Basombrio y Guillermo Marshall
• International Researchers: Xavier Oliver

AMCA Awards 2010

• Young Researchers: Pablo Sanchez
• Senior Researchers: Eduardo Dvorkin
• International Researchers: Rainald Löhner

AMCA Awards 2012

• Young Researchers: Rodrigo Paz and Lisandro Dalcin
• Senior Researchers: Mario Storti
• International Researchers: Tayfun Tezduyar

AMCA Awards 2014

• Young Researchers: Mariano Cantero
• Senior Researchers: Luis A. Godoy
• International Researchers: Thomas J.R. Hughes

AMCA Awards 2016

• Young Researchers: Pablo Kler
• Senior Researchers: Norberto Nigro

AMCA Awards 2018

• Young Researchers: Antonio Caggiano
• Senior Researchers: Luis Caffarelli