ASTM Honors Dr. Ochoa for composite materials contributions.

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Ozden Ochoa, Ph.D., received Wayne W. Stinchcomb Memorial Award from ASTM International Committee D30 on Composite Materials for her technical and humanitarian leadership. Presented every 2 years at Committee D30 spring symposium, award honors individuals who have made outstanding contributions in research, engineering, or teaching technology of composite materials. Ochoa's research contributions have resulted in 200+ journal and proceeding publications, technical reports, and one book.



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Dr. Ozden Ochoa Receives ASTM International Award for Contributions to Composite Materials Technology



W. CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.—Ozden Ochoa, Ph.D., associate director for science and technology at the Army Research Laboratory Headquarters in Adelphi, Md., and a professor of mechanical engineering at Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, has received the Wayne W. Stinchcomb Memorial Award from ASTM International Committee D30 on Composite Materials.



The Stinchcomb Award is presented every two years at the Committee D30 spring symposium to an individual who has made outstanding contributions in research, engineering, or teaching the technology of composite materials. It honors the technical and humanitarian leadership of Wayne W. Stinchcomb.



Prior to assuming her role at the Army Research Laboratory Headquarters, Ochoa was director of aerospace sciences and materials directorate at the U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research in Arlington, Va., and a senior technologist (Composites-ST) at the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. Her on-campus leadership at Texas A&M University includes service as Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Thrust Area Lead for Composite Structure and Materials at the NSF TAMU-UT Offshore Technology Research Center.



A graduate of Bogazici University (Robert College) in Turkey where she earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, Ochoa holds both a master’s and a doctorate in mechanical engineering from Texas A&M University. Her research contributions in mechanics of composite materials and structures with applications in the aerospace, offshore, automotive and industries have resulted in more than 200 journal and proceeding publications, technical reports and one book.



A fellow of both the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the American Society for Composites, Ochoa is also president of the Executive Council of the International Committee for Composite Materials. She has received several awards, including the American Society for Composites-Destech Award in Composites; the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Dedicated Service Award; the Texas A&M University International Excellence Award; and the Texas A&M University Honors Program Teacher/Scholar Award and International Excellence Award.



ASTM PR Contact: Erin K. Brennan, Phone: 610-832-9602; ebrennan@astm.org

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