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Two members of the faculty, Tsu-Wei Chou, chairperson and Jerzy l. Nowinksi Professor of Mechanical Engineering, and Carroll E. Izard. Ttustees Distinguished Professor of Psychology, have received prestigious professional awards for their research and contributions to their fields.
 Tsu-Wei Chou
Chou, has been elected a fellow of the American Ceramic Society and will be recognized at the society’s annual conference, scheduled April 30 in St. Louis.
Chou was cited for his significant contributions to ceramic science in theoretical modeling of the chemical vapor deposition (CVI) process for ceramic-matrix composites fabrication; analysis and modeling of the toughening mechanisms, fracture, creep and thermal shock resistance of ceramic-matrix composites (CMCs); development of the theories of thermo-elastic properties and damage mechanics of multidirectionally reinforced CMCs; processing and characterization of woven and braided textile CMCs using combined slurry and pulse-CVI methods; and microstructural design and analysis of electro-mechanical devices.
His most recent research has involved the use of piezoelectric materials for sensors and acutators.
Chou has collaborated with industry and international research establishments in CMC research and served as a visiting professor at institutions in Europe, South Africa, South America and Asia. He has conducted technology assessment of advanced materials in Europe and in Asia.
A graduate of National Taiwan University, Chou has a master’s degree from Northwestern University and has a doctorate in materials science from Stanford University. He joined the UD faculty in 1969 and was a founding member of the Center for Composite Materials and was program director for ceramic composites research, in collaboration with Rutgers University.
Among his other honors, Chou is a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASM), ASM International and the American Society of Composites and an associate fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He received UD’s Francis Alison Award in 2001.
 Carroll Izard
Izard, has been elected a fellow of the Society for General Psychology, Division One of the American Psychological Association.
The Society of General Psychology cited him for his “outstanding contribution to psychology across specialty areas.” His research on emotions has included cross-cultural, developmental, personality, social and clinical psychology, and neuroscience, sociology and cultural anthropology.
His research focuses primarily on emotional development with a special interest in the development of children’s knowledge of emotions and their ability to regulate and use them effectively, particularly in adverse circumstances, such as economic disadvantage and harsh environments. These studies have shown that children’s emotion knowledge in preschool predicts the quality of their social and academic functioning in elementary school.
In the past three years, Izard has worked on methods of facilitating the development of social and emotional competence and the prevention of aggression, withdrawal and other behavior problems.
The author of more than 200 books, book chapters, journal articles and technical reports, Izard wrote The Face of Emotion in 1971, which won the Elliot Memorial Award, and his later works have been translated into German, Russian and Japanese. An article, “Translating emotion theory and research into preventive interventions,” based on his current research was recently accepted for publication in Psychological Bulletin, a leading journal in the field.
Izard, who received his doctorate from Syracuse University, joined the UD faculty as Unidel Professor of Psychology in 1976. Among his other honors, Izard has been elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Psychological Society, the American Psychological Association, which presented him with its G. Stanley Hall Award, and the American Association for Applied and Preventive Psychology.
He has been a National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Visiting Fellow in the Soviet Academy of Sciences and served on the NAS Workgroup on Emotion and Motivation. At UD, he was awarded the Arts and Science Distinguished Faculty lectureship and the Francis Alison Award.
April 19, 2002
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