About Me

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Drexel University, 1987
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Drexel University, 1985
M.S. in Motor Vehicles and Heavy Duty Machines, Warsaw Polytechnic University, 1980

Office: ASEC 215
Tel: (330) 972-6693
Fax: (330) 972-6020
E-mail: wbinienda@uakron.edu

 

Fellowships, Certificates, and Awards

  • NASA Lewis Research Center Fellowship (Summer 1989 and 1990)
  • The University of Akron Certificate for The Collaborative Performance Review Process Training for Supervisors (June 18, 2001)
  • College of Engineering Outstanding Researcher Award – Granted by the peer group in the College of Engineering (April 25, 2002)
  • The University of Akron Fifteen Year Award (May 7, 2003)
  • NASA “Turning Goals Into Reality Award” for valuable contribution to Jet Engine Containment Concepts and Blade-Out Simulation Team and Exceptional Progress Toward Aviation Safety (September 2, 2004)
  • Certificate of Achievement for Faculty Mentor/Learning Assistant Partnership (2004, 2005)
  • Akron Public School Certificate – International Baccalaureate Task Force Certificate (July 10, 2005)
  • ASCE 2006 Certificate of Appreciation in recognition for outstanding service.
  • 2007 Educational Talent Search Certificate for the University of Akron’s “College for a Day” Program.
  • ASCE Fellow – awarded November 9, 2007.
  • Polonia Technica Certificate of Appreciation September 12, 2007.
  • “2008 Gold Award” – American Polish Engineering Association.
  • NASA Glenn Patent Award for “Strain Rate Dependent Analysis of Polymer Matrix Composites STRANAL-PMS Version 2” – LEW-17910-1, June 3, 2009.
  • NASA Glenn Technical Brief Award for “A Modeling Technique and Representation of Failure in the Analysis of Triaxial Braided Carbon Fiber Composites”- LEW-18435-1 June 10, 2009.
  • The Louis A. Hill, Jr. Award, April 15, 2010.
  • ASCE Aerospace Division 2010 Outstanding Professional Service Award.
  • ASCE Aerospace Division 2011 Outstanding Technical Contribution Award.
  • Polish American Engineering Association Certificate of Recognition, May 6, 2012.
  • Recognition Letter from Mary Taylor Liet. Governor of the State of Ohio dated April 24, 2012, for “contributions to advancing the field o aerospace engineering, philanthropic and leadership efforts.”.
  • Polish American Heritage Award” from the Polish American Congress, Illinois Division, October 19, 2012.
  • Person of the Year 2012 from Gazeta Polska.
  • Honorary Member of the President Lech Kaczynski Academic Club in Krakow, 2012
  • The 2013 Richard R. Torrens Award, by the ASCE Subcommittee on Technical Advancement, in recognition of excellent editorial leadership and for contributions to the enhancement of the Journal of Aerospace Engineering.
  • Award for Outstanding Service from the Institute of International Education Scholar Rescue Fund, November 2013.
  • Honorary Member of the President Lech Kaczynski Academic Club in Poznan, 2014
  • Distinguished Fellow of Kosciuszko Foundation Collegium of Eminent Scholars, 2014

 

Organization Memberships

  • ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers)
  • ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers)
  • AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics)
  • SAMPE (Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering)
  • Member of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Collaborator’s Program
  • Computational Mechanics (The University of Akron)
  • Aerospace Consortium (LSTC, NASA, FAA, Aerospace Industry and Universitie)
  • Expert of the Steering Committee on Digital Thread, Integrated Information Systems, Big Data, Analytics and Visualization, and High Performance Computing under the US President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), Advanced Manufacturing Initiative AMP 2.0 http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/wp-content/uploads/sites/1137/microsites/ostp/PCAST/amp20_report_final.pdf

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