On the occasion of the ICEM17-17th International Conference on Experimental Mechanics, which took place in Rhodes/Greece between July 3 and 7, 2016, Professor Mário Vaz, Professor at FEUP and President of the General Assembly of APAET, was distinguished with the international award “Robert Hooke’s Award for outstanding achievement in the field of Experimental Mechanics”awarded by EURASEM-European Society for Experimental Mechanics. During the same session, Professor Mário Vaz was elected President of EURASEM for the 2016/2017-2017/2018 biennium.
In the certainty that the distinction now awarded is a source of pride for all of us, APAET offers Professor Mário Vaz its most fervent congratulations and wishes him every success in his new role as President of the prestigious international association EURASEM.
