Nonlinear Vibrations and Stability of Shells and Plates

Marco Amabili is a professor and Director of the Laboratories in the Department of Industrial Engineering at the University of Parma. His main research is in vibrations of thin-walled structures and fluid-structure interaction. Professor Amabili is the winner of numerous awards in Italy and around the world including the 'Bourse québécoise d'excellence' from the Ministry of Education of Québec in 1999. He is Associate Editor of the Journal of Fluids and Structures, a member of the editorial board of Journal of Sound and Vibration, and editor of a special issue of the Journal of Computers and Structures. He is a co-organizer of 14 conferences or symposia, the Secretary of the ASME Technical Committee on Dynamics and Control of Structures and Systems (AMD Division), and a member of the ASME Technical Committees Vibration and Sound (DE Division) and Fluid-Structure Interaction (PVP Division). Professor Amabili is the author of more than 180 papers on vibrations and dynamics.