Olesya Zhupanska Named ASME Fellow and AIAA Associate Fellow
Mechanical and aerospace engineering expert honored by the professional societies for both subjects.
Olesya Zhupanska is congratulated on her class of 2018 associate fellowship in the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Olesya Zhupanska, University of Arizona professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering, has been named a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, or ASME, and a class of 2018 associate fellow in the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, or AIAA.
ASME fellows are recognized for significant engineering achievements and must have at least 10 years of active practice and 10 years of corporate membership in the organization. AIAA associate fellows are recognized for conducting original work of outstanding merit and must be AIAA senior members in good standing with at least 12 years of professional experience. Her ASME fellowship was awarded specifically for her work with composite materials.
ASME is the largest mechanical engineering society in the world, with more than 100,000 members. Fewer than 3 percent of its members are elevated to the status of fellow.