Holm Altenbach & Jacek Chróścielewski 
Recent Developments in the Theory of Shells [PDF ebook] 

1. A prominent specialist in the field of general shell theory.- 2. Range of current problems in the theory of shells.- 3. Structural mechanics problems involving dimension-reduced models.- 4. Conclusion.

Prof. Dr.-Ing.habil.Dr.h.c.mult Holm Altenbach, Member of the International Association of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, and the International Research Center on Mathematics and Mechanics of Complex Systems (M&Mo CS), Italy. Employment history includes positions at Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg and at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, both Germany. Graduated from Leningrad Polytechnic Institute in 1985 (diploma in Dynamics and Strength of Machines). Defended Ph D in 1983, awarded Doctor of technical sciences in 1987, both at the same Institute. Present position: Full Professor in Engineering Mechanics at the Otto-von-Guericke-University, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Mechanics (since 2011), acting director of the Institute of Mechanics since 2015

Areas of scientific interest:
•                  General theory of elastic and inelastic plates and shells.
•                  Creep and damage mechanics.
•                  Strength theories.
•                  Nano- and micromechanics.
 
Author/Co-author/Editor of 60 Books (textbooks/monographs/proceedings), appr. 380 scientific papers (among them 250 peer-reviewed) and 500 scientific lectures. Managing Editor (2004 to 2014) and Editor-in-Chief (2005 – to date) of the Journal of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (ZAMM) – the oldest journal in Mechanics in Germany (founded by Richard von Mises in 1921), Advisory Editor of the journal “Continuum Mechanics and Thermodynamics” since 2011, Associate Editor of the journal “Mechanics of Composites” (Riga) since 2014, Co-Editor ofthe Springer Series “Advanced Structured Materials” since 2010.
Awards: 1992 Krupp-Award (Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation), 2000 Best paper of the year Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design, 2003 Gold Medal of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Politechnika Lubelska, Lublin, Poland, 2004 Semko-Medal of the National Technical University Kharkov, Ukraine, 2007 Doctor honoris causa, National Technical University Kharkov, Ukraine, 2011 Fellow of the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science, 2014 Doctor honoris causa, University Constanta, Romania, 2016 Doctor honoris causa, Vekua-Institute, Tbilisi, Georgia, 2018 Alexander von Humboldt Award (Poland)

Prof. Dr. hab. Victor A. Eremeyev, Member of American Mathematical Society; the International Research Center on Mathematics and Mechanics of Complex Systems (M&Mo CS), Italy; and Polish Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics. Employment history includes positions at Rostov State University/South Federal University, Don State Technical University, and Southern Scientific Center of Russian Academy of Science, Rostov on Don, at Research Institute for Mechanics, National Research Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod, Russia; at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg and Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Germany; at Rzeszow University of Technology, Rzeszów; and Gdańsk University of Technology, Gdańsk, Poland. Graduated from Rostov State University at 1985 (diploma in Mechanics with a distinction). Defended Ph D in Rostov State University in 1990 (title: The stability of two-phase nonlinear thermo-elastic bodies). Awarded Dr. hab. (Doctor of science in Physics & Mathematics) in 2004 at Institute of Problems of Mechanical Engineering of Russian Academy of Science, Saint-Petersburg, Russia (title: Mechanics of two-phase bodies with microstructure under finite deformations).
Areas of scientific interest:
•       Theory of plates and shells with applications.
•       Continuum mechanics.
•       Generalized media. •       Nonlinear elasticity.
•       Nano- and micromechanics.  

Author/Editor of 12 books written in Russian/English/Spanish, author/co-author of ca. 150 scientific peer-reviewed papers indexed by Scopus/Web of Science. Member of editorial board of the following journals: Journal of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (ZAMM); Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids; Acta Mechanica; Technische Mechanik; Nanoscience and Technology: An International Journal; PNRPU Mechanics Bulletin.
Award: International Prize “Tullio Levi-Civita” for the Mathematical and Mechanical Sciences — 2018.

Prof. dr hab. inż. Jacek Chróścielewski, Member of Polish Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics; Polish Association for Computational Mechanics; Polish Society of Bridge Engineers. Between 1984-2004 he spent a total of 5 years working at Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bergische Universität Wuppertal and RWTH Aachen, occupying various scientific positions. Currently is working at Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Gdańsk University of Technology, Gdańsk, Poland.

Areas of scientific interest:
•       Theory of plates and shells with applications
•       Finite elements method
•       Biomechanics
•       Composites
•       Bridge structures
•       Road safety elements
He is an author and co-author of 2 books written in Polish on theory and finite element analysis of shells. He is an author and co-authored of numerous scientific and practical papers of with 56 indexed in Web of Science. Prof. Chróścielewski is a known expert in the field of bridge structures, he performed more than 300 expertise’s in this field.
Most important scientific awards:
Professor’s W. Olszak Scientific Prize of Polish Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics,
Professor’s O.C. Zienkiewicz Medal of Polish Association for Computational Mechanics,
Professor’s J. Szmelter Prize of Military University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland.