| Professor Pecht Inducted into the A. James Clark School Innovation Hall of Fame |
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Dean Pines, Dr. Bluzer, Mr. Berman, Dr. Pecht, and President Loh. |
Professor Michael Pecht
Chair Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Center for Advance Life Cycle Engineering (CALCE) at the University of Maryland, was inducted into
the A. James Clark School of Engineering Innovation Hall of Fame (IHOF) on November 3, 2011. Dr. Pecht received this prestigious honor in recognition of his
pioneering work in the physics-of-failure approach to electronics reliability and in prognostics and health management of electronic systems.
As an IHOF inductee, Dr. Pecht joins influential innovators such as Glenn L. Martin (aviation), Harry Smith (pulse Doppler radar), Robert Fischell (biomedical devices),
George Laurer (the universal product code), and Alexander Severinsky (hybrid vehicle engines).
The IHOF award ceremony was followed by the annual Charles and Helen White Symposium on Engineering Innovation.
This year’s symposium was titled “Promoting the Health of Electronics.” The speakers at the symposium included top experts in reliability engineering.
Dennis Hoffman, president of the IEEE Reliability Society, discussed the development of the physics-of-failure approach to electronics reliability and its
expansion into prognostics and health management. Dr. James Streilein, Executive Director at the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command, described how
the U.S. military has improved the reliability of its field equipment by adopting sophisticated physics-of-failure methodologies. Ed Tinsley,
Director of Reliability Engineering for Client Systems at Dell, provided insight into how Dell is implementing prognostics and health management methods to
boost product reliability. Dr. Pecht presented his vision for the future of electronics reliability and discussed the latest research in self-cognizant systems.
He also presented ways for young engineers to get involved in the field of reliability engineering. The symposium was attended by over 250 people,
including former UM President and current Chancellor Brit Kirwan,
former UM President Dan Mote, current UM President Wallace Loh, and Dr. Darryll Pines, Dean of the Clark School of Engineering.
In addition to this honor, Dr. Pecht has received a number of prestigious awards, including the 2010 IEEE Exceptional Technical Achievement Award,
the 2008 IEEE Reliability Society’s Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2007 European Micro and Nano-Reliability Award, the 3M Research Award, and the
IMAPS William D. Ashman Memorial Achievement Award. Dr. Pecht is a Fellow of IEEE, ASME, IMAPS, and SAE. He also serves as Chief Editor
of the journal Microelectronics Reliability, and for nearly ten years he was the Chief Editor of IEEE Transactions on Reliability.
The Innovation Hall of Fame at the University of Maryland was founded in 1985 through a donation by distinguished
alumnus Stanford Berman, who sought to recognize Clark School alumni, faculty, and friends who have made significant technical
contributions to the engineering discipline. A plaque highlighting Dr. Pecht’s achievements has been permanently installed in the IHOF
exhibit in the Jeong H. Kim Engineering Building at the University of Maryland’s College Park campus.
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| Prof. Pecht's Research Group |
Prof. Pecht with Chancellor Kirwin. |
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