isimm senior prize - CURRENT AWARD WINNER (2026)
The ISIMM Prize 2026 (ISIMM Medal) will be awarded to Prof. Francesco dell'Isola
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Edile - Architettura, Ambientale
Aquila, Italy
"The ISIMM Senior Prize 2026 is awarded to Professor Francesco dell’Isola, in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the mechanics of materials and structures and his long-standing efforts to strengthen the links between mathematics and mechanics through the international network and scientific journal MEMOCS (Mathematics and Mechanics of Complex Systems). Francesco dell'Isola is renowned for significant advances in strain gradient modelling of heterogeneous materials and structures, with applications to the homogenization of woven fabrics and pantographic lattices."
ISIMM JUNIOR PRIZE - current award winners (2026)
The ISIMM Junior Prize 2026 will be awarded to Dr. Emilio Barchiesi and Dr. Chiara Gavioli
DADU – Dipartimento di Architettura, Design e Urbanistica
Università degli Studi di Sassari
Alghero, Italy
"Emilio Barchiesi is awarded the ISIMM Junior Prize in 2026 for his many original contributions to the mechanical and mathematical modelling of metamaterials and architectured materials. These achievements include nonlinear elasticity and damage of beam networks and granular media."
"Chiara Gavioli is awarded the ISIMM Junior Prize in 2026 for her deep contributions to mathematical continuum mechanics, in particular for mathematical analysis of models describing porous media with phase transition and hysteresis effects."
