Igor EMRI

Dr. Emri has developed an innovative theoretical-experimental approach, known as the Knauss-Emri model, to study the non-linear behavior of time-dependent materials. His current research activities are focused on the non-linear time-dependent behavior of dissipative systems, emphasizing the behavior of solid polymers and their nano-, micro-, and macro-composites and granular systems. He is one of the founders and Editor-in-Chief of the international journal »Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials, «published by Springer Nature. He is a fellow grade member of the Society of Experimental Mechanics (USA), Russian Academy of Engineering, Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, European Academy of Sciences and Arts, European Academy of Sciences, and Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts. He was Chairman of the Science Europe Scientific Committee on Engineering and a past president of the Society of Experimental Mechanics and the International Committee on Rheology. Dr. Emri is and was Visiting Professor at many renowned universities, including the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, ZDA.

A unique measurement system for studying the effect of temperature and pressure on the behavior of time-dependent materials, in the literature known as the “CEM measuring system” (Springer Nature Handbook of Experimental Solid Mechanics, 49-96, 2008).

1952 Born in Murska Sobota, Slovenia

1974 Degree in mechanics, University of Ljubljana

1977 Master’s, University of Ljubljana

1981 Doctorate on mechanics of time dependent materials, California Institute of Technology/ University of Ljubljana

1983 Assistant professor, University of Ljubljana

1985 Visiting scientist, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA

1996 Full professor, University of Ljubljana

2001 Visiting Professor, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA.

Important Works

Non-linear viscoelastic model Knauss-Emri (1981) Computers & Structures 13: 123-128

(1987) Polymer Engineering & Science 27: 86-100, and (2008) Springer Handbook of Experimental Solid Mechanics, 49-96.

Breakthrough in vibro-acoustic insulation, European patent office, München: (2014) EP 12006059 (A1), and (2015) EP2700838 (B1).

I. Emri, A. Voloshin (2016) Statics - Learning from Engineering Examples, Springer Nature.

Selected Awards

1997 Kapitsa Medal, Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, Moscow

2000 Honoured Engineer of the Russian Federation, Russian Academy of Engineering, Moscow

2001 Ambassador of Science of the Republic of Slovenia

2010 Lazan Award, The Society of Experimental Mechanics, USA

2011 Golden Emblem of the Russian Academy of Engineering

2017 S. Nemat-Nasser Award, The Society of Experimental Mechanics, USA