- University Distinguished Professor
- Robert C. “Bud” Hagner Chair of Engineering
- Professor, Aerospace Engineering
- Joint Faculty in: Aerospace, Materials Science & Engineering
- Office: HRBB 517
- Email: lagoudas@tamu.edu
Education
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Diploma, 1982, Mechanical Engineering
Lehigh University, USA
Ph.D., 1986, Applied Mathematics (D.G.B. Edelen, Ph.D. advisor)
Cornell University, USA
Postdoctoral Studies, 198688, Center for Applied Mathematics and Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (C-Y Hui
and S.L. Phoenix)
Max Planck Institute, Stuttgart, Germany
Postdoctoral Studies, Fall 1987, Theoretical and Applied Physics (E. Kroener)
Awards
1. NSF Research Initiation Award, 1991
2. Adaptive Structures and Material Systems Best Paper Award, ASME-AIAA, 1995, 2005
3. TEES Senior Research Fellow, 1997
4. Defense Science Study Group, Institute for Defense Analyses, 1998-1999
5. Neely ’52 Dow Chemical Faculty Fellow Award, TAMU, 1998
6. Lockheed Excellence in Engineering Teaching Award, TAMU, 1998
7. Ford Professor of Aerospace Engineering, TAMU, 1999-2004
8. Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, ASME, 2000
9. Texas A&M University Faculty Fellow, 2000-2005
10. TEES Charles W. Crawford Service Award, 2003
11. John and Bea Slattery Chair, TAMU, 2004
12. Adaptive Structures and Material Systems Prize, ASME, 2006
13. William Sweet Smith Prize, ASME, 2008
14. Fellow of the Society of Engineering Science, SES, 2009
15. Presidential Award of Excellence for Faculty Service to International Students, TAMU, 2011
16. Smart Structures and Materials Lifetime Achievement Award, SPIE, 2011
17. University Distinguished Professor, TAMU, 2013
18. Distinguished Achievement Award in Research, Association of Former Students, TAMU, 2014
19. Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, AIAA, 2014
20. Honorary Degree, Doctor Honoris Causa, of the Faculty of Engineering, School of Mechanical
Engineering of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece), 2018
Experience
Texas A&M University
Senior Associate Dean for Research, Executive Associate Vice Chancellor for Engineering Research and Deputy
Director of TEES, July 2012 – present
Department Head, June 2009 – June 2012
Interim Department Head, November 2008 – May 2009
John and Bea Slattery Chair, September 2004 – present
Director, Texas Institute for Intelligent Materials and Structures (TiiMS), September 2002- August 2014
Chair, Materials Science and Engineering, January 2001-August 2003
Associate Vice President for Research, May 2001-May 2004
Ford Professor of Aerospace Engineering, October 1999-August 2004
Director, TEES Center for Mechanics of Composites, September 1998-December 2001
Director, Active Materials and Intelligent Systems Laboratory, September 1997-present
Full Professor of Aerospace Engineering, September 1998 – present
Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering, July 1992 – August 1998
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Senior Scientist, Beckman Institute – Fall, 2006
Rice University
Visiting Professor, Fall, 2006
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA
NASA Faculty Fellow, June 2004 – August 2004
ENSAM Metz, France
Visiting Professor, December 2000, May 2002
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
Visiting Scholar, Department of Aerospace and Engineering Mechanics, Fall 1998
University of Metz, Metz, France
Visiting Professor, CNRS Institute for Mechanics of Materials (LPMM), December 2003
Visiting Professor, CNRS Institute for Mechanics of Materials (LPMM), May-June, 1998
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY 12180
Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, September 1988 June 1992
Adjunct Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, July 1992-June 1993
Cornell University, Ithaca NY 14853
Postdoctoral Associate, Mathematical Sciences Institute, August 1986 August 1988
MaxPlanck Institute, Stuttgart, West Germany
Visiting Scientist, MaxPlanck Institute for Metal Research and the Institute for Theoretical and Applied Physics of
the University of Stuttgart, September 1987 – November 1987
Lehigh University, Bethlehem PA 18015
Visiting Instructor, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics, Summer 1985
Teaching Assistant, Center for the Application of Mathematics, January 1983 – June 1986
Adra Sugar Factory, Damascus, Syria
Assistant Mechanical Engineer, Summer 1981
Langerer & Reich, Stuttgart, West Germany
Workstudent, Summer 1980
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Teaching Assistant in the Chair of Thermodynamics, September 1979 – June 1980
Bor Coer Mines, Bor, Yugoslavia
Assistant Mechanical Engineer, Summer 1979