Samantha Daly
Education
- Ph.D. in Division of Engineering and Applied Science, California Institute of Technology, 2007
- M.S. in Division of Engineering and Applied Science, California Institute of Technology, 2002
- B.E. in Mechanical Engineering, Dartmouth University, 2001
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering modified with Mathematics, Dartmouth University, 2001
Awards & Honors
- Best Paper Award, SynS & ML, International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML), 2023
- Speaker at National Academy of Engineering, Mechanical Division (1 speaker invited annually), 2022
- ASME Materials Division Centennial Mid-Career Award, 2022
- Université PSL (Paris Sciences and Lettres) Faculty Fellow, 2022-2023
- Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), awarded 2021
- Friend of the Committee – US National Committee on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, 2021
- Invited Speaker, Gordon Conference on Physical Metallurgy, 2019
- Robert Caddell Memorial Materials & Manufacturing Award (with graduate student Will LePage and co-advisor John Shaw), The University of Michigan, 2018.
- Conference Plenary, The British Society for Strain Measurement, 2017
- Conference Plenary, ISROMAC / ISIMet, 2017
- Eshelby Mechanics Award, ASME, 2016
- James W. Dally Award for Contributions to Education and Research Excellence in Experimental Mechanics, Society of Experimental Mechanics, 2016
- National Academy of Engineering U.S. Frontiers of Engineering Symposium Attendee, 2015
- Invited Speaker, Gordon Conference on Physical Metallurgy, 2015
- Cover, Journal of Materials Science, July 2015
- Student-Nominated for the Golden Apple Teaching Award, University of Michigan, 2015
- College of Engineering 1938E Award, University of Michigan, 2014
- Presentation to University of Michigan Board of Regents (as one of three university-wide example promotions), 2014
- Lindseth Lecturer, Cornell University, 2014
- Journal of Strain Analysis Young Investigator Lecturer, 2014
- Student-Nominated for the Golden Apple Teaching Award, University of Michigan, 2014
- Mechanical Engineering Department Achievement Award, University of Michigan, 2014
- Best Paper of the Year, International Journal of Solids and Structures, 2014 (for Best Paper published in IJSS in 2013)
- NSF CAREER Award, 2013
- Robert Caddell Memorial Materials & Manufacturing Award (with graduate student Adam Kammers), The University of Michigan, 2013
- Hetényi Award, Society of Experimental Mechanics, 2013 (for Best Paper published in Experimental Mechanics in 2011)
- Young Investigator Award (AFOSR YIP), Air Force Office of Scientific Research, 2012
- Orr Award for Early Career Excellence in Fatigue, Fracture, and Creep, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2011
- Early Career Research Program Award, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Department of Energy Office of Science, 2010
- Alumni Day Seminar Speaker, California Institute of Technology, 2007
- Everhart Award, California Institute of Technology, 2007
- Charles D. Babcock Award, California Institute of Technology, 2007
Biography
Samantha (Sam) Daly is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of California at Santa Barbara. She received her Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in the Division of Engineering and Applied Science at Caltech in 2007 and 2002 respectively, and subsequently joined the faculty at the University of Michigan, where she was on the faculty until 2016 prior to her move to UCSB.
Research Area
The Daly group specializes in the integration of machine learning with experimental mechanics and materials science to characterize, design, and develop advanced materials. The group investigates the mechanics of materials, fatigue, fracture, creep, composites, multi-functional materials, and advanced experimental techniques with a focus on novel experimental and data-driven approaches for the characterization of processing – structure – property relationships.
