Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The beginning
  • 2.1 The New England Photoelasticity Conference
  • 2.2 Transition of the New England Photoelasticity Conference to the Society of Experimental Stress Analysis (SESA)
  • 2.3 The Society of Experimental Stress Analysis
  • 2.4 The transition from Experimental Stress Analysis to the Society for Experimental Mechanics and the Formation of the Journal of Experimental Mechanics
  • 2.5 Remarkable technical achievements associated with early times of SEM
  • 2.5.1 Bonded strain gages
  • 2.5.2 The stress coat
  • 2.6 Outstanding contributors to the society's early years
  • 3. The Illinois Institute of Technology Research Institute (IITRI) Connection
  • 4. The Taylor Legacy/series-The University of Illinois at Urbana connection
  • 5. Other significant contributors to SEM
  • 5.1 Members from universities in Michigan: Michigan State University, Oakland University, and Michigan Technological University
  • 5.2 Other members and universities of note across the United States
  • 5.3 From the field of theoretical and applied optics
  • 6. SESA/SEM active members abroad
  • 7. The role of the U.S. national laboratories
  • 7.1 Sandia National Laboratory, Albuquerque, New Mexico
  • 7.2 Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico
  • 8. SEM's current organizational structure
  • 8.1 The IMAC story, it's not just modal anymore
  • 9. Summary
  • A. Chuck Taylor (1924-2017): Celebration of life stories, by Michael Sutton
  • Michael A. Sutton stories
  • Chuck and golf: a match not made in heaven
  • A fishy story
  • A friend for all seasons
  • B. Past and present SEM officers (1934-2018)
  • Authors' biographies
  • Additional notes.