Joaquim Martins

Joaquim R. R. A. Martins is an aerospace engineer, academic, and author. He is the Pauline M. Sherman Collegiate Professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Michigan, where he directs the Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Laboratory (MDO Lab). He also has a courtesy appointment in the Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.

Martins is known for his research in methods for multidisciplinary design optimization (MDO) and its applications to the design of aircraft and other engineering systems. He is the author of the textbook ''Engineering Design Optimization''.

Martins is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He is the recipient of the Ballhaus Prize, the British Aerospace Award, and a Marie Skłodowska–Curie Fellowship. He has been a member of the AIAA Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Technical Committee. Additionally, he is a member of the International Organizing Committee for the Aircraft Structural Design Conference and AIAA Aerodynamic Design Optimization Discussion Group. Provided by Wikipedia