Prof. Paulino was awarded the prestigious Belytschko medal at the 18th U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics for "pioneering contributions to multiscale and multiphysics topology optimization, including its translation to industry, and its transformative applications to science and engineering."

The Belytschko medal is awarded in recognition of outstanding and sustained contributions to computational solid and/or structural mechanics (CSM). For more information, see here.