＂Mechanics Is to Look at Interesting Phenomena and Inspire Imagination＂ --An Interview with Prof. Timothy J. Pedley

摘要

August 2012 is an unforgettable month for Prof. Timothy J. Pedley from Cambridge University: a few days after his nation had successfully hosted the Olympic Games in London, he and more than 1,500 mechanical scientists from all over the world gathered in Beijing, China to celebrate their own "Olympics" - the International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (1CTAM). As President of the International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (IUTAM), Prof. Pedley talked to BCAS reporter XIN Ling immediately after the conference's closing ceremony on August 24 to convey his impressions of the meeting, his insights into mechanical research in the world and in China, and his suggestions for young scientists.