Michael J. Leamy
Professor and Chair, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Dorothean Chair of Engineering and Science
Votey Hall, Room 201C
33 Colchester Avenue
Burlington, VT 05405
United States
- Ph.D., University of Michigan
- M.S., University of Michigan
- B.S., Clarkson University
Areas of expertise
Nonlinear dynamics, acoustics, computational mechanics, and electrified vehicles
BIO
Dr. Leamy came to the University of Vermont in 2026. Prior he was a Woodruff Endowed Professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Tech (2007 - 2025) and Director of Graduate Studies (2023 - 2025). He received his B.S. from Clarkson University, and his M.S. and Ph.D. from The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, all in Mechanical Engineering. Dr. Leamy has worked as an Assistant Professor at the United States Military Academy (West Point, NY), a Research Scientist at the MITRE Corporation (McLean, VA), a Research Associate at the NASA Langley Research Center (Hampton, VA), and a Postdoctoral Fellow at Israel’s Institute of Technology (Technion).
His research interests are in emerging and multidisciplinary areas of engineering science, with an emphasis on nonlinear dynamical behavior in structures, materials, and complex systems. Emerging engineering materials of particular interest include acoustic metamaterials, topological insulators, and reciprocity-breaking nonlinear lattices. Other nonlinear dynamical systems of interest include electrified vehicle powertrains and vehicle accessory drives.
He has received the Distinguished Achievement Award (1998) from the University of Michigan, a Koret Foundation Fellowship (1998) from the Technion, the Army’s Superior Civilian Service Award (2003), the Lockheed Dean’s Excellence in Teaching Award (2010), and the Lloyd Hamilton Donnell Best Paper Award from Applied Mechanics Reviews (co-recipient, 2016). In addition, he was named a Fellow by ASME (2014), and a Woodruff Faculty Fellow (2017) by the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering. He currently serves as the Editor-in-Chief of the ASME Journal of Vibration and Acoustics (2024-Present).
Dr. Leamy’s research program has been supported by the Ford Motor Corporation, General Motors, Honeywell Inc., Ferrari S.p.A., ThyssenKrupp Elevator America, the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, the Army Research Office, the Office of Naval Research, and Sandia National Laboratories.
Courses
ME 1120 Dynamics
Publications
Michael Leamy on Google Scholar
Awards and Achievements
ASME Fellow (2014), Lloyd Hamilton Donnell Best Paper Award from Applied Mechanics Reviews (2016), Editor-in-Chief of the ASME Journal of Vibration and Acoustics (2024-Present)
Bio
Dr. Leamy came to the University of Vermont in 2026. Prior he was a Woodruff Endowed Professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Tech (2007 - 2025) and Director of Graduate Studies (2023 - 2025). He received his B.S. from Clarkson University, and his M.S. and Ph.D. from The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, all in Mechanical Engineering. Dr. Leamy has worked as an Assistant Professor at the United States Military Academy (West Point, NY), a Research Scientist at the MITRE Corporation (McLean, VA), a Research Associate at the NASA Langley Research Center (Hampton, VA), and a Postdoctoral Fellow at Israel’s Institute of Technology (Technion).
His research interests are in emerging and multidisciplinary areas of engineering science, with an emphasis on nonlinear dynamical behavior in structures, materials, and complex systems. Emerging engineering materials of particular interest include acoustic metamaterials, topological insulators, and reciprocity-breaking nonlinear lattices. Other nonlinear dynamical systems of interest include electrified vehicle powertrains and vehicle accessory drives.
He has received the Distinguished Achievement Award (1998) from the University of Michigan, a Koret Foundation Fellowship (1998) from the Technion, the Army’s Superior Civilian Service Award (2003), the Lockheed Dean’s Excellence in Teaching Award (2010), and the Lloyd Hamilton Donnell Best Paper Award from Applied Mechanics Reviews (co-recipient, 2016). In addition, he was named a Fellow by ASME (2014), and a Woodruff Faculty Fellow (2017) by the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering. He currently serves as the Editor-in-Chief of the ASME Journal of Vibration and Acoustics (2024-Present).
Dr. Leamy’s research program has been supported by the Ford Motor Corporation, General Motors, Honeywell Inc., Ferrari S.p.A., ThyssenKrupp Elevator America, the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, the Army Research Office, the Office of Naval Research, and Sandia National Laboratories.
Courses
ME 1120 Dynamics
Publications
Awards and Achievements
ASME Fellow (2014), Lloyd Hamilton Donnell Best Paper Award from Applied Mechanics Reviews (2016), Editor-in-Chief of the ASME Journal of Vibration and Acoustics (2024-Present)