Hutchinson
James R. Hutchinson
Professor Emeritus
Civil & Environmental Engineering
2001 Engineering III

(530) 752-1754

Ph.D. 1963, Stanford University
Following his retirement in 1993 Dr. Hutchinson became the Foreman of the Yolo County Grand Jury for the 1993-94 session. He subsequently became involved with the Yolo County Juvenile Justice / Delinquency Prevention Commission and has served as Chair of that commission for the past five years. He also serves on the board of directors of Citizens Who Care (a local non-profit agency dedicated to helping the elderly).

Dr. Hutchinson is still carrying on active research in the vibrations of solids. He has been actively involved in the organization of the International Symposia on the Vibration of Continuous Systems and has presented papers at all three symposia (1997,1999, 2001). He is currently helping with organization of the fourth symposium.

Recent research other than the symposia presentations include:

  • Hutchinson, J. R., "Shear Coefficients for Timoshenko Beam Theory," ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, Vol. 68, January 2001, pp. 87-92.
  • Hutchinson, J. R., "On Timoshenko Beams of Rectangular Cross-Section," submitted to: ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, July 2002.