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William Mars Cooper Tire and Rubber PO Box 550 Findlay, OH USA 45839 Biographical Sketch: Dr. Mars is an internationally recognized leader in the area of failure mechanics of rubber components. Dr. Will's professional activity has focused generally on applying experimental and computational mechanics in pursuit of better-performing rubber products. His experiences and contributions span a topic range including material characterization, product evaluation, constitutive modeling, crack nucleation, fracture mechanics, and fatigue life prediction methods. He has published more than 30 articles and he has one patent. He obtained his BSME, with a polymer specialization, at The University of Akron, and his PhD at the University of Toledo. He is currently employed in the Research Department at Cooper Tire & Rubber Company. He is also an adjunct faculty member in the MIME Department at the University of Toledo, where he has taught graduate courses in continuum mechanics and fracture mechanics. |