Professor Yonggang Huang from Northwestern University presented this
year's Nowinski Lecture at the University of Delaware on 12/5/2008, http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/nov/nowinskilecture112108.html.
The Nowinski Lecture Series honors Jerzy L. Nowinski, Professor Emeritus in Mechanical Engineering, for his contributions to the field of Applied Mechanics. Each year, one outstanding individual in Applied Mechanics is invited to present a lecture in the series. Below is the list of Nowinski speakers since the inception of the series, http://www.me.udel.edu/News_Events/Past_Events/nowinski_lecture.html .