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Michael Ortiz is a Frank Ora Lee Marble Professor of Aeronautics and Mechanical Engineering, Emeritus at Caltech. He completed his B.S. at Polytechnic University of Madrid in 1977, followed by an M.S. at the University of California in 1978 and a Ph.D. in 1982. His academic career includes notable positions such as Sherman Fairchild Distinguished Scholar at Caltech from 1994 to 1995, Professor from 1995 to 2004, Hayman Professor from 2004 to 2013, and Marble Professor from 2013 to 2020. Since 2020, he has held the title of Marble Professor, Emeritus. Professor Ortiz's research interests focus on solid mechanics, computational mechanics, and nonlinear failure processes in solids, making significant contributions to these fields.
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