david Zimmerman

Dave was a great person, friend, and colleague. Miss him dearly!

Dr.Z's passing has a left a big void in my world that cannot be filled. He was a great advisor and was really concerned about the future of his students. I was in the finishing stages of my Ph.D. under his guidance when he left UF. He made sure that I had no problem in completing my work. I learnt a great deal of things from him. I will miss him forever. Dr.Z. Rest In Peace!
Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life,and I will dwell in the house of the Lord

Dave's support and thoughtful insight had tremendous impact to my academic and professional career for which I will always be grateful. Over the years, I had opportunity to visit with Dave on several occasions and although no longer a student his keen interest in the path I had taken and his motivating personality provided continued inspiration. Having been fortunate enough to work in the field of applied aeroelasticity to design, test, and field an aircraft that is changing the world I...

David Zimmerman was my 4th PhD student and my first from the US. I met him whilst teaching a junior level course of 240 in System Dynamics at the University of Buffalo, my first year as an Assistant Professor. Even in that large class he distinguished himself through his brilliance and his keen sense of humor. He sat with a group guys who sat together, asked great questions and became known to me as the “Burrito Brothers” for reasons not polite to discuss. Dave was certain at that time to...

David Zimmerman was my post-doc mentor and one of three other co-instructors for a short course in Structural Health Monitoring at the 15th SEM International Modal Analysis Conference. I have also had the privilege of working with three of his students as summer interns at Sandia National Laboratories and NASA Johnson Space Center. Also, I am currently working directly with several of his former students at NASA-JSC. I first met Dave when he came to Sandia in 1993 to give a talk on...

Dave was much more than my colleague. I considered him my good friend, even though we only saw each other once or twice a year. We kind of grew up together in the professor business. I always looked forward to seeing him at IMAC, and discussing research over a beer or two. Dave made so many great contributions to the structural dynamics community, and touched so many lives. I will miss him terribly.

Dave was a great person who I enjoyed talking to for many years at the IMAC and other technical conferences. We swapped many stories of our shared experiences at the University of Florida, surviving hurricanes, academia, etc., and he has always been very helpful and kind to me. I enjoyed our technical discussions, drinking beers with him, and just being friends. He will be deeply missed.

David Zimmerman was a good friend and a mentor. I joined the mechanical engineering department at UH in 2004 as an assistant professor. Within weeks of my arrival, David did something for me that is unheard of in academia. He offered me a fully-funded research grant to the tune of $ 300, 000 to help jump start my career. I owe a big part of whatever little success I have had to David's generosity.

David was one of my most frequent sources of advice. I can't count the number of...