Professor Yonggang Huang from Northwestern University is elected as an Honorary Member (2021) of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). Each year ASME elects no more than 5 honorary members. Since 2000 the mechanicians elected to the honorary members include:

• Alan Needleman (2018);
• Romesh Batra (2015);
• Pol Spanos (2014);
• Ted Belytschko (2013);
• Zdenek Bazant (2012);
• JN Reddy (2011);
• Sia Nemat-Nasser (2005);
• Tinsley Oden (2004);
• Jan Achenbach (2002).