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Recipient: 2003 Structural Materials Division Distinguished Scientist/Engineer Award



The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society's SMD Distinguished Scientist/Engineer Award, established in 1996, recognizes an individual who has made a long-lasting contribution to the fundamental understanding of microstructure, properties, and performance of structural materials for industrial applications.

Recipient PhotoMarc André Meyers

Citation: "For significant contributions to the understanding of mechanical behavior of materials specializing in effects of dynamic deformation, fracture fragmentation, and processing."

Biography: Marc André Meyers is a professor of materials science at the University of California, San Diego. He received his Ph.D. at the University of Denver. Dr. Meyers has done extensive research in a broad range of areas within materials science, ranging from dynamic processing (explosive consolidation and combustion synthesis) and dynamic fracture and fragmentation to dynamic and shock response of materials. Additionally, he has made contributions in twinning, constitutive equations, and the effect of grain size on the strength of metals. He is a co-founder of the Center for Explosives Technology Research in Socorro, New Mexico, and was co-founder and co-chair of the EXPLOMENT conference series. Dr. Meyers is the author or co-author of 240 research papers and three books and is the co-editor ofseven books.


Quote: “Approximately thirty years ago, I attended my first TMS meeting and gave my first conference presentation, as a graduate student. It was in Pittsburgh, and Professor Barrett kindly took me around and introduced me to famous scholars, whose papers and books we had studied. It was a wonderful experience, and I still remember the moment with emotion. Today, TMS continues this tradition of serving as a link between generations. I am deeply honored for the award received.”

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