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Recipient: 2005 Educator Award

The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society's Educator Award was established in 1985 to recognize outstanding contributions to education in metallurgical engineering and/or materials science and engineering. The award is not limited to the classroom but also includes recognition of innovative ways of educating the general populace.
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Robert T. DeHoff

Citation: For years of dedication committed to the individual growth of students through teaching, researching, writing of texts, and strengthening of curricula through accreditation activities.

Biography: Robert DeHoff is professor emeritus of the University of Florida. He co-developed materials science and engineering curriculum at Florida; developed a total of eight undergraduate and graduate courses in thermodynamics and microstructural evolution; taught more than 150 courses through the years; authored more than 100 papers in stereology, microstructural evolution, multicomponent diffusion and thermodynamics, and three textbooks; and presented more than 100 invited lectures worldwide. Prof. DeHoff served as an Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology evaluator for ten years, five more as a Team Chair, and two years as chairman of the TMS Accreditation Committee.


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“TMS has always been my home society, though I have had long-standing memberships in ASM, ACerS, IMS, MRS and ISS (stereology). TMS meetings have always been the primary place for presenting my research and seeking insights from others in my areas of interest. It is thus an honor and heartfelt pleasure to receive this expression of recognition from my home society for my nearly forty-five years of dedication to teaching, research, advising and evaluating students and programs.”

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