Recipient William W. Gerberich
“In the early days of the space race I was fortunate enough to converse with George Irwin and Max Williams about fracture mechanics. The rest of my four research careers in hydrogen embrittlement, fatigue thresholds, thin films, and nanomechanics were punctuated with brilliant students: Elias and Mike S. who taught me some continuum mechanics; Neville, Kumar, XingFu, Shouhui, and Tim who infused life into hydrogen and fatigue; Maarten, Shankar, Mike K., Alex, and Megan who delaminated everything; Mirng-Ji, Herb, Natalia, and Liangsheng who modeled dislocations at will; and Erica, Don, Dave, Jaimie, and Bill who put the nano into dislocation nucleation; and the many others who I don’t have room to effuse over.”

Biography:
William W. Gerberich, a professor at the University of Minnesota, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science-Minneapolis, was honored for his major contributions to the field of mechanical behavior of materials and his mentoring of students for over 35 years.

Recipient Douglas A. Granger
“I feel greatly honored to receive the prestigious award of TMS Fellow. To be chosen by one’s peers to join this eminent group is truly gratifying. Coming from the industrial research community, membership in TMS provides a valuable bridge to colleagues pursuing more fundamental studies. Of particular value has been the TMS Annual Meeting: a forum that encourages the exchange of the latest ideas in materials science and technology and good fellowship.”

Biography:
Douglas A. Granger, retired president of G.R.A.S. Inc., Murrysville, Pennsylvania, was honored for outstanding contributions to the advancement of solidification science and application to alloying, grain refining, and casting of commercial aluminum, copper, and steel alloys.

Recipient Michael K. Miller
“This award is an extremely great honor due to the very limited number of recipients and especially the manner in which the recipients are selected. It has been my good fortune to collaborate with many outstanding TMS Fellows over my career. The TMS meetings are always a pleasure to attend as they offer many opportunities to contribute to and learn from the materials science community, renew friendships, discuss science at the highest level, and provide opportunities to develop new collaborations.”

Biography:
Michael K. Miller, a distinguished researcher at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oakridge, Tennessee, was honored for outstanding scientific contributions in the field of atom probe field ion microscopy and the application of this technique to pioneering research in metallurgy.

Recipient Tresa M. Pollock
“The impact of TMS on the field of materials and my own career is immeasurable. I am honored and humbled to be recognized by this distinguished group, and look forward to many more years of interaction with the TMS community.”

Biography:
Tresa M. Pollock, a professor of materials science and engineering at the University of Michigan-Dearborn, was honored for seminal contributions in the understanding of high temperature alloys, and for distinguished leadership in materials education and the materials profession.

Recipient Hong Yong Sohn
“Receiving the TMS Fellow Award is a highlight of my career. It represents recognition of my life-long efforts in teaching young metallurgical and materials engineers and creating new knowledge and technologies by research. Being recognized for what I enjoy doing most is an added bonus, which is made possible by belonging to a community of peers like TMS. Membership in TMS has also provided me with a career-long opportunity to exchange ideas and form professional bonds with persons of similar technical interests. This is essential for the development of a professional engineer.”

Biography:
Hong Yong Sohn, a professor of metallurgical engineering at the University of Utah-Salt Lake City, was honored for his many outstanding contributions to the extractive and process metallurgy community in research and education, and for his exceptional service to TMS.