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Recipient: 2005 Institute of Metals Lecturer & Robert Franklin Mehl Award
The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society's Institute of Metals Lecture, established in 1921, recognizes an outstanding scientific leader who is selected to present a lecture at the TMS Annual Meeting. The Robert Franklin Mehl Award was established in 1972.
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John F. Knott

Lecture Title: “Power in Trust”—How Materials and Fracture Mechanics Deliver Safety and Reliability

Biography: John Knott is the Feeney Professor of Metallurgy and Materials at The University of
Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Prof. Knott has published over 300 scientific papers and given 100 keynote/plenary lectures all over the world. Among his many honors, he has been elected to the Fellowship (Royal Academy) of Engineering (FREng), the Royal Society (FRS), and the Foreign Association of the National Academy of Engineering; has been named an Honorary Fellow of the International Congress on Fracture; and served as President of the International Congress on Fracture from 1993–1997.

Quote: “As one who graduated in metallurgy in 1959, the name of Robert Franklin Mehl is one with which I have been familiar throughout my research career. Although I treat non-ferrous metals and some non-metallic materials, my main interest has been the relationships between mechanical properties and microstructures in steels. The work of R.F. Mehl in providing a scientific basis for the development of microstructures, again predominantly in steel, is seminal. It is indeed a single honor and a great privilege to be chosen by TMS for this award. I was greatly honored by the ‘John F. Knott’ symposium organized for me at the 2002 TMS Fall Meeting and this award puts me yet further in debt to TMS. My most sincere thanks are due.”
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