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I am very pleased to have this opportunity again to communicate with you about the developments in MIT’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering (DMSE) during the past year. While Structure has previously been a fall publication, this year we decided to delay production until some of our initiatives had moved beyond the proposal stage so that we could provide you with details of our plans, rather than our intentions. Since the last issue of Structure, five young faculty members, all our top candidates, have joined the Department. Information about their backgrounds and areas of expertise can be found in the following pages. With the addition of these new colleagues, nearly one third of the current DMSE faculty members have joined the department within the past four years. This rejuvenation has resulted in the establishment of major research programs in several new and emerging areas, including biomaterials and nanotechnology, the creation of new experimental facilities for research and the recruitment of a large number of graduate students. The Fall of 2002 saw the arrival of the largest number of new graduate students in recent decades. With some 76 new graduate students, the total graduate student population during this academic year stands at 215. A new Nanomechanical Technology Laboratory, housing state-of-the-art experimental tools for mechanically probing engineering and biological materials and surfaces was created along the infinite corridor in Building 8. This highly visible facility was officially opened on March 18, 2002 during the DMSE Visiting
Subra Suresh, Head of the
Committee meeting. Additional information about this laboratory
Department of Materials Science
and about the opening ceremony is given later in this issue.
and Engineering and
Our campaign to fund new faculty chairs was successful. A senior
Ford Professor of Engineering.
professorship and a junior faculty career development professorship, both named in honor of Professor Merton C. Flemings, were
established in November. These professorships were made possible
graduates has been established in Gus’s name.
by significant contributions from Toyota Corporation and the Singapore-MIT Alliance as well as private donations from a large number of friends and alumni of the department.
Other retirements this year included Prof. Fred McGarry and Patrick Kearney. An appreciation of Prof. McGarry can be found later in these pages. Pat Kearney joined the Department in 1960 and
DMSE faculty members and students continue to receive prestigious
worked first as a Research Technician for Prof. W. David Kingery
awards and other internal and external recognition. DMSE faculty
and Prof. Robert Coble in the ceramics group. After that, he worked
also continue to lead major activities and programs within the
as a Technical Instructor in 3.081 for approximately 15 years.
Institute and occupy prominent leadership positions in the activities
Although he retired in September 2002, he has continued to work
of many professional societies and technical organizations. The
part-time with students in 3.081 and in the Chiang Lab. We thank
Institute for Soldier Nanotechnology, a major new research activity
him for his many years of dedicated service.
funded by the US Army, has programs in which seven DMSE faculty members have active participation. The Center for Materials Science and Engineering with significant DMSE involvement has successfully renewed its funding from the National Science Foundation for another six years. Overall funding for research conducted by DMSE faculty and students has increased by approximately seventy-five percent compared to three years ago.
The field of materials science has been receiving much public attention; members of our field have been consulted in connection with the fall of the World Trade Center, the break-up of the Columbia space shuttle, technological advances in communications devices and power supplies, and even on the most valued invention (the toothbrush, according to a survey from the Lemelson-MIT Foundation). Many of Technology Review’s 100 young scientists
During the past year and a half, a major effort has been underway
to watch come from the field of materials science, including our
to establish a new undergraduate curriculum in materials science
own Angela Belcher. We are proud to play this role in technology
and engineering. A significant feature of this new curriculum is the
today and to continue to educate tomorrow’s leaders. An archive of
seamless integration of lectures and laboratory modules and the
articles and interviews can be found on our website:
closer coupling of fundamental topics with relevant practical appli-
http://dmse.mit.edu/news/spotlight_archive.html.
cations. The new curriculum has received formal approval at the Institute level and will be introduced to the incoming sophomore class during Fall 2003. As part of this curriculum revision effort, a new Undergraduate Teaching Laboratory is also scheduled to be inaugurated at the beginning of the fall semester. This new laboratory will be located along the Infinite Corridor, across from the Nanomechanical Technology Laboratory.
I look forward to the pleasure of seeing many of you this year. If our paths cross at commencement, an alumni reunion, a professional society meeting, or the DMSE reception at the December Materials Research Society Meeting in Boston, please seek me out and, as always, feel free to call or e-mail me with your suggestions, thoughts, updates, and feedback.
Ongoing projects include our planned renovation in conjunction with the space exchange with the Department of Physics which
With warmest wishes,
entails relocation of DMSE Headquarters and the construction of a new Departmental conference room (the Chipman Room) and continued expansion of the Undergraduate Lab. Subra Suresh We were saddened by the death of our dear friend and colleague, Professor August F. Witt, who lost his battle with cancer last October. Through his Freshmen Chemistry subject, 3.091, Gus inspired and educated nearly half of MIT undergraduates over three decades. Gus retired last July and saw his last student defend her thesis in September. A memorial service to celebrate Gus’s life and accomplishments will be held on May 12, 2003, at 3:30 in the MIT Chapel. A fund to provide emergency financial assistance to under-
77 Massachusetts Avenue, Building 8-309 Cambridge MA 02139-4307 617.253.3320 email: ssuresh@mit.edu
Academic Initiatives U N D E R G R A D U A T E
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Beginning Academic Year 2003–2004, there will be significant
In Fall 2003, DMSE will significantly revise its curriculum by intro-
changes in the DMSE M.Eng. program. The Master of Engineering
ducing all new core subjects.
(M.Eng.) degree is a 12-month program of study which instructs students both in the fundamentals of materials science and in their
The curriculum revision will provide a fresh, exciting experience for
application to real engineering problems and systems.
our undergraduates, with a new set of integrated core subjects and labs. The new subjects will cover both theory (fundamentals) and
Reflecting the myriad uses of materials science and engineering in
practice (how these fundamentals are related to the real world), and
modern industry, DMSE’s M.Eng. program provides instruction in all
all the lectures in the new core will include examples and applica-
areas of the field. Students will work with colleagues and faculty
tions. For instance, in the first semester students will discover why
supervisors to design a program of study that suits their interests
viruses and proteins have such complex structures, why silicon is
and goals. Sample programs are:
such a good material for making electronic devices, and why rubber is stretchy, to name just a few. Coordinated laboratory work during the semester will allow students to test the concepts that
• Materials for Micro and Nano-Systems • Computational Materials Science and Engineering
they have learned. • Biomaterials and Materials for Biotechnology The Department’s goal is to present core material in a new, integrated format. The sophomore and junior core will consist of two or
Students will begin the program in September and finish in August.
three subjects running concurrently throughout the semester.
This schedule change will better accommodate needs of students
Subject material will be strongly coordinated, so that students can
and industry, and allows better integration of the program with the
better appreciate the interconnections between topics and
Department’s other activities.
approach the material from different perspectives. Central to the plan is an integrated Math, Physical Models, and Computation subject that will provide a rigorous basis for the topics under study. There will be a strong emphasis on real-life examples, all the way from how the properties of materials are determined (for instance, what makes glass transparent and metals opaque?) to how materials are used (how do you build an artificial human organ or a laser, for instance).
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S E R I E S DMSE has continued this well-received series. In November, Prof. Colin Humphreys gave a lecture entitled “The Magic Of Materials: From Metals with a Memory to Brilliant New Lasers.” Room 6-120 was filled to overflowing. Professor Humphreys is Goldsmiths Professor of Materials Science at Cambridge University as well as Head of The Cambridge Centre for Gallium Nitride, Director of the Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre, and President of the UK Institute of Materials.
Prof. Humphreys accepting a token of thanks from Prof. Suresh. The Department frequently presents visitors with items made by artists in the MIT Glass Lab. 02
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Burr (S.B. 1941 in physics), co-founders of Instron Corporation; a
In March of 2002, DMSE opened a new NanoMechanical
pledge of $500,000 in cash and equipment from Instron
Technology Laboratory, equipped with state-of-the-art machines
Corporation itself; and an equipment grant of $500,000 from the
for the study of the mechanical properties of surfaces and devices
Department of Defense to purchase the nanoindenter. Additional
at the atomic and molecular scale. This lab is the most prominent
funding came from the Institute and the Lord Foundation of
and visible laboratory along MIT’s Infinite Corridor and its glass
Massachusetts Inc.
walls and plasma screen displays of educational and research information inform passersby of its activities.
The DMSE Visiting Committee was present at the Opening Ceremony.
The laboratory has “unique capabilities for studying the properties of the tiny world,” said Subra Suresh, head of the Department. For example, it is home to the Institute’s first nanoindenters, machines that probe and measure the properties of surfaces of engineering and biological materials. At least a dozen faculty from more than five departments will be actively involved in the “NanoLab.” The NanoLab is expected to play an important role in the activities of the newly announced Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies, directed by Prof. Ned Thomas. In addition to research, the lab also will be key to a number of educational activities; lab components will be added to a variety of DMSE subjects and preliminary plans are under way to link the NanoLab to the WebLab, the online microelectronics lab developed by Prof. Jesus del Alamo. The NanoMechanical Technology Laboratory was made possible by a combined donation of $500,000 from Harold Hindman (S.B. 1939 in chemistry; S.M. in mechanical engineering) and George
Visiting Committee. with Prof. Suresh
MIT faculty at the NanoLab Opening.
President Vest, Harold Hindman, and Prof. Suresh during the “NanoLab” dedication.
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or model systems for the study of the immune system is well under
DMSE expects to open a new
way in a new laboratory, 8-410, renovated in spring of 2002: the
Undergraduate
Teaching
renovated space includes a wet chemistry lab, tissue culture facility,
Laboratory on Sept. 2, 2003.
and fluorescence microscopy room. The integration of these facili-
The Lab opening coincides with
ties allows the complete chain of research—synthesis of new mate-
the introduction of the new
rials and fabrication of devices, culture of these devices with lym-
curriculum in Materials Science
phocytes and other cells, and characterization of the resulting sys-
and Engineering. The Lab will
tems all in a single space. In addition, the physical location of the
be located on the Infinite
lab, situated roughly between shared materials characterization
Corridor,
the
facilities in the Center for Materials Science and Engineering and
NanoLab, and will occupy about 2000 square feet. It will contain a
biochemical characterization facilities centered in the Biotechnology
range of equipment including facilities for biomaterials research,
Process Engineering Center and the Center for Biomedical
chemical synthesis, and processing of materials; equipment for the
Engineering, provides convenient access to the broad range of
characterization of electronic materials; an optical bench; and a
resources needed for this work.
opposite
scanning electron microscope. It will be used by undergraduates at all levels, from sophomore labs to senior thesis and UROPs.
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In the newly renovated
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8-006, students directed
Prof. Angela Belcher’s group
by Prof. Chris Schuh are
includes students from many
working to engineer the
backgrounds (chemistry, mate-
next generation of struc-
rials science, molecular biology,
tural materials. The facili-
and engineering) and her lab
ty
houses equipment necessary to
advanced
perform experiments in molec-
capabilities to “engineer” interfaces in materials, and to produce
is
equipped
with
processing
ular biology and materials syn-
nanocrystalline metals and alloys, as well as “nanocomposites.”
thesis. This combination of personnel and equipment allows a
Additionally, computational capabilities are used for modeling, to
unique approach to solving problems in the emerging field of nan-
explain the physics underlying these new materials.
otechnology. Belcher’s primary interest is interfaces, including the interfaces of scientific disciplines as well as the interfaces of materials. Her group uses nature as a guide to make novel electronic and magnetic materials and to pattern materials on nano length scales. Natural materials are both strong and tough and display exceptional nanostructural regularity. By understanding how nature makes these materials, the group is designing new materials with these desired features. They pioneered a novel, non-covalent self-organizational approach that utilizes evolutionarily selected and engineered peptides to specifically recognize and bind electronic and magnetic building blocks. They’ve been successful in using these evolutionarily selected peptides to control physical properties of nanocrystals and subsequently use molecular recognition and selfassembly to design biological hybrid multi-dimensional materials.
M E C H A N I C A L L Y M A T E R I A L
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Dr. Van Vliet’s group studies transformations in material structure and function by imposing and modeling mechanical deformation at the atomic and molecular scales. This approach encompasses a wide range of material systems and mechanically coupled phenomena, including defect nucleation in ionic crystals, superelasticity in metallic alloys, and environmental degradation of nanoscale composites, as well as molecular interactions such as conformational ligandreceptor binding on cell surfaces. The living cell is an interesting example of a material system which processes mechanical stimuli via chemical and structural modifications: cell function depends directly on the local mechanical environment. They explore this mechanotransduction by creating real-time images of individual, liv-
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ing cell surfaces and cell substrates via nanoNewton-scale mechan-
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ical contact forces. This sub-nanometer investigation of the cell and
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its local environment contains topographical, chemical, and kinetic
Prof. Darrell Irvine joined DMSE and Biological Engineering in Jan.
data that relate the cell’s integration of mechanical cues. Renovation
2002. His work in the design of biomaterials as therapeutic devices
work is under way for a lab on the second floor of Building 8.
Funding Initiatives F E L L O W S H I P S
Flemings is widely recognized for major contributions to the scien-
The Tenaris Group of Companies, with major engineering opera-
tific understanding of solidification, a process important to the qual-
tions in Europe and South America, now sponsors up to two stu-
ity of many materials, from steel to semiconductors. The distin-
dents per year in the DMSE M.Eng. degree program. The student
guishing feature of his career is his ability to translate these scientif-
applicants are chosen by Tenaris from their units in Italy, Argentina,
ic advances into significant improvements of commercial metal pro-
and Mexico, and must meet all the usual admissions criteria for the
cessing techniques, and to invent new and better processes.
program. Tenaris provides full tuition, living expenses, insurance costs, etc. for the entire duration of the student’s participation in M.Eng. The company has also offered to provide projects for students to work on at their industrial sites (if acceptable to our faculty and appropriate to the student’s academic program) with colleagues at the industrial sites available to co-supervise such projects in collaboration with DMSE faculty.
The Merton C. Flemings-SMA Professorship will be administered through the School of Engineering and will be held by a senior member of the DMSE faculty. Prof. Eugene A. Fitzgerald will be the first Merton C. Flemings-SMA Professor. Fitzgerald researches the current limitations of electronic materials, especially those created by imperfections in materials such as point, line, and planar defects. The Merton C. Flemings Career Development Chair will be directly
G I F T S DMSE has received a gift to establish an annual prize for undergraduate students as part of the newly-endowed Horace A. Lubin Fund. This gift has been made by Michael D. Lubin in honor of his father. The DMSE Undergraduate Committee will determine selection criteria and plans for establishing and awarding this prize.
administered by DMSE and, while efforts will be made to continue to add to its endowment, funding is sufficient to launch it at this time. Caroline A. Ross will be the first Merton C. Flemings Career Development Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering. Ross performs research in the magnetic properties of thin films and small structures, particularly for data storage
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applications.
Professor Subra Suresh announced that fundraising efforts over the past two years have yielded successful results. With a major contribution from Toyota Corporation, additional funding from MIT through the Singapore-MIT Alliance, and contributions from friends and alumni of the Department, DMSE will be establishing two new chairs: The Merton C. Flemings-SMA Professorship and The Merton C. Flemings Career Development Chair.
I S N Last spring, MIT learned that the Army selected its proposal for an Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies (ISN). The Army funded this project for five years for $50 million to which industry will contribute an additional $40 million in funds and equipment. DMSE’s Prof. Edwin L. Thomas directs the new Institute which will create lightweight molecular materials to equip foot soldiers of the future with uniforms and gear that can heal them, shield them, and protect
These professorships recognize Professor
them against chemical and biological warfare. The ISN is staffed by
Flemings’ significant contributions to
close to 150 people, including 35 MIT professors from 7 depart-
DMSE, MIT, and the international materi-
ments in the schools of engineering, science, and architecture and
als community.
planning. In addition to MIT personnel, the ISN also includes specialists from the Army; E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co.,
Flemings has been connected to DMSE for over 50 years; he is an alumnus of the
Prof. Merton C. Flemings
Department (S.B. 1951, S.M. 1952, Sc.D. 1954, all in Metallurgy). He joined MIT’s faculty in 1954. He established and was
the first director of the Materials Processing Center at MIT in 1979, served as Head of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering from 1982 to 1995, and was Co-Director at M.I.T. of the Singapore-M.I.T. Alliance. He is currently Director of the MITLemelson Program.
Wilmington, Del.; Raytheon Co., Lexington, Mass.; and physicians from Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. The ISN focuses on six key soldier capabilities: threat detection, threat neutralization (such as bullet-proof clothing), concealment, enhanced human performance, real-time automated medical treatment, and reduced logistical footprint (i.e., lightening the considerable weight load of the fully equipped soldier). One ISN goal is to reduce the weight of a soldier’s equipment from today’s 125-145 pounds to 45 pounds.
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MIT and DMSE thank our generous alumni/ae for their support of MIT and its programs during the year ending June 30, 2002.
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Lynore Abbott 1991 Thomas Abell G 1994 Harold Ackler G 1997 Richard Adams, Jr. G 1987 Anoop Agrawal G 1986 Balkishan Agrawal G 1980 Michael Ahrens 1990 Sergio Ajuria G 1992 Adrian Albrethsen G 1963 Benjamin Allen G 1957 Lisa Allen G 1982 Paul Allen 1937 Samuel M. Allen G 1975 Steven Allen G 1959 Ronald Allred G 1983 Pedro Almeida 1988 Bernard Alperin 1952 Louis Alpert G 1934 James Alward G 1977 Daniel Anderson 1970 Elizabeth Anderson 1984 Lindsay Anderson G 1993 Tryggve Angel 1951 Theodore Ansbacher 1960 Frank Ansuini 1963 William Arbiter 1950 Kenneth Arndt G 1996 Scot Arnold G 1989 Arthur Aronson 1958 Crystal Arthur 2002 Robert Ashbrook, Jr. 1983 Patrick Aubourg G 1978 Donald Avery G 1962 Arthur Ayvazian, Jr. G 1959 Frank Bachner G 1966J Kenneth Bain G 1983 Chester Balestra G 1971 Ronald W. Ballinger G 1978 Robert Balluffi G 1950 Ralph Barer G 1948 Elizabeth Barnes 1985 Lauren Barrett 1985 Edward Bartholomew, Jr G 1951 George Basta, Jr 1950 Renato Bautista G 1957 Wayne Beasley G 1965 Gordon Beckhart, Jr G 1985 Nancy Beckman 1984 Cynthia Bedell G 1993 George Beer G 1940 Craig Belnap G 1995 John Benjamin G 1965 Mark Benz G 1961 Susanne Berg 1983 Lewis Berger 1950 Courtney Berman 2000 Herbert Berman 1961 Celia Berry 1978 Grant Beske G 1965 Halton Beumer G 1973 Dennis Bickford 1971 George Biehl 1970 Kathryn Black 1995 Frederick Blackall G 1975 Bryan Blackwell G 1996
Arthur Blanchard 1965 Ilan Blech G 1964 John Blendell G 1979 Robert Block 1956 David Bloom G 1952 John Blum G 1979 Joseph Boling 1964 Laura Bonney 1986 James Booth G 1972 John Borland G 1981 Ford Boulware 1936 Romeo Bourdeau G 1956 Harvey Bowen G 1971 Terry Bower G 1965 George Bradley 1952 William Bradley G 1965 Charles Brandt G 1987 Anton Brasunas G 1950 Geoffrey Brazer 1969 Siegfried Brenner 1951 Frank Briber, Jr 1943 Peter Bridenbaugh G 1968 Harold Brody G 1965 Edward Bronstien 1951 Brigitta Brott 1984 William Brower, Jr G 1969 Caryl Brown G 1995 Frederick Brown 1949 Harold Brown 1947 Julie Brown 1988 Norman Brown 1942 Paul Brown G 1961 William Brown 1967 Gordon Bruggeman G 1960 David Brunco 1988 Henry Brush 1987 Allan Bufferd G 1965 Henry Butler 1958 Richard Bye, Jr G 1978 Kevin Byrd 1990 Raymond Cairns, Jr G 1962 Alan Campagna G 1970 Geoffrey Campbell 1984 John Campbell G 1957 Rowland Cannon, Jr G 1975 Altaf Carim 1982 Douglas Carlson G 1989 Toby Carlson 1958 Dennis Carney G 1949 Eugenia Carroll 1979 Jeffrey Carter 1962 Eva Casamento G 1992 Louis Castleman G 1950 Benjamin Chadwick 1932 Chang-ShungChai G 1980 Danielle Chamberlin 1996 Bertha Chang G 1995 Julius Chang G 1989 Anil Chaudhry G 1983 Stephen Checkoway 1962 Eva Chen 2001 Katherine Chen G 1996 Albert Cheng 1992 Kwan Cheng G 1981 Pao-Luo Cheng G 1988
William Chernicoff 1997 Albert Chestnut 1939 Josephine Cheung G 1993 Jean-Philip Chevaillier G 1982 Tien-Hon Chiang G 1981 Russell Chihoski 1954 Gilbert Chin G 1963 David Chipman G 1955 Maria Chiu 1998 Yung Choi G 1976 Manoj Choudhary G 1980 Uma Chowdhry G 1976 Anita Chuang G 2001 Kuo Chuang G 1965 Stephen Chwastiak G 1963 William Clancy 1963 Mireille Clapp G 1978 Harold Clark G 1982 Robert Clark 1974 Jason Claude 2002 Harold Cleary 1954 Lianna Cleland 1986 Thomas Clevenger G 1961 Harvey Cline G 1965 Sherry Clough G 1998 William Coblenz G 1981 Mark Coggin G 1995 Harvey Cohen 1972 Morris Cohen G 1936 Richard Cole G 1952 Aliki Collins G 1987 Gary Colton 1949 Robert Colton 1953 Leslie Compton 1993 George Conard G 1952 Joel Conwicke G 1969 Edgar Cook G 1968 David Cooke G 1982 Hope Cooper 1990 Steven Cooperman G 1992 Normand Corbin G 1982 Christopher Coronado G 1994 Donald Corrigan G 1966 Leslie Coughanour G 1947 Jeanne Courter G 1981 Thomas Courtney G 1964 David Cranmer G 1981 Kelly Craven 1986 John Crichton G 1938 Philip Crimmins 1952 Mary Crooks G 1978 Gorham Crosby 1934 John Currie 1950 John Dabney G 1961 Harish Dalal G 1970 Mark D’Andrea, Jr G 1962 Ralph Davison G 1970 Daniel Dawson G 1973 Nicholas De Cristofaro G 1976 Anacleto De Figueredo G 1993 Jason De Santis 1992
David De Witte 1969 Nancy Dean G 1992 Thomas Decker G 1964 Maureen Delaney 1986 Chrysanthe Demetry G 1993 Paul Denney G 1980 Joseph Dennison, Jr 1947 Katherine Derbyshire 1990 James Deucher 1974 Alan Devoe 1988 Joseph Dhosi G 1959 Riccardo Di Capua 1972 Lester Diamond 1981 Elaine Dickerson 1996 Philip DiMascio G 1989 M Dix, Jr 1967 Robert Dixon 1968 Satoshi Doi G 1978 Leonard Dolhert G 1985 Peter Domalavage G 1980 Alan Donaldson 1959 Alfred Donlevy G 1963 Thomas Donnellan G 1988 Mary Doswell G 1982 Richard Douglass 1957 Susan Drake 1982 Joseph Driear G 1980 James Drummond G 1970 Michael Drzewinski G 1986 Andrew Dubner G 1990 Denis DuBois 1961 Walter Duffin G 1967 David Duhl G 1964 Bradford Dulmaine 1972 Robert Dulsky 1961 David Dunand G 1991 Edmund Dunn G 1976 Daniel Dutilloy G 1959 Saskia Duyvesteyn 1992 Thomas W. Eagar G 1975 Lawrence Eaton G 1960 Andreas Echtermeyer G 1988 George Economos G 1954 William Edmiston 1962 Athena Edmonds 1984 William Eisen G 1968 Kimberley Elcess G 1988 Claus Emmer 1967 Jim Eng 1935 Alan English G 1963 Nancy Enright 1996 Eugene Erbin G 1953 Bahri Ersoz G 1944 Erten Eser G 1978 Brian Fabes G 1988 Daniel Fairweather 1977 Michael Falcon G 2000 Tso Yee Fan 1981 Martha Farah 1977 Matthew Farinelli G 1999 Walter Fasse 1988
The year of graduation refers to the date the most recent Course 3 degree was conferred. Graduate degrees are indicated with a “G.”
Michele Feenstra 1990 Robert Feigelson G 1961 Graham Fernandes 1993 John Feroli 1946 Ralph Feuerring 1943 Howard Fiedler G 1953 Davis Fields, Jr G 1957 Reginald Fisk 1943 Eugene Fitzgerald, Jr 1985 Norman FitzGerald G 1933 John Flaherty 1963 Bertram Fleischer G 1958 Merton Flemings G 1954 Frederick Fletcher G 1972 Sharon Fletcher 1988 Patricia Foley G 1982 Douglas Fong G 1998 Mark Foringer 1987 Bryan Fortson 1982 Gordon Forward G 1966 Franklin Foster G 1939 Augustine Fou G 1995 David Fox G 1994 Frank Fradin 1963 Robert Frank G 1989 Gerald Frankel G 1985 Robert Freed G 1978 George Freedman 1943 Conrad Frey 1952 Edward Frey, Jr 1980 John Fries, Jr G 1949 Douglas Fuerstenau G 1953 Edward Funk G 1951 Rosendo Fuquen Molano G 1982 Michelle Gabriel G 1983 James Gado G 1985 Ronald Gale G 1978 Maria Galiano 1987 Diana Garcia G 1994 Sharon Gardner 1979 Terry Garino G 1987 Stephen Garrison G 1986 Stefan Garvin G 1950 John Gassner, Jr G 1985 Robert Gates G 1989 Paul Gault 1982 Frank Gayle G 1985 Dale Geiger G 1972 Stanley Gelles G 1957 Gordon Gemmell G 1956 Richard Gentilman G 1973 Nicole Gerrish G 1999 Jean Giandomenico 1982 Thomas Gibbs G 1964 Heidi Gibson G 1993 Martin Gilkes 1997 Ralph Gilliland G 1968 Emilio Giraldez Pared G 1986 Joseph Glasgow 1950 William Gleason 1950 Stacy Gleixner 1992 David Glen G 1974 Loren Godfrey 1961 Brage Golding, Jr G 1966 Jon Goldman G 1971 Joseph Goldstein G 1964 David Gollob G 1980 Stephen Goodman 1960 Warren Goodnow 1961
Robert Goodof G 1973 Joseph Goodwill 1956 Harry Goodwin 1937 Alan Gordon 1987 Scott Gore 1982 Lester Gott 1941 William Gourdin G 1977 Christine Govern 1996 Pamela Graham 1987 Susan Grampp 1988 Dodd Grande G 1987 Lisa Granick 1983 Maisha Gray 1999 Amy Grayson 1997 Mark Green G 1988 Martin Green G 1978 Barry Greene G 1966 Richard Greenwalt 1951 Abbie Gregg 1974 Karen Greig 1996 William Griffith G 1950 Vernon Griffiths G 1955 Michael Groleau 1990 Allen Grove 1990 Jacob Gubbay 1956 John Gullotti 1978 Honglin Guo G 1998 Amita Gupta 1991 Rita Gupta G 1994 Joseph Gurland G 1951 John Haggerty G 1966 Raymond Hakim G 1968 Ernest Hall G 1977 Eugene Hall G 1954 John Halloran G 1977 Mary Hamilton 1997 Thomas Hamilton 1956 Craig Hammes 1975 Erika Hanley-Onken 1995 William Hannan, Jr G 1947 Rodney Hanneman G 1964 Steven Hansen G 1978 Stanley Hanson 1976 Marvin Happ G 1956 Yutaka Hara G 1987 Robert Hard G 1957 Anne Hardy G 1988 Marnie Harker G 1997 James Harris G 1969 Michael Harris 1985 Ronald Harris 1953 Susan Hartfield-Wuns G 1988 Hans Hartmann G 1964 William Hartrick 1954 Glen Hartzler G 1966 Wayne Hasz G 1984 Frank Hatch 1935 Anya Hawrylchak 1998 George Haymaker, Jr 1959 Francois Haymann G 1968 Andreas Hegedus 1979 Herman Heideklang G 1965 Robert Hentschel G 1936 Hamlet Herring G 1983 Laurence Hicks G 1933 Nelson Hicks 1960 Loriann Higashi 2000 Lloyd Hihara G 1989 Gregory Hildeman G 1978
David Hill G 1970 Genevieve Himle 1981 Charles Himmelblau G 1975 Donald Hixson G 1974 Lan Hoang G 1996 Diane Hodges Popps 1995 Ronald Hollander 1974 Kenneth Holmes 1955 Mon-Fen Hong G 2000 Richard Hood G 1981 William Hosford, Jr G 1959 Charles Houska G 1957 Robert Howard, Jr G 1947 Simone Hruda G 1992 Peter Hsieh G 1999 YuLun Hsin 2002 Can Hu G 1980 Helen Huang 2001 Edward Hucke G 1954 KerriAnn Hue 2002 Nancy Huelsmann 1982 Carl Hunermund 1993 Albert Hung 2001 Gordon Hunter G 1984 George Hurley G 1965 James Huss G 1990 Jennifer Hyman 1987 Jeri Ikeda G 1992 Tadashi Imai G 1997 Henry Inouye G 1952 Emi Ishida 1988 Farris Jabara 1966 Ann Jacob 1989 Scott Jacobsmeyer 1992 Murray Jacobson 1948 Paul Jacobson 1960 Donald Jaffe G 1953 Bor Jang G 1982 John Jensen, Jr G 1971 Jimmy Jia 2002 Eva Jiran G 1990 Earl Johns G 1985 Eric Johnson 1967 Harry Johnson 1932 Stanley Johnson 1936 Thad Johnson 1993 Timothy Johnson G 1987 Walter Johnson 1951 William Johnson 1942 James Johnston G 1953 Tamala Jonas G 1993 Eric Jones G 1987 Kenneth Jones G 1968 Bertrand Journet G 1986 Kenneth Jow 2002 Janet Jozwiak 1982 Andreas Judas 1989 Debra Judelson 1973 Debra Kaiser G 1985 Rachel Kaminer 1989 Robert Kane G 1968 Junichi Kaneko G 1967 Christopher Kantner 1997 Firoze Katrak G 1979 Theodoulos Kattamis G 1965 Allan Katz 1969 Joel Katz G 1984 Maurice Katz 1942 Robert Katz G 1969
Kenneth Keating 1947 George Keig G 1966 Christopher Keith G 1996 Clyde Kelley G 1974 Thomas Kelly G 1982 Barbara Kennedy 1994 Terry Kennel 1984 Donald Kenton G 1972 LeNore Kerber G 1988 John Kerins 1981 Jill Kern 1977 Ryan Kershner 1998 Jeanne Kesapradist 1996 Arnold Keskulla 1932 Jack Keverian G 1954 Jeffrey Killian 1989 Soo-Jung Kim 1991 Yong-Kil Kim G 1988 Lionel Kimerling G 1969 Christopher King 1982 Peter King G 1957 Ronald Kintisch 1957 James Kirk G 1986 Abigail Kirschenbaum 2001 Walter Kisner G 1951 Lisa Klein G 1977 Morton Kliman G 1962 Steven Knapp 1984 Robert Knopf 1951 David Knorr G 1981 Alan Kobrin 1980 Donald Koffman G 1964 Iwao Kohatsu G 1971 Judith Kohatsu G 1973 Jeffrey Kohr G 1971 Debra Koker 1989 Juri Kolts 1964 Paige Kolze G 1984 Jiang-Ti Kong G 1999 Edward Korczynski 1985 Joseph Krajc 1969 David Kramer 1955 Laura Kramer 1991 George Krauss G 1961 William Krivsky G 1954 Richard Krutenat G 1965 Eric Kula G 1954 Pratyush Kumar G 1994 Charles Kurkjian G 1955 Melody Kuroda G 2001 Ronald Kurtz G 1960 Richard Kusleika 1977 Tatsuro Kuwabara G 1969 Ling Kwok G 1984 Raymond Lam G 1988 Yee Lam 2001 Horace Lander G 1955 John Lane 1973 Joseph Lane G 1950 Stanley Lane 1935 Warren Larson G 1950 Dinesh Lathi 1992 Wilbur Latimer 1959 Felix Lau G 2001 William Laughlin G 1969 Walter Lawson G 1961 Peter Laxen G 1951 Nicole Lazo G 2000 Daeyong Lee G 1965
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A D D I T I O N S D M S E
to us from the University of Arizona where he was a post-doctoral
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researcher working on three-dimensional optical memories and
F A C U L T Y
We are pleased to announce that Angela Belcher, Randolph E.
creation of nanoscale electronic devices.
Kirchain, Christopher A. Schuh, and Francesco Stellacci have joined Krystyn Van Vliet
our faculty this fall.
Krystyn J. Van Vliet has recently Angela Belcher
accepted a position as Assistant
Most recently, Professor Belcher was
Professor of Materials Science and
a faculty member in the Department
Engineering in our Department. Dr.
of Chemistry at the University of
Van Vliet conducted her doctoral
Texas at Austin. She is now the John
studies in our Department. She is
Chipman
pursuing post-doctoral research
Career
Development
Associate Professor of Materials
investigating cellular and molecular mechanics at a Harvard Medical
Science and Engineering in our
School associated facility before joining our ranks in September
Department and the Biological Engineering Division. She holds a
2003.
Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of California at Santa
P R O M O T I O N
Barbara.
We are pleased to announce that W. Craig Carter will be promoted to full professor, effective July 1. Prof. Carter’s research encom-
Randy Kirchain Assistant
passes interface and surface science, computational materials sci-
Professor of Materials Science and
ence with a particular focus on mesoscale modeling and materials
Engineering. Previously, he was
properties, and ceramics and ceramics processing. He has served
Assistant Director of the Materials
MIT and DMSE in numerous capacities, including the Committee
Systems Laboratory at MIT. Professor
on Academic Performance and its Subcommittee on Pass/NR and
Kirchain holds a Ph.D. from our
AP Credit, chairing DMSE's graduate student hosting weekends for
Professor
Kirchain
is
Department. His research deals with
two years, and currently serving as a Sophomore Advisor and as a
the development of methods to model the cost of manufacture and
member of our Undergraduate Committee. He received the
the sustainability of current and emerging materials systems and has
Graduate Teaching Award for the School of Engineering in 1997
focused on automotive manufacturing systems.
and is highly regarded for his incorporation of computer simulations into classroom teaching.
Chris Schuh Professor Schuh is Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering; Professor Schuh was most recently at Lawrence Livermore Laboratories and
E D I T O R :
Rachel A. Kemper, DMSE Communications Coordinator
holds a Ph.D. from Northwestern University. His research is principally
P R I N T I N G :
in
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microstructural
design,
with
emphasis on the microstructure-property relationship in engineered
A C K N O W L E D G E M E N T S :
materials. His group studies “grain boundary engineering” which
Thanks to Tech Talk for allowing us to reprint their
allows dramatic improvement to metals and alloys in terms of crack-
March 2002 article on the NanoLab and Professor Witt’s
ing, creep, and corrosion resistance.
obituary. Thanks to Prof. Dave Roylance for the appreciation of Prof. Fred McGarry. Thanks to Jeff Dunn, Kristin Gullage of Children’s Hospital Boston, Garry Maskaly,
Francesco Stellacci Professor
Stellacci
is
Assistant
Professor of Materials Science and
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Karlene Maskaly, Steve Malley, and Gerry Hughes for photographic support. Betsy Cullen Photography produced the picture of Prof. Stormer and the image used
Engineering. He holds a doctorate in
on the front cover and on pages 8 and 9. Thanks to
Materials Science Engineering from
Maryann Czerepak of MIT’s Publishing Services Bureau
the Politecnico di Milano and comes
for good advice and last minute help.
Faculty Honors Angela Belcher, Associate Professor of Materials Science and
Prof. Hobbs has been elected to the Board of Directors of the
Engineering and Biological Engineering, is included in Popular
American Ceramic Society.
Science magazine’s list of “scientists who are shaking up their fields and whose work will touch your life.” Prof. Belcher, who joined MIT in fall 2002, is regarded as one of the country’s most innovative scientists. Her work with biomaterials integrates the fields of inorganic chemistry, materials chemistry, biochemistry, molecular biology and electrical engineering. Prof. Belcher also won the very prestigious World Technology Award in the Category of Materials. These awards “honor those innovative individuals (or, at times, co-equal teams) and companies from across the globe who most contribute to the advance of emerging technologies of all sorts for the benefit of business and society. They especially seek to honor those innovators who have done work recently which will have the greatest likely future significance and impact over the long-term... and who will likely become or remain ‘key players’ in the technological drama unfolding in
Darrell J. Irvine, Karl Van Tassel Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, is one of the 2003 recipients of the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Young Investigator Awards. These awards are intended to provide research support to promising young faculty members in the chemical and life sciences. Prof. Irvine was recognized for his research on “Organized Co-Cultures for Direct Observation of Dynamics in Regulatory T Cell Function.” Klavs F. Jensen, Lammot duPont Professor of Chemical Engineering and Professor of Materials Science and Engineering was elected to Membership in the National Academy of Engineering. The citation read, “For fundamental contributions to multi-scale chemical reaction engineering with important applications in microelectronic materials processing and microreactor technology.”
coming years. These Awards are about those individuals and com-
Last June, Professor Ronald M. Latanision was named to the
panies whose work today will ....create the strongest ‘ripple effects’
Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board by President Bush. This is
in the future... in both expected and unexpected ways.”
not Prof. Latanision’s first experience with public service; previous-
Yet-Ming Chiang, Kyocera Professor of Ceramics, was awarded the 2002 YankeeTek Innovator of the Year Award. He is cofounder and Chief Scientist of A123 Systems, a new spin-off from
ly, he had worked on a Department of Energy review of the containment of nuclear waste and as a science advisor to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science and Technology.
MIT, developing a revolutionary, low-cost battery technology. The
Professor Christine Ortiz received a Presidential Early Career
company’s technology will enable portable machines and digital
Award for Scientists and Engineers which was presented at the
devices to run much longer and charge faster. The technology’s
White House in Washington, DC this fall. Her sponsoring organiza-
small format, long run time, and fast charge enables new applica-
tion was the NSF.
tions in the laptop, cell phone and PDA markets. Subra Suresh, Ford Professor of Engineering and Head of the Thomas W. Eagar, Lord Foundation Professor of Materials
Department, was elected to Membership in the National Academy
Engineering and Materials Systems, presented the General Electric
of Engineering. The citation read, “For development of mechanical
Distinguished Lecture, “Advanced Materials: Steel to Buckyballs,”
behavior theory and experiment for advanced materials and appli-
on December 6th at the invitation of the Materials Science and
cations, and for demonstrating fruitful new avenues for structural
Engineering Department at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
study.”
Recognized for his “advances in welding and joining of metals,
Prof. Suresh will also serve as a member of the Materials Section
ceramics and electronic materials, alternate manufacturing process-
Peer Committee of the National Academy of Engineering during
es, and for leadership in curriculum review and teaching,” Prof.
2003–2006.
Eagar is one of 291 members who recently became Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Fellows are
Prof. Suresh delivered the R.B. Trull Distinguished Lecture in
recognized for the efforts in advancing science or fostering applica-
Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin in March 2002. The
tions that are deemed scientifically or socially distinguished.
title of his lecture was “The Size Dependence of Mechanical Properties.”
Professor Linn Hobbs received the 2002 Arthur C. Smith Award for “sustained notable contributions to the undergraduate program at MIT”.
In December 2002, Prof. Suresh delivered the General Electric
In 1974 he received NASA’s Outstanding Scientific Achievement
Distinguished Lecture at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The
Award for his work as a Skylab co-principal investigator for advanc-
lecture was on “Nanoscale Contact at Surfaces: Engineering and
ing materials processing in space. In 1976 Austria presented him
Biological Materials.”
with the Exner Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Science and Technology. Professor Witt was a member of the American
Claude Lupis, Visiting Lecturer, was made a Fellow of the American Society for Metals, or ASM International. The citation reads “For seminal contributions to the application of thermodynamic princi-
Association of Crystal Growth (past President 1975-1981), the American Ceramic Society, Sigma Xi and Tau Beta Pi. He chaired NASA’s Electronic Materials Working Group from 1982-89.
ples to chemical metallurgy, and for the development of economic analysis for large-scale metallurgical systems”.
In 1990 he was the first recipient of the Amar Bose Award for Sustained Efforts in Undergraduate Teaching as well as being
John Cahn, former DMSE faculty member and long-time friend of the Department, is the recipient of the 2002 Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science, a high honor given by the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. A staff member at the National Institute for Standards and Technology since 1977, Dr. Cahn blazed new paths
named TDK Professor in Materials Science and Engineering. In 1992 he received the Space Processing Award from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. In 1993 he became Ford Professor of Engineering and was also elected to a 10-year term as a MacVicar Faculty Fellow.
in physical metallurgy. In so doing, he has opened the way to revolutionary improvements in many fields of investigation, from physics
“As a researcher, Professor Witt has made major contributions to
and chemistry to demography and economics. From greatly
the understanding of the processing and characterization of elec-
improved understanding of thermodynamic principles to his key
tronic materials,” said Professor Merton C. Flemings, former head
role in the discovery of “quasicrystals,” Dr. Cahn’s work has had an
of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. “He is
enormous impact.
widely and warmly respected for his outstanding commitment to students and for his enthusiastic and innovative teaching, especial-
O B I T U A R Y
ly in the first-year course, 3.091, Introduction to Solid State Chemistry, which he headed for over two decades. Half of MIT’s
August F. Witt, internationally
undergraduates over that time have been his students.”
noted for his research in electronic materials and his devotion to
“Professor Witt was an outstanding teacher and faculty colleague
teaching undergraduates, died
in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering since
Oct. 7 of gastric cancer at his
1962,” said Professor Subra Suresh, current head of the depart-
home in Winchester.
ment. “His passion for undergraduate teaching and his strong concern for the welfare of the MIT undergraduates were
Professor Witt was born in
extraordinary.”
Innsbruck, Austria, in 1931. From 1953-54
he
did
graduate
For many years, Professor Witt was a member of Austria’s national
research in nuclear chemistry with Madame Joliot-Curie, a
saber fencing team and was national saber champion in 1956. He
Prof. August F. Witt
1935 Nobel laureate, in Paris. In 1958 he worked on radiation chemistry at the Atomic Energy
tied for first at the Academic World Championships in 1954. He was also a meticulous gardener, had a passion for classical music, and was an avid Boston sports fan.
Research Establishment in Harwell, England. He received his Ph.D. in 1959 in physical chemistry from the University of Innsbruck.
Professor Witt is survived by his wife Karin (Morawski), sons Karl of Winchester and Thomas of Boston, and daughter Andrea (Witt)
Professor Witt came to MIT in 1960 as a research associate in what was then the Department of Metallurgy, working on surface chemistry problems related to mineral flotation. In 1962 he was appointed to the faculty as an assistant professor and his primary research focus became the processing and characterization of electronic materials. He was promoted to professor in materials science in 1972. 08
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Sendlenski, and Andrea’s husband Michael Sendlenski of Winchester. A funeral Mass was held at Saint Mary’s Church in Winchester on Oct. 12. The August F. Witt Student Fund will provide emergency financial assistance to undergraduates in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. A memorial service will be held in the MIT Chapel at 3:30 on May 12, 2003.
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Prof. McGarry’s contributions to MIT and to the plastics industry are truly outstanding. His dedication, encyclopedic knowledge, and col-
Prof. Fred McGarry retired
legiality will be deeply missed by his many colleagues and friends.
from MIT this past June, after
We all hope he will be here often in emeritus status, with only
more than 50 years at the
slightly reduced activity, for many years to come.
Institute as an undergraduate,
N E W
graduate student, Research
C H A I R A P P O I N T M E N T S
Assistant, Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor,
On November 26, Professor Thomas Magnanti, Dean of the School
and Professor. Prof. McGarry is
of Engineering announced the appointment of Subra Suresh as a
a Vermont native, and gradu-
Ford Professor of Engineering, succeeding the late Professor August
ated from a joint undergradu-
Witt who held this Ford Professorship.
ate program between MIT and Middlebury College in
Prof. Fred McGarry
Vermont. He continued at MIT for graduate studies, earning an SM degree and becoming associated with Prof. Al Dietz, an early pioneer in the use of composite materials for construction. Fred then joined the faculty as a member of the Materials of Construction Division in Civil Engineering, eventually—as he put it—negotiating the academic minefields to Professor rank. In 1975, he moved to the Materials Science and Engineering Department, maintaining a joint appointment with Civil Engineering. Prof. McGarry’s scholarly activities have centered on polymer engineering, to include fiber-reinforced composites. He is well known for many pioneering contributions in this field, perhaps most notably the development of rubber toughening in thermosetting
Ford professorships are awarded to outstanding faculty members in the School of Engineering who are recognized as leaders and innovators in their chosen disciplines. The Ford Professorships were established in 1962 with a grant from the Ford Foundation. At that time, the School appointed five faculty members to Ford chairs: Professor Morris Cohen, Professor Robert Fano, Professor Harold Mickley, Professor Ascher Shapiro, and Professor David White. Over the years, appointment as a Ford Professor has continued to be highly selective and the roster of past and present Ford Professors is indeed a distinguished one. Anne M. Mayes will be the Toyota Professor of Materials Science and Engineering. Mayes’ research aims to create new nanostructured polymeric materials for technological use. Her zeal for teaching is widely known and has been recognized as a MacVicar Fellow.
resins. This is a vital part of modern composites technology. He
Gerbrand Ceder will be the R. P. Simmons Professor of Materials
worked effectively with industrial colleagues in this effort, and a
Science and Engineering. Ceder uses both experimental and com-
very strong association with the plastics industry has always been a
putational methods to study first principles computations, predict-
part of Prof. McGarry’s work at MIT. Several industry-leading firms
ing the properties of materials from basic physics. His results are
have employed him for many years as a principal consultant and
used in materials research and design.
sponsored his on-campus research. W. Craig Carter will be the Lord Foundation Associate Professor of His very active research and consulting career did not keep him
Materials Science and Engineering. Carter applies theoretical and
from making many contributions to teaching and administration at
computational materials science to microstructural evolution and
MIT. He has always taught double the usual teaching load for
the relations between material properties and microstructure.
Departmental faculty, and several of his subjects, such as 3.91 Mechanical Properties of Plastics and 3.92 Composite Materials,
As noted previously, Professor Eugene A. Fitzgerald has been
have been foundational subjects for graduate students in this field.
appointed the Merton C. Flemings-SMA Professor of Materials
His administrative activities have included a term as Secretary of the
Engineering and Professor Caroline Ross has been appointed
Institute Faculty, Chairman of the ROTC and Parking Committees,
Merton C. Flemings Career Development Associate Professor of
Director of the Program in Polymer Science and Technology (PPST),
Materials Science and Engineering.
and Director of the MIT Summer Session.
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Augustine Urbas was also named a Materials Day Poster Session winner for his presentation on “Block Copolymer Photonic Crystal Active Materials.”
Afua Banful, of Kia Accra, Ghana, was named Outstanding Junior in the DMSE Class of 2003.
Amy Grayson, a PPST/DMSE Grad student advised by Michael Cima and Robert Langer was co-winner of PPST’s new Institute-
Lauren Frick, of North Huntingdon, PA, received the Award for Outstanding Service to the DMSE Community for her role as an active and innovative President of SUMS (the Society of
wide OMNOVA Signature Award for Excellence in Polymer Research for her research on “A Resorbable Polymeric Microreservoir Device for Drug Delivery.”
Undergraduate Materials Scientists). Abel Hastings (M.Eng. 2002) was awarded the FEF (Foundry Robin Ivester, of Charleston, SC, was recognized for the Outstanding Senior Thesis, “Fabrication and Magneto-Mechanical
Education Foundation) Scholarship for an Outstanding Student with an Interest in Metals Casting.
Characterization of Ni-Mn-Ga Ferromagnetic Shape Memory Composites for Energy Absorption and Damping.” Her thesis advi-
Christopher P. Henry received honorable mention for his presenta-
sors were Sam Allen and Bob O’Handley.
tion at the International Society for Optical Engineering’s (SPIE) annual conference in San Diego, CA.
Jamie Mak of Getzville, NY, received The Meredith Thoms Memorial Scholarship in the amount of $2000 from the Society of
Ryan J. Keshner was awarded a 2003 Beckman Institute
Women Engineers.
Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign. In the fall, he will start work in the areas of optics and
Trisha Montalbo, of State College, PA, was named Outstanding
photonics with Profs. Jennifer Lewis, Paul Braun, and Pierre Wiltzius.
Student in the DMSE Class of 2002. Jinsang Kim, Ph.D in Materials Science and Engineering in June Trisha Montalbo was also recognized for having a Perfect 5.0
2001 IUPAC award for the best Ph.D thesis in the chemical sciences.
Cumulative Grade Point Average and was made a member of Phi Hartmut Rudmann received an MRS Graduate Student Award at
Beta Kappa.
the Dec. 2001 MRS meeting in Boston. These awards honor and Tiffany Santos, of Valdosta, GA, was recognized for her Outstanding Senior Thesis on “Ferromagnetic Europium Oxide as a Spin-Filter Material.” Her advisor was Dr. Jagadeesh S. Moodera of the Magnet Laboratory.
MIT Alumnae’s senior academic award and also received an Undergraduate Materials Research Initiative (UMRI) Award from the Materials Research Society (MRS); these awards are designed to introduce undergraduates to the excitement of discovery through research in materials science and engineering by providing funds for research and subsequent awards. Steven Tobias, of Plainview, NY, was named winner of the Best 3B Internship Report for his report entitled, “Study of the Structure and Electrical Transport Properties of near Stoichiometric Indium Monoselenide.” His advisor was Prof. August Witt.
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materials research display a high order of excellence and distinction. MRS seeks to recognize students of exceptional ability who “show promise for future substantial achievements in materials research.”
Tiffany Santos received honorable mention from the Association of
G R A D U A T E
encourage students whose academic achievements and current
of an Edible Photonic Crystal.”
Gianni Taraschi was named an MRS Gold Medal winner at the Fall 2002 meeting in Boston. These Awards are made to graduate students who authored or co-authored symposium papers which exemplify significant and timely research. Taraschi’s talk and paper, “SiGe-on-Insulator and Strained-Si-on-Insulator: Fabrication Obstacles and Solutions,” was co-authored by A.J. Pitera, L.M. McGill, Z. Cheng, M.L. Lee, T.A. Langdo, and E.A. Fitzgerald. The method pioneered and demonstrated in the paper is being reviewed by industry as a substrate fabrication technique for future high-performance electronics. Dr. Taraschi successfully defended his thesis in Dec. 2002 and received his Ph.D. from Course 3 in Feb. 2003. Another 2002 winner of MRS Graduate Student Presentation Gold Medal was Krystyn Van Vliet. Dr. Van Vliet graduated from Course 3 in Aug. 2002. Nicole Zacharia is the 2002 winner of the John Wulff Award for Excellence in Teaching.
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“In the future, we will see that nanoscience will produce the most
nanoscience to build the fastest
important technology ever created,” said Horst Stormer, 1998
and quietest transistors yet.
Nobel Laureate in Physics and Professor of Physics and Professor of Applied Physics at Columbia University and Adjunct Physics Director of Lucent Technologies. His talk, “Small Wonders: The World of NanoScience,” was this year's John Wulff Lecture for an audience of undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty.
However, while atoms can be moved and items can be built at this scale, “true science is selfassembly at the nanoscale,” said Stormer. He concluded by say-
While he was in town, Stormer took the opportunity to drop by the
ing, “Mother Nature is a master
Magnet Lab, site of some of the research which led to his Nobel
of this. We are still freshmen.”
Prize. He pointed out that he had been looking for signs of an electron crystal but discovered the fractional quantum Hall effect. “Don't throw those accidents out,” he cautioned, “they can be very important.”
The Wulff Lecture honors Prof. John Wulff, a DMSE professor from 1937 to 1973 and the first instructor of 3.091, Introduction to Solid State Chemistry. The only
He explained that materials properties are determined at the
restriction given to the Wulff Lecturers is to entertain while com-
nanoscale and that manipulation at this scale is like using “the most
municating the state-of-the-art to undergraduates. Prof. Stormer
fantastic Lego set in the universe.” Researchers have used
ably met the challenge.
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