Our Distinguished Faculty

An unusual fracture pattern within a Zirconia-Zirconia Composite (the longitudinal dimension is 25microns).

The department boasts a distinguished and hard-working faculty. All of the professors have research support from national or international agencies. In 1995, Professor Richard Gambino was awarded the National Medal of Technology in a ceremony at the White House. Only one such award is made each year.

Many have been honored with fellowships from professional and learned societies such as ASM International (Herman, King, Berndt); the American Ceramic Society (Herman); the American Physical Society (Jona, Rafailovich); the Australian Institution of Engineers (Berndt); the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (Gambino); the U.K. Institute of Materials (King, Berndt); and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (King). Professor Larson has received more than a dozen awards from NASA for his research achievements. The faculty is also actively involved in editing journals and books, and many hold positions on editorial boards. Professor Herman was the editor-in-chief of the journal Materials Science & Engineering A, from 1983 until 1997. Professor Berndt edits the Journal of Thermal Spray Technology. Professor Jona's book on ferroelectric crystals has been declared a "citation classic" by the Institute for Scientific Information, in view of the enormous number of researchers who have referred to it in their own published work.

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