Newswise — Marc André Meyers' extensive research and dynamic discoveries in the materials science and engineering field over the past 38 years has earned him the 2010 Acta Materialia Materials and Society Award. A longtime member of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS), Meyers is a professor at the University of California, San Diego.
Each year, the Board of Governors of Acta Materialia, Inc. recognizes individuals who have contributed to materials science through their careers, or made a major impact on society through materials technology. The Materials and Society Award recognizes an individual who has contributed to the understanding of relations between materials technology and society, and/or has made contributions to materials technology that has had a major impact on society.
Since 1972, Meyers has worked on the dynamic behavior of materials in dynamic processing and failure, and dynamic and shock response of materials. In 2000, he expanded his research to biological materials and ultrafine grained and nanocrystalline metals. Meyers focuses on the mechanical behavior of these materials and has made discoveries that have earned press recognition.
Meyers received a degree in mechanical engineering from the Federal University of Minas Gerais and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in materials science and metallurgy from the University of Dever. Prior to joining the University of California, San Diego, he served as advisor to the director in the Materials Science Division in the U.S. Army Research office. Meyers also worked as subject editor for the Encyclopedia of Materials Science and Technology, Elsevier’s Global Effect of 2001 and as a visiting scientist at the Ministry of International Trade and Industry in Japan.
In addition to the Acta award, he has received many other honors, including the TMS Structural Materials Division Distinguished Scientist/Engineer and Distinguished Service awards. He also is the TMS representative to Brazilian Metallurgy, Materials, and Minerals Society (ABM).
About TMS
TMS is the professional organization encompassing the entire range of materials science and engineering, from minerals processing and primary metals production to basic research and the advanced applications of materials. Included among its 11,200 professional and student members are metallurgical and materials engineers, scientists, researchers, educators, and administrators from six continents. TMS is committed to environmental responsibility as we fulfill our mission to promote global science and engineering by going green at our headquarters, conferences, and through membership communication. Join us by reducing, reusing, and recycling. Visit: www.tms.org for more information.
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