Newswise — January 19, 2016 – Warrendale, PA (USA): The new principal editor of the Metallurgical and Materials Transactions (Met Trans) family of journals will be Tresa M. Pollock, an internationally recognized leader in the science and technology of advanced structural alloys with applications in the aerospace, energy and automotive industries. The Alcoa Professor and chair, Department of Materials, University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), Pollock will begin her editorship on September 1, 2016, working alongside current principal editor, David Laughlin, through the end of 2016 when he steps down from the position. Laughlin, the Alcoa Professor of Physical Metallurgy at Carnegie Mellon University, has led Met Trans as principal editor since 1987. Pollock likewise has a long association with Met Trans, having served as an associate editor since 1997.
Jointly published by TMS and ASM International, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions was founded as the Metallurgical Transactions journal in 1970, and has since expanded to encompass three highly respected, peer-reviewed archival journals for metallurgy and materials science. Met Trans A is a monthly publication focused on physical metallurgy and materials science. Met Trans B publishes contributions bi-monthly on the theoretical and engineering aspects of the processing of metals and other materials. Launched in 2014, Met Trans E is a quarterly journal exploring the science of materials being investigated or applied to address unique aspects of current and emerging energy technologies.
James J. Robinson, TMS Executive Director, commented that Pollock’s appointment as the new principal editor has “clearly poised Met Trans to go from one Golden Age to another.” Robinson also praised Laughlin’s long-time leadership, saying, “Within our science and engineering community, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions has stood, literally for decades, as a pinnacle publishing destination for our field. This is in no small part attributable to the clear and consistent leadership and editorial vision of David Laughlin and the vast team of contributors that he has assembled. The importance of the effort that he has put toward Met Trans cannot be overestimated.”
“It is exciting and gratifying that another long-time member of David’s editorial team—Tresa Pollock—will succeed him as editor in chief,” Robinson continued. “There is no doubt that A, B, and E under Tresa will not just retain, but grow their reputations as capstone publishing destinations.”
Pollock launched her professional career at GE Aircraft Engines, where she developed advanced superalloys for gas turbine engines. In 1991, she joined the materials science and engineering faculty at Carnegie Mellon University, later moving to the University of Michigan in 2000, where she held the L.H. and F.E. Van Vlack Professorship of Materials Science and Engineering. She joined the Materials Department at UCSB in 2010. Pollock’s current interests span mechanical and environmental performance of materials in extreme environments, unique high temperature materials processing paths, ultrafast laser-material interactions, alloy design, and 3-D materials characterization. She received her bachelor’s degree from Purdue University and holds a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Within her realms of expertise, Pollock has organized numerous international meetings and symposia and authored more than 260 publications. She also holds three patents and is a highly sought invited speaker. She is widely regarded as a thought leader on issues of critical importance to the field and has contributed to an array of national initiatives on these topics. Most notably, Pollock was chair of the committee that produced the groundbreaking study, Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME): A Transformational Discipline for Improved Competitiveness and National Security, released by the National Research Council of the National Academies in 2008. This study would serve to identify the tremendous potential of ICME in accelerating materials and manufacturing innovation.
Pollock’s numerous awards and honors include election to the National Academy of Engineering in 2005 and induction as a TMS Fellow in 2009 “for seminal contributions in the understanding of high temperature alloys, and for distinguished leadership in materials education and the materials profession.” She is also the 2005 TMS President—the first female to hold that office. Her extensive volunteer leadership with TMS includes a term on the Board of Directors as Director/Chair of the Structural Materials Division.
For additional information on the Metallurgical and Materials Transactions family of publications, visit the TMS Met Trans home page.
About TMS The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) is a member-driven international professional society dedicated to fostering the exchange of learning and ideas across 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 nearly 13,000 professional and student members are metallurgical and materials engineers, scientists, researchers, educators, and administrators from more than 70 countries on six continents. For more information on TMS, visit www.tms.org.
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