Dean Williams named Fellow of Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining
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David B. Williams, Monte Ahuja Endowed Dean’s Chair and dean of The Ohio State University College of Engineering, has been named Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3).
Based in the UK, IOM3 is a major international institution with 18,000 members which promotes and develops all aspects of materials science and engineering, and acts as a leading authority in the worldwide materials and mining community.
A native of Leeds, England, Williams holds BA, MA, PhD and ScD degrees from the University of Cambridge. He is a strong advocate for excellence in education and research, and is co-author and editor of 11 textbooks and conference proceedings, and author or co-author of more than 400 publications on the application of electron microscopy to studies of metals and alloys. Williams is a Fellow of three other international societies and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
Prior to joining Ohio State, Williams served as the fifth president of the University of Alabama in Huntsville from 2007 to 2011. Before joining UA Huntsville, Williams spent 31 years at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa., where he served as professor of materials science and engineering, chair of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and vice provost for research. In addition, he also directed Lehigh’s Electron Microscope Laboratory and the Microscopy School, long considered the world leader in electron microscopy education.
Based in the UK, IOM3 is a major international institution with 18,000 members which promotes and develops all aspects of materials science and engineering, and acts as a leading authority in the worldwide materials and mining community.
A native of Leeds, England, Williams holds BA, MA, PhD and ScD degrees from the University of Cambridge. He is a strong advocate for excellence in education and research, and is co-author and editor of 11 textbooks and conference proceedings, and author or co-author of more than 400 publications on the application of electron microscopy to studies of metals and alloys. Williams is a Fellow of three other international societies and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
Prior to joining Ohio State, Williams served as the fifth president of the University of Alabama in Huntsville from 2007 to 2011. Before joining UA Huntsville, Williams spent 31 years at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa., where he served as professor of materials science and engineering, chair of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and vice provost for research. In addition, he also directed Lehigh’s Electron Microscope Laboratory and the Microscopy School, long considered the world leader in electron microscopy education.
