Jim Williams

• PhD, University of Washington, 1968.
  Major: Metallurgical Engineering
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  MS, University of Washington, 1964.
  Major: Metallurgical Engineering
• BS, University of Washington, 1962.Major: 
  Metallurgical Engineering

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• 2012 - pres Distinguished Research Professor, University of North Texas, Materials Science & Engineering (part time)
• 2010 - pres Professor and Honda Chair Emeritus, The Ohio State Univ. Dept. of Materials Science and Engr.
• 2004 - 10 Professor and Honda Chair, The Ohio State Univ. Dept. of Materials Science and Engr.
• 2001 - 04 Dean of Engineering and Honda Chair, The Ohio State University
• 1999 - 01 Professor and Honda Chair, The Ohio State Univ. Dept. of Materials Science and Engr.
• 1999 Visiting Professor, Technical University of Hamburg-Harburg, Hamburg Germany (Feb. until mid-June)
• 1988 - 99 General Manager, Materials and Process Engineering Department, G.E. Aircraft Engines, Cincinnati, OH.
• 1983 - 88 Dean of Carnegie Institute of Tech. (CIT), the Engineering. College of Carnegie Mellon Univ.
• 1981 - 83 President of Mellon Institute (a wholly owned industrial research subsidiary of Carnegie Mellon Univ.)
• 1975 - 81 Associate Professor and Professor, Department of Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science, Carnegie Mellon University (Promoted to Professor in 1977)
• 1974 - 75 Program Development Manager, Structural Materials, Rockwell Science Center, Thousand Oaks, CA
• 1974 Program Manager, Interdivisional Technology Programs, North American Aerospace Group, Rockwell International, El Segundo, CA.
• 1970 - 74 Group Leader Physical Metallurgy, Rockwell Int’l Science Center, Thousand Oaks, CA.
• 1968 - 70 Member of the Technical Staff, Rockwell Int’l Science Center, Thousand Oaks, CA.
• 1964 - 67 Lead Engineer, Failure Analysis Group, Commercial Airplane Division, The Boeing Company, Seattle, WA.
• 1962 Engineering Aide, Quality Laboratory, Aerospace Div., The Boeing Co., Seattle, WA.

Recent Professional Activities

• 2005 - 2007 Chair of Congressionally mandated review of National Nanotechnology Initiative conducted under auspices on The National Research Council. Report: "A Matter of Size"
• 2009 – Member Panel on Air and Ground Vehicle Technology, National Research Council.
• 2009 – Member, Panel on NIST Materials Science and Engineering, National Research Council.
• 2010 – Member of Materials Capability Review Committee, Los Alamos National Laboratory
• 2001 – 2009 Member Technology Advisory Committee, Pratt & Whitney

• 2012, Guest Professor, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
• 2012, Champion H. Mathewson Award of TMS (together with Adam Pilchak and Robert Williams).
• 2011, Elected Distinguished Life Member of ASM International
• 2011, Henry Marion Howe Medal of ASM International (together with Adam Pilchak and Robert Williams)
• 2010, Elected an Honorary Member of the Japan Institute of Metals
• 2010, ASTM Committee B10 Russ Ogden Award
• 2010, Diamond Award, Univ. of Washington College of Engineering
• 2010, James Douglas Gold Medal of AIME
• 2009, Ian Polmear Lecturer, University of Monash
• 2009, Honorary Professor, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
• 2008, Peter and Claire Scott Award for Excellence in Engineering Education, OSU College of Engineering
• 2008, Institute of Metals Lecturer and Robert F. Mehl Medal, TMS Annual Meeting
• 2007, Distinguished Lecturer on Excellence in Engineering Education, Dayeh University, Taiwan
• 2005, Hsun Lee Lecturer, Institute for Metals Research, Shenyang, China
• 2004, CS Barrett Silver Medal and Lecture, Colorado School of Mines.
• 2003, G E Aircraft Engines Propulsion Hall of Fame
• 2003, International Titanium Association Achievement Award
• 2002, Univ. of Washington Alumni Service Award, Materials Dept.
• 2002, TMS Application to Practice Award
• 2002, Alpha Sigma Mu Lecturer
• 2000, Life Member, Alpha Sigma Mu National Metallurgical Honorary Fraternity
• 1999, Campbell Lecturer of ASM
• 1998, Elected as Fellow TMS-AIME
• 1997, Distinguished Materials and Society Lecturer of ASM and TMS-AIME
• 1994, Spirit Award – Prairie A&M University
• 1993, TMS-AIME Leadership Award
• 1992, ASM Gold Medal
• 1992, Univ. of Washington College of Engineering Alumni Achievement Award
• 1987, Elected to National Academy of Engineering
• 1983, Elected as Fellow of ASM