JimWilliamsResearch Professor EmeritusMember of National Academy of EngineeringMaterials Science and EngineeringFull-Time FacultyJames.Williams2@unt.edu614-330-1200Discovery Park E110

Full-Time FacultyMaterials Science and EngineeringFaculty Info | Accordion Heading Content Education PhD, University of Washington, 1968.Major: Metallurgical Engineering   MS, University of Washington, 1964.Major: Metallurgical Engineering BS, University of Washington, 1962.Major: Metallurgical Engineering Publications Please visit Faculty Info page and click "Publications" tab. Professional Experience 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 Honors and Awards 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