2018 MRS Fellows

Susmita Bose Washington State University

"For extraordinary scientific contributions toward hard tissue replacement using innovative hard ceramics and coatings as well as advanced manufacturing techniques using 3D printing and for contributions toward materials education."

Paul Braun University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

"For influential advances in the synthesis and characterization of 3D nanoscale and mesoscale architectures with new optical, electrochemical and thermal functionalities."

Robert Davis Carnegie Mellon University

"For scientific achievements leading to the ubiquitous use of silicon carbide and Group III nitrides in applications with beneficial societal impact and for selfless mentorship of numerous students and researchers."

Jürgen Eckert Montanuniversität Leoben

"For seminal contributions to the development of the underlying materials science and understanding of structure–property relationships in bulk metallic glasses, metallic glass composites and nanostructured metallic alloys."

Sossina M. Haile Northwestern University

"For advancing fundamental understanding of oxide electrochemistry and thermochemistry as relevant to sustainable energy technologies, and for her leadership in engaging an international community of materials researchers."

Ali Khademhosseini University of California, Los Angeles

"For pioneering contributions at the interface of biomaterials, engineering and biology, specifically to applications of micro- and nanoengineered biomaterials for regenerative medicine."

Martin Kuball University of Bristol

"For pioneering contributions to the characterization of heat transport in ultrahigh thermal conductivity materials and their integration into microwave and power electronics."

Michael McGehee Stanford University

"For advancing the understanding of organic and perovskite semiconductors including pioneering research on using these materials in solar cells."

David Mitzi Duke University

"For groundbreaking research in solution–processed inorganic and hybrid inorganic–organic semiconductors, and for their application for energy conversion and high-performance electronics."

Larry Nagahara Johns Hopkins University

"For leadership and service that stimulated involvement by the materials community in biomedical applications, and for pioneering contributions to nanosensors, molecular electronics and scanning probe microscopy."

Rajesh Naik Air Force Research Laboratory

"For seminal contributions to the science and technology of biological materials including exceptional leadership and advocacy of biological materials research in the U.S. Department of Defense and the Materials Research Society."

Xiaoqing Pan University of California, Irvine

"For pioneering the development and innovative application of atomic resolution transmission electron microscopy and in situ techniques, leading to understanding ferroelectricity, domain dynamics and catalytic reactions."

Ganpati Ramanath Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

"For developing creative approaches to realize new nanomaterials via chemically directed nanostructure synthesis and assembly, and for tailoring interfaces in electronics and energy applications using molecular nanolayers."

Elsa Reichmanis Georgia Institute of Technology

"For identification of critical process–structure–property relationships governing the performance of polymer-based electronic materials."

Tae Yeon Seong Korea University

"For significant contributions to advancing the characterization and processing of compound semiconductor materials including their use in optoelectronic devices."

Bethanie Stadler University of Minnesota

"For distinguished service to materials research and for pioneering work in magneto-photonics integration and magnetic nanowire devices that enable far-reaching applications of fundamental science to improve the quality of life."