Jian Wang receives TMS MPMD Distinguished Scientist/Engineer Award

Jian Wang, professor of mechanical and materials engineering, has been selected as the recipient of the 2022 The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) MPMD Distinguished Scientist/Engineer Award. The award was presented at the TMS 2022 Annual Meeting & Exhibition, which was held Feb. 27-March 3 in Anaheim, California.

"This is a highly prestigious award which recognizes my efforts in understanding structure-properties relations of structural materials," Wang said. "This award will continuously encourage and inspire me to conduct the cutting-edge research in the field of materials science and engineering, and serve our society."

The Distinguished Scientist/Engineer Award recognizes an individual who has made a long-lasting contribution to the design, syntheses, processing, and performance of engineering materials, with significant industrial applications.

The award citation states that Wang was selected for "Excellent contributions to revealing the defects-microstructures-properties relations of metals using multiscale theoretical, experimental, and numerical approaches, especially for interface science & engineering and deformation twinning."