2016 Outstanding Materials Engineer Award Class
The title of Outstanding Materials Engineer is conferred by the faculty of the Purdue University School of Materials Engineering, in recognition of excellence in some aspect of the field of Materials Science and Engineering or an affiliated profession as exemplified by leadership and accomplishments.
William Shelley II
B.S. MSE '97
M.S. MSE '99
Innovation Manager, RD&I, Wieland North America
In recognition of his demonstrated excellence in the areas of transitioning advanced ceramics materials to novel applications; the R&D of piezoelectric actuators for fuel injectors, piezoelectric ceramic composition development, and actuator development as well as design and testing of prototypes and scale up to production.
Yongho Sohn
PhD MSE '98
UCF Pegasus Professor and Lockheed Martin Professor of Engineering
In recognition of his demonstrated excellence in fundamental materials properties measurements and microstructural characterization of advanced materials and nuclear-related systems that directly impacts Materials Genome/Computational Materials Engineering database development, as well as developments for materials in thermal barrier and oxidation resistant coatings for advanced gas turbine applications, ternary Heusler alloys and powder-derived metal-matrix and ceramic-metal structural composites.
Brian Underwood
B.S. MSE '88
Manager and Owner, Whaleback SBG, LLC
In recognition of his demonstrated excellence in the entrepreneurship arena and leading innovative approaches to solving industrial and consumer problems in a wide range of industries.