Tresa M. Pollock is ALCOA Distinguished Professor of Materials at the Department of Materials, University of California, Santa Barbara. Pollock is internationally recognised in the development of new materials systems, including alloys, 3D characterisation of structure and properties,[1][2] and development of integrated computation materials engineering.[2]
Tresa Pollock NAE, GASL | |
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 Pollock in 2016 | |
| Born | Tresa M. Pollock |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD) Purdue University (B.S.) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Metallurgy Microstructural Characterisation Materials science Nickel-based superalloys |
| Institutions | University of California, Santa Barbara |
| Doctoral advisor | Ali Argon |
| Website | https://materials.ucsb.edu/people/faculty/tresa-pollock |
Pollock was elected a member of the US National Academy of Engineering in 2005 for contributions to our understanding of the processing and performance of advanced metallic materials.[3] She is also a fellow of the Materials, Minerals and Mining Society.
Education
editPollock grew up in Ohio, near the Wright Patterson Air Force Base and was inspired to study Engineering by the experimental high tech aircraft at the base, as well as Amelia Earhart.[4] This motivated her to enroll at Purdue University as a first generation college student.[5] During her studies, Pollock was a co-op student with Allison Gas Turbine (now Rolls-Royce) in Indianapolis.[5] She completed her Bachelor of Science in Metallurgical Engineering in 1984.[6] For her doctoral studies, she worked with Ali S. Argon at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and completed her PhD in Materials Science in 1989.[6]
Research and career
editAfter her studies, Pollock worked at General Electric Aircraft Engines as a Materials Research Engineer from 1989 to 1991[7] and developed high temperature alloys for aircraft turbine engines.[6] In 1991, she moved to Carnegie Mellon University as a Professor.[7] During this time, she was also a Guest Scientist at General Electric.[2] In 2000, Pollock moved to University of Michigan and took up the L.H and F.E. Van Vlack Professorship in Materials Science and Engineering.[2][7] In 2010, Pollock moved to University of California, Santa Barbara where she presently works as a Distinguished Professor of Materials and the Alcoa Chair.[7] At the University of California at Santa Barbara, Pollock Directs the Microscopy and Microanalysis Facility.[8] Pollock is a pioneer in the use of femtosecond lasers for 3D tomography of materials.[6][9] Pollock also acts as Chair of the Scientific Advisory Board for MAPP (a UK consortium for advanced materials processing).[10]
Awards and recognition
edit1992 Young Investigator Award, National Science Foundation[2][5]
1995 ASM Bradley Stoughton Award[2][5]
1997 Outstanding Materials Engineering, Purdue University, USA[2][5]
1997-2015 Associate Editor, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions Journals[2]
1999 ASM Silver Medal Research Award[2]
2005 Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences[2]
2005 Lee Husn Award, Chinese Academy of Sciences[2]
2005 TSM Magnesium Technology Award[2]
2005 Member, US-National Academy of Engineering[2]
2005-2006 President of the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society.[5][6]
2007 ASM Jeffries Lecture[2]
2009 AIME Raymond Award[2]
2005 Elected to the U.S. National Academy of Engineering[2][6]
2009 Fellow of TMS and ASM International[2][6][11]
2011 TMS Structural Materials Distinguished Service Award[9]
2012 ASM International Gold Medal[9]
2013 TMS-ASM Joint Distinguished Lectureship in Materials and Society[9]
2015 Acta Materialia Holloman Award in Materials and Society[9]
2015 Member, German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina[2]
2016 Principal Editor of Metallurgical and Materials Transactions[6][7]
2018 Morris Cohen Award[1][12][13]
2018 AIME Honorary membership[13][14]
2018 Alexander Scott Distinguished Service Award[13]
2019 AIME Champion H. Mathewson Award[15]
2021 Institute of Metals/Robert Franklin Mehl Award[16]
References
edit- ^ a b "Morris Cohen Award". www.tms.org. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Curriculum Vitae Prof. Dr. Tresa Pollock" (PDF). www.leopoldina.org. German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-12-09. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ^ "Dr. Tresa M. Pollock". NAE Website. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
- ^ "Tresa Pollock: Making Materials that Matter". impactmania. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
- ^ a b c d e f "Tresa M. Pollock". College of Engineering - Purdue University. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Dr. Tresa Pollock, University of California Santa Barbara". Materials Science and Engineering. 12 August 2013. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
- ^ a b c d e "Tresa Pollock - UCSB". 2015-06-12.
- ^ "Tresa Pollock | Materials Research Facilities Network". www.mrfn.org. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
- ^ a b c d e "Prof. Dr. Tresa M. Pollock - AcademiaNet". www.academia-net.org. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
- ^ MAPP. "Professor Tresa Pollock (Chair) | Scientific Advisory Board | The Team | MAPP". mapp.ac.uk. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
- ^ "Tresa Pollock Elected TMS Fellow — UMich MSE". www.mse.engin.umich.edu. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
- ^ "Tresa Pollock receives TMS 2018 Morris Cohen Award". Materials Engineering - Purdue University. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
- ^ a b c "A Trifecta of Honors". The UCSB Current. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
- ^ "Tresa M. Pollock | AIME". aimehq.org. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
- ^ "AIME Champion H. Mathewson Award". www.tms.org. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
- ^ "Institute of Metals/Robert Franklin Mehl Award". www.tms.org. Retrieved 2021-10-17.