Prof. Matthew A. Willard
Education
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
BS Materials Science and Engineering, 1995
MS Materials Science and Engineering, 1997
PhD Materials Science and Engineering, 2000
Professional Appointments
Case Western Reserve University, Materials Science and Engineering, Cleveland, OH
2018 – present Associate Professor (tenured), Materials Science & Engineering
2013 – present Faculty Director, Case Metals Processing Lab
2012 – 2018 Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Multifunctional Materials Branch, Washington, DC
2010 – 2012 Head, Magnetic Materials & Nanostructures Section
2003 – 2010 Research Metallurgist
2000 – 2003 National Research Council Postdoctoral Associate
Awards and Honors
Research Awards
2015 Brimacombe Metalist (TMS)
2014 IEEE Senior Membership
2012 NAS Japan-U.S. Kavli Frontiers of Science (Participant)
2012 NAE U.S. Frontiers of Engineering (Speaker)
2009 Alan Berman Research Publication Awards (NRL)
2006 Technology Transfer Royalty Award (NRL)
2004 Alan Berman Research Publication Awards (NRL)
1999 Graduate Student Gold Medal Award (MRS)
1997 Full member Sigma Xi Honor Research Society
Teaching and Mentoring Awards
2017 Undergraduate Teaching Award (CSE/CWRU)
2015 Reinventing Education – Semifinalist (Wharton School, Univ. Penn.)
2014-15 Glennan Fellowship (CWRU)