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Published as SubjectWilliam W. Mullins
Dates
March 5, 1927 – April 22, 2001
Authorized Form of Name
Mullins, William W.
Biography
Abstract
William Mullins was University Professor of Applied Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University. Other institutional affiliations included Westinghouse Electric Corporation. His research interests included grain-boundary motion, thermal grooving, surface melting, scratch decay on surfaces,thermodynamics of crystalline solids, and energy barriers for shape changes of crystals with facets and nonequilibrium morphologies.
Important Dates
March 5, 1927Birth, Boonville (Ind.).
1949Obtained PhB in Physics, University of Chicago, Chicago (Ill.).
1951Obtained MS in Physics, University of Chicago, Chicago (Ill.).
1955Obtained PhD in Physics, University of Chicago, Chicago (Ill.).
1955 – 1960Research Physicist (1955-1959) and Advisory Physicist (1959-1960), Westinghouse Research Laboratories, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Pittsburgh (Pa.).
1956 – 1960Adjunct Professor, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (Pa.).
1960 – 1970Associate Professor of Metallurgical Engineering (1960-1963); Professor of Metallurgical Engineering (1963-1966); Chair, Department of Metallurgy and Materials Science (1963-1966); and Dean, College of Engineering (1966-1970), Carnegie Institute of Technology, Pittsburgh (Pa.).
1970 – 2001University Professor of Applied Sciences (1970-2001) and Director, Center for Joining Materials (1981-1985), Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh (Pa.).
1984Member, National Academy of Sciences.
April 22, 2001Death.
Occupation
Materials scientist.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Subjects
Relationships
People
Family
Mullins, Garrick Russell
Son.
Mullins, June B., 1927-
Wife. Married in 1948.
Mullins, Oliver C.
Son.
Mullins, Ruth Wilson
Mother.
Mullins, Thomas Clinton
Father.
Mullins, Timothy Bonner
Son.
Mullins, William Wilson
Son.
Colleagues
Biondi, Manfred Anthony, 1924-
Both employed at Westinghouse Electric Corporation.
Both employed at Carnegie-Mellon University.
Both employed at Westinghouse Electric Corporation.
Both employed at Carnegie Institute of Technology.
Holstein, Theodore David, 1915-1985
Both employed at Westinghouse Electric Corporation.
Both employed at Westinghouse Electric Corporation.
Both employed at Westinghouse Electric Corporation.
Both employed at Westinghouse Electric Corporation.
Both employed at Westinghouse Electric Corporation.
Both employed at Carnegie-Mellon University.
Both employed at Carnegie-Mellon University.
Institutions
Major Positions
Carnegie Institute of Technology. College of Engineering
Associate Professor and Professor of Metallurgical Engineering; Chair, Department of Metallurgy and Materials Sciences; and Dean, College of Engineering.
Carnegie-Mellon University. Department of Materials Science and Engineering
University Professor of Applied Sciences and Director, Center for Joining Materials.
University of Pittsburgh. Department of Physics
Adjunct Professor.
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Research Physicist and Advisory Physicist, Westinghouse Research Laboratories.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
Member.
University of Chicago. Department of Physics
Obtained PhB (1949), MS (1951), and PhD (1955).
Resources
Published Resources
Subject
"William W. Mullins: 1927-2001" National Academy of Sciences biographical memoir.