Biography:Bruce Chalmers

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Bruce Chalmers (October 15, 1907 – May 25, 1990) was a British-born and educated physicist, a metallurgy professor at Harvard University, a member of the National Academy of Science, an editor in chief of Progress in Materials Science, master of John Winthrop House at Harvard University. [1] [2] An award has been established in his name - the Bruce Chalmers Award by the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society.[3][2] The National Academies Press said that he had "a notable career as a scientist, educator and editor".[2] Harvard University called him "an authority in the field of metallurgy".[4]

Awards and Distinctions

  • the Saveur Award from the American Society of Metals[2]
  • the Clamer Medal from the Franklin Institute[2]
  • member of the National Academy of Sciences (1975)[2]
  • fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[2]

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