Dr. Khershed P. Cooper, a
scientist
at the Naval Research Laboratory, received ASM
International's
Burgess Memorial Award for 2000-01. Dr. Cooper
was cited for
"his contributions to the fields of liquid
metal atomization,
superplastic behavior of high carbon steels
and artificial diamond
planarization."
The award is given to a member
of the Washington, DC Chapter in recognition of outstanding
achievements
in the field of metallurgy, materials or mechanics
made within
the 5-year period prior to the award. It is named
after the founder
and first chairman, George Kimball Burgess
who was also the first
Chief of the Metallurgy Division at the
National Bureau of Standards
(now NIST). The Burgess Memorial
Award is the highest award for
scientific achievement given by
the chapter. Dr. Cooper received
the award on March 13,
2001.
Dr. Cooper is
a metallurgist
in the Materials Science and Technology Division
at NRL where
he develops research programs in alloy development
and metals
processing. He also serves as a Program Officer
Detailee in the
Industrial and Corporate Programs Department at
ONR where he
develops and manages programs in Materials
Processing and Manufacturing.
He is also a member of the
NRL/ONR Navy Working Group on Nanotechnology
(NWGN) helping to
formulate programs in nanomaterials and nanostructures.
Dr.
Cooper is a member of Sigma Xi, Alpha Sigma Mu, ASM International
and TMS. He has served as an Advisor, Chairman and Treasurer
of
the Washington DC Chapter of ASM International.
Dr. Cooper obtained his MS and
PhD degrees from the University of Wisconsin in Madison, WI.
He
specialized in Foundry Technology and Rapid Solidification
Processing. Dr. Cooper has made over 50 technical presentations
at international conferences, of which more than 20 were invited.
He also served as an invited panelist for ASME. He has published
over 60 technical papers, reports and articles, and edited one
book. Dr. Cooper has served on several proposal review panels
for ONR, NASA, NSF and DARPA.
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