In Memoriam: Rustum Roy
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In Memoriam: Rustum Roy
the dean. In less than eight years, the SST program was turning out more PhD graduates than any department on campus. Co-founder of the In 1962, the first stand-alone “InMaterials Research Society terdisciplinary Laboratory for Materi(1924–2010) als Research” was created as a faculty tenure-granting unit. Roy was appointed director, where he served for 23 years. During his tenure, the MRL attracted top international scientists across a range of disciplines and Penn State was to beustum Roy, co-founder of the age 17) and his MSc degree in physical come a landmark in scientific education Materials Research Society, died on chemistry at Patna University, and started and research. August 26, 2010 at State College, Pennresearch on the most “useful” mineral reFollowing the founding of MRS sylvania. He was 86 years old. source of the region—mica. (which had its first home at Penn State; In 1973, along with Harry Gatos, Mark In 1945, Roy was among 80 students Ernest Hawk as its first staff person, folMyers, Ken Jackson, and numerous colselected for overseas training. In 1946 he lowed by John B. Ballance, executive leagues, Roy co-founded the Materials was assigned to study mineral-chemistry director), the success of MRS meetings Research Society. He left a permanent at Penn State. Roy’s goal was to absorb was dramatic and the size of the meetings mark on the materials field, starting with the best of U.S. culture, and its science, grew rapidly. One of Roy’s major impacts fundamentals, phase diagrams and crysto take home to serve India. on the MRS activities was the generation tal chemistry, the sol-gel process, hydroFate intervened when he met Della of a large number of sequential symposia thermal reaction, microwave processing, Martin, a graduate student who was on “The Scientific Basis of Nuclear Waste nucleation in glass, and the emerging field assigned to share the same laboratory Management,” which had a major influof water science, as well as resonance efwith Roy. He received his PhD degree ence on the field. fects in condensed matter. on June 7th and they were married on Roy’s research continued to advance Roy was associated with the PennsylJune 8th, 1948. Roy remained at Penn the boundaries of science and technolvania State University (Penn State) for State in order to work with his mentor, ogy up to the present, including semi65 years as a graduate student and facE.F. Osborn, and within a year had denal research in the emerging field of ulty member, interrupted for one year in veloped the conceptual basis and first water science. which he was assigned In addition to scientific reto the National Ceramic search, a hallmark of all his Laboratory in Calcutta. activity was his dedication to At Penn State Roy held breaking artificial boundaries positions as Evan Pugh in order to integrate science, Professor of the Solid religion, education, health, State (the University’s art, and social action for huhighest honor); as Proman benefit. He chaired for fessor of Science, Techmany years the Science
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