K.C. Taylor Assumes Duties as 1987 MRS President
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Kathleen C. Taylor assumed the post of MRS President on January 1, 1987 and will & lead the Society for the 1987 calendar year. Taylor has been active in MRS since the mid-1970s, serving as meeting chair for the 1979 MRS A n n u a l Meeting a n d as symposium organizer for that year's symp o s i u m on C a t a l y s t P r e p a r a t i o n a n d Maintenance of Catalyst Activity. Taylor w a s i n s t r u m e n t a l in m a i n t a i n i n g the sound financial operation of the Society during a period of very rapid evolution and growth. She served as Treasurer for five years (1980-1984), Councillor for five years (1978-1979 and 1983-1985), 1985 Second Vice President, and 1986 First Vice President. She also established the MRS Graduate Student Award Program in 1980 and served on the Select Committee for Establishment of MRS Headquarters. In addition to her MRS activities, she has held n u m e r o u s positions with the American Chemical Society and the Michigan Catalysis Society. She is a member of the Air Pollution Control Association and the Society of Automotive Engineers and serves on the advisory board of Environmental Science and Technology. Taylor is a member of various committees, including the National Research Council's Committee on Toxicology of the Commission on Life Sciences, the National Science Found a t i o n ' s Materials Research A d v i s o r y Committee, the U.S. National Committee for the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, and Panel 5 on Education of the national Materials Science and Engineering Study. She is the author of numerous scientific papers and is a frequently invited speaker/chair of professional scientific symposia/workshops. Taylor, w h o holds a PhD in physical chemistry from Northwestern University, joined General Motors Research Laboratories in 1970, where she is currently head of the Physical Chemistry Department. She has also been head of the Environmental Science Department, and group leader and senior research chemist in the Physical Chemistry Department. Taylor sees 1987 as a challenging year for the Society, a year in. which important decisions must be weighed to maintain a care.fiul balance of demands on resources to ensure cost-effective activities and services to the membership. Journal of Materials Research, rapidly growing local sections » i and student chapter activities, as well as cooperative efforts with interna'tionaHprofessional materials groups will-provide a myriad of opportunities for the mernbersh'ip this year. "Kathy's past contributions have feeen monumental and have greatly influenced the Society as we know it today, " e m p h a sized-1986 MRS President Gordon E. Pike.
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"Her strong sense of the goals and needs of the membership will make her tenure as P r e s i d e n t a p r o g r e s s i v e o n e , " he added. "The Executive Committee looks forward to working with her during a year which is sure to be another important period of advancement and service to the materi
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