MRS Establishes David Turnbull Lectureship

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MRS Members Elect 1992 Officers, Councillors In the yearly élections held this past September, MRS members elected eight colleagues to leadership positions in the MRS Council. Newly elected as MRS officers are First Vice Président and Président Elect, S. Thomas Picraux, Second Vice Président John C. Bravman, and Secretary Lynn A. Boatner. The six newly elected Councillors include Aaron N. Bloch, R.P.H. Chang, Russell R. Chianelli, Robert Hull, Carol M. Jantzen, and Paul S. Peercy. Previously elected First Vice Président in 1991, G. Slade Cargill automatically becomes the 1992 MRS Président. Also in 1992, Charles B. Duke continues as Treasurer in his two-year position, and 1991 Président James B. Roberto serves as Immédiate Past Président. 1992 MRS Officers Président G. Slade Cargill III (1992) IBM T.J. Watson Research Center Immédiate Past Président James B. Roberto (1992) Oak Ridge National Laboratory

First Vice Président (Président Elect) * S. Thomas Picraux (1992) Sandia National Laboratories Second Vice Président * John C. Bravman (1992) Stanford University Secretary * Lynn A. Boatner (1993) Oak Ridge National Laboratory Treasurer Charles B. Duke (1992) Xerox Webster Research Center 1992 MRS Councillors John E.E. Baglin (1992) IBM Almaden Research Center * Aaron N. Bloch (1994) Columbia University * R.P.H. Chang (1994) Northwestern University * Russell R. ChianeUi (1994) Exxon Research and Engineering Company Mildred S. Dresselhaus (1992) Massachusetts Instirute of Technology

Gregory C. Farrington (1993) University of Pennsylvania J. Murray Gibson (1992) University of Hlinois-Urbana * Robert Hull (1994) AT&T Bell Laboratories * Carol M. Jantzen (1994) Westinghouse Savannah River Company Edward J. Kramer (1992) Cornell University * Paul S. Peercy (1994) Sandia National Laboratories Julia M. Phillips (1993) AT&T Bell Laboratories Rustum Roy (1993) Pennsylvania State University Frans Spaepen (1992) Harvard University Cari V Thompson (1993) Massachusetts Institute of Technology * Newly Elected (Tenu of office expitvs at aid ofycnr hidiaitcd in fxircnlhcsis.)

MRS Establishes David Turnbull Lectureship The Materials Research Society recently approved establishment of the David Turnbull Lectureship. This yearly award will recognize the career of a scientist who has made outstanding contributions to understanding materials phenomena and properties through research, writing, and lecturing, as exemplified by the life work of David Turnbull. The Lectureship will also be a means to provide lectures of exceptional quality and scientific significance for the MRS Fall Meeting as well as, possibly, MRS Section and University Chapter meetings. The Turnbull Lecturer will receive a $2,000 honorarium and a citation plaque. The award will include travel expenses to the MRS meeting at which the Turnbull Lecture is given and also additional funds to enable the récipient to speak as the Turnbull Lecturer for MRS Sections and University Chapters. Plans are to name the first David Turnbull Lecturer at the 1992 MRS Fall Meeting and no