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Gary L. Messing Named Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Materials Research Gary L. Messing of The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) has been named editor-in-chief of the Journal of Materials Research (JMR), an archival monthly publication of the Materials Research Society. Over the past 23 years, JMR has published articles, rapid communications, and reviews addressing more than 150 different topics on materials synthesis and processing, microstructure, and properties. Messing succeeds Gordon E. Pike, Sandia National Laboratories, who is retiring after eight years of distinguished service as JMR editor-in-chief. The 2009 MRS President, Shefford P. Baker, speaking on behalf of the Search Committee and Board of Directors, said, “In Gary Messing we have found the ideal editor-in-chief to take JMR to new levels of excellence and build upon the foundation built by Gordon Pike, who in the past eight years has made monumental advances in improving the quality and technical scope of JMR. Dr. Messing brings with him years of experience editing respected journals, and we look forward to watching JMR continue to grow and develop under his leadership.” Messing brings a strong record of editorial accomplishment and leadership experience to his new role at MRS. He was co-editor of the Journal of the
Gary L. Messing American Ceramic Society (1993–1998) and editor-in-chief of Ceramics International and principal editor of Materials Letters (2003–2009). He has co-organized the International Ceramic Processing Science Conference with Professor Shin-ichi Hirano of Nagoya University since 1986, and he has published over 250 papers and co-edited 13 books on various aspects of ceramic processing. Messing is Distinguished Professor of Ceramic Science and Engineering and head of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University. He served as director of the
Materials Research Laboratory at Penn State, and was founding director of the NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research Center on Particulate Materials at Penn State. Messing received his BS degree (1973) in ceramic engineering at the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University and his PhD degree (1977) in materials science and engineering at the University of Florida. Messing has received numerous awards for his research and leadership in the field of ceramics including the Richard M. Fulrath Pacific Award and he gave the Robert M. Sosman Memorial Lecture of the American Ceramic Society (ACerS). He was elected Fellow of the American Ceramic Society in 1990, served on its Board of Directors for many years and was later elected president. In 1999 he was elected to the World Academy of Ceramics. In 2003 he was recognized as one of the most “Highly Cited Researchers” in materials and was honored with the International Award of the European Ceramic Society for his international collaborations. In 2005 he received the Outstanding Educator Award of the Ceramic Education Council of ACerS. He served as chair of the University Mate
