Robert P. Frankenthal Named Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Materials Research
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Robert P. Frankenthal Named Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Materials Research Robert P. Frankenthal, materials Consul tant, has been named Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Materials Research (JMR), an international publication of the Materials Research Society (MRS). The Journal publishes original research articles and occasional invited reviews encompassing the synthesis, processing, characterization, properties, and theoretical description of materials. Frankenthal credits previous JMR editors-in-chief, Charles B. Duke (1986), Walter Brown (1987-1993), and Robert A. Laudise (1994-1998), for making the Journal a " l e a d i n g materials research publication, attracting outstanding contriburions from around the world." Frankenthal said that his goal in the Coming years is to make JMR an even more relevant publication while maintaining its Status as the premier archival Journal in the materials research field. He described several initiatives already taken during his one-year tenure as acting editor-in-chief. "First, publishing several larger issues has eliminated the backlog of manuscripts awaiting publication," he said. "Second, we are shortening the time from manuscript Submission to publication by actively reducing both the review time and the production time. Third, the entire Contents of JMR have recently been placed on-line on the MRS Website." He said that JMR's progress results from the work of the editorial board including two distinguished associate editors in Europe and Japan and nearly 40 principal editors throughout the world, and the editorial staff at MRS headquarters.
Robert P. Frankenthal A year ago, Frankenthal was asked to serve as acting editor-in-chief while Laudise was ill. Frankenthal said, "Bob died several months later, bringing an end to almost five years of distinguished leadership to JMR." The Editorial Search Committee, chaired by James B. Roberto of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, recommended Frankenthal to succeed Laudise. Roberto said, "During the past year, Bob has provided outstanding leadership for JMR. He has initiated numerous improvements in editorial policy and Journal Oper ations. This appointment will ensure the continuity of these improvements." Frankenthal is a Consultant on corrosion and reliability of electronic materials and devices. He was a Distinguished Member of Technical Staff at Bell Laboratories, Lucent Technologies (formerly AT&T) in Murray Hill, New Jersey, before retiring in 1996. His research interests h a v e
included the corrosion and reliability of electronic materials and devices; the cor rosion, passivation, and other surface ' properties of metals; physical and analytical electrochemistry; and surface analysis. After receiving his PhD degree in analytical chemistry from the University of Wisconsin in 1956—following his tenure as a Procter and Gamble Fellow during the 1954-1955 academic year—Frankenthal joined the Applied Research Laboratory of U.S. Steel to work on the corrosion of tin and tin plate. In 1960, he transferred to U.S. Steel's E.C. Bai
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