James Williams: Advancing Aerospace Through Material Design

Segment Synopsis:
00:00:14 Introduction
00:01:07 Growing Up in a Cow Town Surrounded by Scientists and Engineers
00:05:15 How a Camping Trip and a Brittle Hatchet Influenced Me to Pursue Metallurgical Engineering
00:10:45 Calculus, Marriage and No Sleep - My Time at the University of Washington
00:15:59 First Job as an Engineer at Boeing - Tackling Material Design Problems
00:19:25 Screening Titanium Alloys for Pre-crack Stress Corrosion Cracking Susceptibility
00:25:08 Boeing Scientific Research Laboratory - Using TEM to Study a Metal’s Microstructure
00:29:38 Returning to the University of Washington for a PhD on Phase Transformations in Alloys
00:35:12 Working at the Science Center - R&D for Aviation, Space, and Defense Applications
00:40:49 Metallurgy Group Leader - Consulting Research Divisions on Materials & Fracture Mechanics
00:46:10 Moving on from R&D in California to Academia in Pittsburgh
00:50:41 The Carnegie Tech & Mellon Institute Merger - Six Years as Dean of Engineering
00:57:27 Moving Back to Industry - General Manager of GE’s Materials Engineering Department
01:02:21 Exploring Alternative Materials for Engine Components at GE
01:05:57 Switching from the Aviation to the Automotive Industry - Starting a New Job at Ohio State
01:08:54 Short-term Move to Germany - Becoming the Dean of Engineering at Ohio State
01:12:40 Fundraising as Dean - Attracting Donors with Football Tickets
01:15:41 “Lecturing is an Activity, Teaching is an Outcome”
01:19:53 Professional Societies - Awards and Recognitions
01:22:49 Last-minute Words of Wisdom - Seek Support from Your Significant Other in Your Career
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Category
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Great video. What an interesting life.
Good lessons and well spoken.