Michael F. Ashby - Curriculum Vitae

Ph.D Cambridge University, Cambridge, 1961 M.A. Cambridge University, Cambridge, 1959 B.A. Natural Science (Metallurgy), Cambridge, 1957 (First Class Honours) 1989-Present Royal Society Research Professor, Engineering Department, Cambridge University 1965-1989 Professor of Engineering, Cambridge University, Cambridge, U.K. 1966-1973 Professor of Applied Physics, Harvard University 1962-1965 Institute for Metal Physics, University of Göttingen, Germany A Cemal Eringen Medal, SES,USA,1999 Hirsch Lecturer, University of Oxford, Oxford, 1998 Platinum Medal, Institute of Materials, London, 1998 CBE, 1997 Honorary Doctorate, The Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal, 1996 The Körber Prize, 1996 Honorary Doctorate, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, 1995 Campbell Lecturer, American Society for Metals, 1994 Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1993 Fellow, Royal Academy of Engineering, U.K., 1993 Luigi Losana Medal of the Associazione Italiana di Metallurgia, 1993 Gold Medal of the Federation of European Materials Societies, 1993 Von Hippel Award of the Materials Research Society of the U.S.A., 1992 Hatfield Memorial Lecturer, Royal Society of Great Britain, 1992 Fellow, Institute of Metals, U.K., 1991 Honorary Life Member, Materials Research Society of the U.S., 1990 Foreign Member, US National Academy of Engineering, 1990 Honorary Degree, University of Leuven, Belgium, 1990 Honorary Life Member, Materials Research Society of India, 1990 Honorary Life Member, Société Française de Materiaux, 1990 Materials Medal of the Société Française de Materiaux, 1990 Paul Bergsoe Medal of the Danish Metallurgical Society, 1989 Hume-Rothery Award of the American Society for Metals, 1988 Acta Metallurgica Gold Medal, 1986 A. A. Griffiths Medal of the Metals Society, Great Britain, 1985 Armourers and Brasiers Medal of the Royal Society, 1985 Fellow, Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, 1985 Member, Göttingen Academy of Sciences, 1985 Mehl Medal of the American Society of Metals, 1983 Rosenhain Medal of the Metals Society, Great Britain, 1979 Fellow of the Royal Society, 1979 L. B. Pfeil Medal of the Metals Society, 1975 Honorary Degree, Harvard University, 1969 More than 200 papers on mechanisms of plasticity and fracture, on powder compaction, on mechanisms of wear, on methodologies for materials selection and the modelling of material-shaping processes, and on design. 15 Books, from introduction to materials science to advanced topics such as cellular materials