Dr. John J. Mecholsky, Jr.

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Curriculum Vitae

Present Position

Professor: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611

Education

B.C.E. in Civil Engineering (1966): The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC
M.C.E. in Structural Engineering (1968): The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC
Ph.D. in Materials Science (1973): The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC

Professional Experience

1966 - 1967	Assistant Design Engineer	Naval Facilities Engineering Command
1967 - 1972	Structural Research Engineer	Naval Ship R&D Center
1972 - 1979	Ceramic Research Engineer	Naval Research Laboratory
1979 - 1984	Member of Technical Staff	Sandia National Laboratories
1984 - 1990	Associate Professor	Pennsylvania State University
1992(summer)	Visiting Faculty	Sandia National Laboratory

1995-1996	Associate Director of Materials	ONR London (sabbatical)
2000(summer)	Visiting Faculty	Sandia National Laboratory (NM)
2001(summer)	Visiting Faculty	Sandia National Laboratory (NM)
2002(summer)	Visiting Professor	University of New Mexico (NM)
2003(summer)	Visiting Faculty	Sandia National Laboratories (NM)
2006 (Spring)	Visiting Scientist	NIST (sabbatical)
1990-Present	Professor	University of Florida

Research Interests

Microstructure/mechanical interactions in glass ceramics, ferroelectrics and ceramic composites; application of fracture mechanics to brittle materials; fractal fracture

Professional Activities

Fellow Member: The American Ceramic Society; Chairman, Morey Award Committee; Membership Committee [Glass Division]; Vice Chairman, New Mexico Chapter; Chairman, Central Pennsylvania Chapter, Chair Schwartzwalder-PACE committee.
Member: American Society of Testing and Materials; Chairman, Subcommittee on Fracture Testing of Brittle Materials [E24,07]
Member: Materials Research Society
Member: Sigma Xi, NICE, Keramos

Awards and Honors

ASCE Fall Award	1966	NDEA Grant	1969
Outstanding Young Men of America	1971	ASTM Research Award	1971
Patent Award	1982	Outstanding Performance Award	1974
Fellow, American Ceramic Society	1983	Publication Award, NRL	1976
Schwartzwalder - PACE Award	1984	MSE Award for Productivity	1999

Gordon Conference Session Chair	1988	MSE Award for Excellence	2000
Gordon Conference Speaker	1981	Who's Who in the South	1992
Plenary Speaker ACerS Fall Mtg.	2002	UF Engineering Teaching Award	2003
Invited SpeakerLorentz Workshop	2004	Who’s Who in Science & Engineering	2006
Board of Trustees ACerS	2006

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