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Troiano, Alexander Robert was born on September 5, 1908 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
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Alexander Robert Troiano
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Alexander Robert Troiano, American metallurgist, educator. Recipient Le Chatlier Gold medal, 1980. Member American Society for Testing and Materials, National Academy Engineers, American Foundrymen's Society, American Institute Mining, Metall and Petroleum Engineers (Hunt award 1940), American Society Metals (Howe medal 1957, Sauveur Achievement medal 1968).
Education
AB, Harvard University, 1931. Doctor of Science of Metallurgy, Harvard University, 1939. Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1937.
Career
Instructor physics, Middlesex College, 1931-1935;
assistant instructor physical metallurgy, Harvard University, 1937-1939;
from associate professor to professor, U. Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana, 1939-1949;
associate professor, Case We. Reserve U., Cleveland, 1949-1953;
professor, senior research scientist, Case We. Reserve U., Cleveland, 1953-1986;
emeritus professor, Case We.
Reserve U., Cleveland, since 1986. Keynote lecturer British Iron and Steel Research Institute, Harrogate, England, 1962, International Conference Heat Treatment, Bremen, Germany, 1966, International Conference Hydrogen in Meta ls, Paris, 1972. Distinguished visiting professor New York University, 1965-1966.
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Member American Society for Testing and Materials, National Academy Engineers, American Foundrymen's Society, American Institute Mining, Metall and Petroleum Engineers (Hunt award 1940), American Society Metals (Howe medal 1957, Sauveur Achievement medal 1968).
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American