Background
Briant, Clyde Leonard was born on May 31, 1948 in Texarkana, Arkansas, United States. Son of Clyde Leonard and Bonnie Barbara Briant.
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Clyde Leonard Briant
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Clyde Leonard Briant, American Metallurgist, educator. Recipient Alfred Noble prize, 1980; named one of 100 Most OutstandingYoung Scientists in United States of America, Science Digest, 1984; overseas fellow Churchill College, Cambridge, England, 1987-1988. Fellow American Society Metals; member American Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum Engineers (Robert Lansing Hardy gold medal Metallurgical Society 1977, Rossiter W. Raymond 1979).
Education
Bachelor of Arts, Hendrix College, Conway, Arkansas, 1971; Bachelor of Science, Columbia University, 1971; Master of Science, Columbia University, 1973; England Doctor of Science, Columbia University, 1974.
Career
Postdoctoral fellow University Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1974-1976. Staff metallurgist General Electric Company, Schenectady, New York, 1976—1994. Professor engineering Brown University, Providence, 1994—2000, Otis Randall professor, since 2000, dean engineering, 2003—2006, vice president research, since 2006.
Visiting scientist Research Institute for Technology Physics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, 1991.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow American Society Metals. Member American Institute of Mining (Robert Lansing Hardy gold medal, 1977, Rossiter W. Raymond award, 1979), American Society Metals International. Member National Academy Engineering, 2010, Materials Research Society, Tau Beta Pi.
Connections
Married Jacqueline Louise Duffy, July 16, 1977. Children– Paul, Judith, Bonnie.
Awards
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Recipient Alfred Noble prize, 1980, Geisler award, 1980. Named one of 100 Most Outstanding Young Scientists in United States of America, Science Digest, 1984. Overseas fellow Churchill College, Cambridge, England, 1987-1988.Recipient Alfred Noble prize, 1980, Geisler award, 1980. Named one of 100 Most Outstanding Young Scientists in United States of America, Science Digest, 1984. Overseas fellow Churchill College, Cambridge, England, 1987-1988.