Kathryn Vance Logan

Background

Logan, Kathryn Vance was born on June 12, 1946 in Atlanta. Daughter of Charles Monroe Vance, Senior and Lucille (James) Evitt.

Education

Bachelor Ceramic Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1970. Master of Science in Ceramic Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1980. Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1992.

Career

Student research assistant, consultant Georgia Technology Research Institute, Atlanta, 1965—1968, research engineer I, 1970—1976, research engineer II, 1976—1985, head thermite processing, 1985-1993, head ceramics branch, 1985—1990, senior research engineer, 1985—1993, laboratory director, MSTL/GTRL, 1990-1992. Interim assistant vice president Office Interdisciplinary Programs Georgia Institute of Technology, 1992-1994, principal research engineer, associate director research School Materials Science and Engineering, 1994-1995, member, Center for Computational Mechanics, 1992—1994, special assistant to Vice Provost, 1996—1997, associate director for research School Materials Science & Engineering, 1994—1995, director research School Materials Science and Engineering, 1995—1996, principal research engineer, 1993—2001, principal research engineer emerita, since 2001. Materials engineer Indian Pharmacist Association, 1998—2000.

Director, National Institute Aerospace Center for Multifuctional Aerospace Materials Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 2004—2010, Samuel P. Langley Professor, 2004—2010, adjunct professor, since 2010. President, board directors Powder Technologies, Inc., Roswell, Georgia, since 1989. Executive committee Board on Army Science and Technology National Research Council, 1997-2002.

Indian Pharmacist Association, visiting professor, United States Army Corps of Engineers, United States Army Research Office, 2000-2001. External advisory board, Clemson University, since 2005. Invited presenter in field.

Achievements

• Kathryn Vance Logan has been listed as a noteworthy Research engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Instructor American Red Cross, Georgia, 1980-1982. Fellow American Ceramic Society (secretary 1992, vice chair engineering ceramics division 1992, vice chair, 1993, chair, 1994, member programs and meetings committee, 1995-1999, counselor, 1995-1997, annual meeting chair, 1996-1997, rules chair engineering ceramics division, 1998-2000, board directors 2000-2005, vice president programs, meeting and exposition 1998-1999, president-elect 2002-2003, president 2003-2004, engineering ceramics division James I. Mueller Lecture, 1999), National Institute Ceramic Engineers (secretary/treasurer 1996-1997, vice president 1997-1998, president-elect 1998-1999, president 1999-2000, past president 2000-2001, member executive committee 1996-2002). Member National Society of Professional Engineers, Keramos, Materials Research Society, American Association of Engineering Societies (governor board directors 2000-2002, vice chair 2001-2002), International Academy of Ceramics, Sigma Xi (Monie A. Ferst award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research, 1970), Alpha Xi Delta, Gamma Beta Phi.

Interests

• Gardening, jewelry making, sewing.

Connections

Married William Stephen Logan, Senior September 9, 1967. Children: Stephanie Anne, William Stephen Junior.

Father:

Charles Monroe Vance Evitt

Mother:

Lucille (James) Evitt

Spouse:

William Stephen Logan

child:

Stephanie Anne Logan

child:

William Stephen Junior Logan