Background
Flemings, Merton Corson was born on September 20, 1929 in Syracuse, New York, United States. Son of Merton C. and Marion (Dexter) Flemings.
materials scientist engineering educator
Flemings, Merton Corson was born on September 20, 1929 in Syracuse, New York, United States. Son of Merton C. and Marion (Dexter) Flemings.
Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, 1951. Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, 1952. Doctor of Science Institute of Technology, Boston, 1954.
Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, 2004.
Member faculty, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, since 1956;
ABEX professor Metallurgy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1970-1975;
Ford professor engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1975-1981;
director materials processing center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1979-1982;
Toyota professor materials processing, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, since 1981;
department head materials science and engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1982-1995. Visiting professor U. Tokyo, 1989, Ecole des Mines de Paris, 1996. Member tech.adv. board Ampersand Specialty Materials Venture, New Court Partners.
Board directors Hitchiner Corporation, Metal Casting Technology, Inc.
(Book by Howard F Taylor, Merton C Flemings, John Wulff)
(Book by Flemings, Merton C.)
Member Massachusetts Governor's Council Economic Growth and Technology, 1994-2000. Fellow Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (Leadership award 1990, Bruce Chalmers award 1993, Educator award 1999), American Society for Microbiology International (board trustees 1994-1997, Henry Marion Howe medal 1973, 90, Albert Sauveur Achievement award, 1978, Edward DeMille Campbell Memorial lecturer 1990, Albert Einstein White Distinguished Teacher award, 2006). Member American Institute Metallurgical Engineers (honorary.
Mathewson Gold medal 1969), American Academy Arts and Sciences, Japan Foundrymen's Society (honorary), Iron and Steel Institute Japan (honorary, Yukawa Memorial lecturer 1985, Tawara award 2000), Italian Metallurgical Association (Luigi Losana Gold medal 1986), Japan Institute Metals (honorary, Gold medal 2005), National Academy Engineering, Federal Materials Societies (National Materials Advancement award 1999), Korean Academy of Sciences and Tech, Franklin Institute (Benjamin Franklin medal 2007).
Married Elizabeth Goodridge, September 7, 1956 (divorced 1976). Children: Anne, Peter. Married R. Elizabeth ten Grotenhuis, February 20, 1977.
Children: Cecily, Elspeth.