Morris Eugene Fine

Background

Fine, Morris Eugene was born on April 12, 1918 in Jamestown, North Dakota, United States. Son of Louis and Sophie (Berrington) Fine.

Education

B.Metall. Engineering with distinction, University of Minnesota, 1940; Master of Science, University of Minnesota, 1942; Doctor of Philosophy, University Minnesota, 1943.

Career

Instructor, University of Minnesota, 1942-1943; member technical staff, Bell Telephone laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey, 1946-1954; professor emeritus, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, since 1954; professor, department chairman metallurgy Technology Institute, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1955-1957; department chairman materials science, Northwestern University, 1958-1960; professor and chairman materials research center, Northwestern University, 1960-1964; Walter P. Murphy professor materials science, Northwestern University, 1963-1989; technical institute professor, Northwestern University, 1985-1989; director American Iron and Steel Institute steel resource center, Northwestern University, 1986-1993; associate dean graduate studies and research Technology Institute, Northwestern University, 1973-1985; professor emeritus, Northwestern University, 1989; member graduate faculty, Northwestern University, since 1989. Visiting professor department materials science Stanford University, 1967-1968. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science visiting scholar, Japan, 1979.

Chairman, visiting professor materials science and engineering University Texas, Austin, 1984-1995. Associate engineer Manhattan Project, University of Chicago and Los Alamos, New Mexico, World War II. Member materials advisory board NAS, 1963-1968.

Member com.geol. and materials science National Research Council, 1979-1982. Chairman advisory board program on modular methods for teaching materials Pennsylvania State University, 1973-1977. Chairman visiting committee metallurgy and materials Science and Materials Research Center, Lehigh University, 1965-1975.

Member visiting committee Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, 1978-1981, chairman, 1981, member visiting committee Ames Department Energy Laboratory, 1976-1980, Materials Research Center, Pennsylvania State University, 1988-1991, Colorado School Mines, 1991-1996. Chairman, organizer numerous conferences in field.

Achievements

• Morris Eugene Fine has been listed as a noteworthy Materials engineer, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• Other Work

  • Author numerous technical and science articles on mechanical properties of metals and ceramics, fatigue of metals, phase transformations, high temperature alloys, and other subjects. Author: Introduction to Phase Transformation in Condensed Systems.

Membership

Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physical Society, Japan Society Metals (honorary), American Society Metals (chapter chairman 1963, Campbell lecturer 1979, chairman seminar committee 1979, honorary member committee 1993-1996, gold medal 1986), American Academy Arts and Sciences, Metall Society of American Institute of Mining (chairman institute metals division 1966-1968, board directors 1968-1971, board directors institute 1972-1975, member Bardeen gold medals committee 1992-1996, chairman 1995-1996, Mathewson gold medal for research 1981, James Douglas gold medal 1982, Educator award 1993, honorary member), American Ceramic Society (keynote lecturer electronic materials division 1972). Member National Academy of Engineering (astronautics space engineering board 1973-1977, membership committee 1974-1979, chairman 1977-1978, member membership advisory committee 1991-1994), Scripta Met et Mat (Outstanding Paper award 1991), The Metals, Materials, Minerals Society (institute metals lecture and R.F. Mehl gold medal 1996), Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Alpha Sigma Mu, Sigma Alpha Sigma.

Connections

Married Mildred Eleanor Glazer, August 13, 1950. Children: Susan Elaine, Amy Lynn.