Background
Heckel, Richard Wayne was born on January 25, 1934 in Pittsburgh. Son of Ralph Clyde and Esther Vera (Zoerb) Heckel.
metallurgical engineering educator
Heckel, Richard Wayne was born on January 25, 1934 in Pittsburgh. Son of Ralph Clyde and Esther Vera (Zoerb) Heckel.
Bachelor of Science in Metallurgical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon, 1955. Master of Science, Carnegie Mellon, 1958. Doctor of Philosophy, Carnegie Mellon, 1959.
Senior research metallurgist E.I. duPont de Nemours & Company, Wilmington, Delaware, 1959—1963. Professor metallurgical engineering Drexel University, Philadelphia, 1963—1971. Head department materials science and engineering Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, 1971—1976.
Professor materials science and engineering Michigan Technology University, Houghton, 1976—1996, professor emeritus, from 1996. Technical director, owner Engineering Trends, from 2000. Commissioner at large Engineering Workforce Commission, since 1997, founder, technical director Engineering Trends (e-commerce).
Served as 1st lieutenant Ordnance corpus, United States army, 1959-1960. Fellow American Society for Microbiology International (life. Bradley Stoughton Young Teacher of Metallurgy award 1969, Philadelphia Educational Achievement award 1967).
Member The Metals, Minerals and Materials Society, American Welding Society (Adams Memorial member 1966), American Society Engineering Education, Sigma Xi, Omicron Delta Kappa, Tau Beta Pi, Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Sigma Museum.
Married Peggy Ann Simmons, January 3, 1959 (deceased April 1998). Children: Scott Alan, Laura Ann Rowe.