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Fullman, Robert Louis was born on September 13, 1922 in Sewickley, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Robert Louis Fullman
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Robert Louis Fullman, American Metallurgy consultant. Achievements include research on deformation of metals; interfacial energies in solids; crystal growth; origin of microstructures; recrystallization and grain growth; relationships between microsctructure and properties of metals. Recipient J. Herbert Holloman award Acta Metallurgica, 1995.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering, Yale University, 1943; Doctor of Engineering in Metallurgy, Yale University, 1950.
Career
Instructor metallurgy, New Haven Young Men’s Christian Association Junior College, 1947-1948; research associate, General Electric, 1948-1955; manager materials and processes studies, General Electric, 1955-1959; manager metal studies, General Electric, 1960-1963; manager fuel cell studies, General Electric, 1964-1965; manager properties branch, General Electric, 1965-1968; manager planning & resources, material science & engineering, General Electric, 1969-1972; metallurgist R & D Center, General Electric, 1972-1983; consultant, since 1983. Visiting lecturer Rensselaer Polytech. Institute, 1951-1956, Adjunct Professor, 1956-1965;secretary-treasurer Board of Governors Acta Metallurgica, 1965-1996, treasurer, since 1997.
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Membership
Fellow American Society Metals (Geisler Memorial award 1955), American Institute Mining, Metallurgy & Petroleum Engineers.
Connections
M. Doris Hite; children: Janice, Grant.
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American