Background
Leslie, William Cairns was born on January 6, 1920 in Dundee, Scotland. Came to the United States, 1925, naturalized, 1940.
metallurgical engineering educator
Leslie, William Cairns was born on January 6, 1920 in Dundee, Scotland. Came to the United States, 1925, naturalized, 1940.
B.Metall. Engineering, Ohio State University, 1947; Master of Science, Ohio State University, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, 1949.
Metallurgist, United States Steel Research Laboratory, Kearny, New Jersey, 1949-1953;
associate director staff research and development, Thompson Products, Inc., Cleveland, 1953-1954;
with, United States Steel Corporation, Monroeville, Pennsylvania, 1954-1973;
manager physical metallurgy, E.C. Bain Laboratory for Fundamental Research, 1963-1973;
professor materials engineering, University of Michigan, 1973-1985;
professor emeritus, University of Michigan, since 1985. Adjunct Professor metallurgy Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, 1952-1953. Battelle visiting professor metallurgy Ohio State University, 1964-1965.
Visiting professor U. Melbourne, Australia, 1979. American Society Metals and American Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum Engineers representative to EJC Metric Council and Am.Nat. Metric Council, 1971-1980.
Member ship research committee National Research Council, 1978-1981. Garofalo lecturer Northwestern University, 1977. United States representative International Conference Strength of Metals and Alloys, 1970-1982.
Member Charles Hatchett award panelMetals Society Great Britain, 1978-1981. Consultant in field; member of advisory committee division metals and ceramics Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1974-1975. Member commission on basic research, advisor to Army Research Office, Durham, North Carolina, 1973-1978.
Member ad hoc commission on non-magnetic structural steels National Materials Adv.Bd., 1973-1974.
Served to First lieutenant C.E. United States Army, 1943-1946. Fellow American Society Metals International (chairman publications committee 1966-1968, member metals science division county 1970-1975, Pittsburgh chapter Andrew Carnegie lecturer 1970, Edward DeMille Campbell lecturer 1971, Philadelphia chapter Albert Sauveur lecturer 1975, Cleveland chapter Zay Jeffries lecturer 1975, honorary member 1986, Barrett medal Rocky Mtn. chapter 1992, Gold medal 1995), Institute Materialsof Great Britain (fellow 1984), Metallurgical Society (chairman Institute Metals division 1971-1972, board directors 1971-1972, senior fellow), International Metallographic Society (Henry Clifton Sorby award 1991). Member American Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum Engineers (vice-president, director 1975), Krumb lecturer 1967), Henry Marion Howe lecturer 1982), American Association for the Advancement of Science, Sigma Xi, TauBeta Pi.
Married Florence M. Hall, 1948. 1 daughter.