Anthony G. Evans

Anthony Glyn Evans (December 4, 1942 – September 9, 2009)[1] was Alcoa Professor of Materials, professor of Mechanical Engineering, director of the Center for Multifunctional Materials and Structures and co-director for the Center for Collaborative Engineering Research and Education at the University of California, Santa Barbara, United States.[2]

Evans was born in Porthcawl, Wales, and received a Ph.D. in metallurgy at Imperial College London.[1]

Evans had previously been, successively, professor in the Department of Materials Science and Mineral Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley; chair of the Materials Department and director of the High Performance Composites Center at the University of California at Santa Barbara; Gordon McKay Professor of Materials Engineering at Harvard University; and Gordon Wu Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and director of the Princeton Materials Institute at Princeton University.

Evans was vice president of the American Ceramic Society (1984–1988), and for four years served as chair of the Defense Sciences Research Council. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Royal Academy of Engineering, and member of the National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Sciences.

Evans was survived by his wife Trisha Evans and daughters Pollyanna and Jemina

Achievements

Achievements include: membership in the National Academy of Sciences and National Academy of Arts and Science and Royal Society of London, The Royal Academy of London. He was awarded a fellow in the Imperial College of London, Evans' alma mater. Evans' public service included a gold medal at the ASM International, ASME Nadai and Senior US Scientists. Author of over a thousand publications, one of the most highly cited authors in materials science, as well as engineering and physics. His innovative contributions and ability to collaborate ideas among colleagues. He was recognized with the highest accolades in science and engineering. He was Alcoa Professor of Materials, professor of mechanical engineering, director of the center for multifunctional Materials and Structures and co-director for the center for collaborative Engineering research and Education at the University of Santa Barbara. He was a world-renowned researcher, scientist, a top-ranked founded chair.

Awards and other recognition
  • 2006 – Henry Marion Howe Medal (ASM International)
  • 2005 - ASM Gold Metal
  • 2005 - Alpha Sigma MU Lecturer
  • 2005 - Alpha Sigma MU Distinguished Life Member
  • 2006 – Fellow, Royal Academy of Engineering
  • 2005 – member, National Academy of Science
  • 2004 – Southwest Mechanics Lecture Advocating
  • 2003 – Nadai Medal (American Society of Mechanical Engineers)
  • 2003 - Southwest Mechanics Lecture Series Tour
  • 2002 – Humboldt Research Award for Senior U.S. Scientists (Alexander von Humboldt Foundation)
  • 2001 – KREIDL AWARD (Rio Grande Regional)
  • 2001 – Fellow Royal Society (London)
  • 2001 – Mellor Memorial Lecturer (The Institute of Materials, U.K.)
  • 2001 – McLaren Award
  • 2000 – Turnbull Award (Materials Research Society)
  • 2000 – Fellow American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2000 – Distinguished Life Member (American Ceramic Society)
  • 2000 – DARPA Chair (Enhancing DARPA's Defense Sciences)
  • 1999 – DARPA Chair(Defense Sciences Research)
  • 1998-2002 - Gordon Wu Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
  • 1998-2002 - Director of the Princeton Materials Institute at Princeton University
  • 1998 - DARPA Chair ( Defense Advanced Research)
  • 1998 – Peterson Award (Society for Experimental Mechanics)
  • 1997 – member, National Academy of Engineering
  • 1994 – Griffith Medal and Prize (The Institute of Materials, U.K.)
  • 1994-1998 - Gordon McKay Professor at Harvard University
  • 1993 – Honorary Fellow (International Congress on Fracture)
  • 1989- World Academy of Ceramics( Recognition Academician)
  • 1984-1988 - Chair of Defense Science Research Council
  • 1988 – Orton Lecture (American Ceramic Society)
  • 1988 – John Jeppson Medal (American Ceramic Society)
  • 1986 – Hobart N. Kramer Award (American Ceramic Society)
  • 1985 - The American Ceramic Society ( vice president)
  • 1985-1994 - The Founding Chair of Materials Department UCSB
  • 1984 – Clyde Distinguished Professor (University of Utah)
  • 1983 – Van Horne Distinguished Lecturer (Case Western Reserve University)
  • 1980 – Robert Sosman Award (American Ceramic Society)
  • 1979 – Richard M. Fulrath Award (American Ceramic Society)
  • 1974 – Ross Coffin Purdy Award (American Ceramic Society)
  • 1967 – Matthey Prize (Imperial College)

References
  1. Peters, Kristen (2009-09-17). "Engineering Professor Dies at 66". Daily Nexus. University of California, Santa Barbara. Archived from the original on January 25, 2010. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
  2. "Anthony G. Evans, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials". University of California, Santa Barbara. Archived from the original on 30 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
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