Rodney C. Ewing
American mineralogist and materials scientist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rodney Charles Ewing (born September 20, 1946) is an American mineralogist and materials scientist whose research is focused on the properties of nuclear materials.
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Rodney Charles Ewing | |
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Born | (1946-09-20) September 20, 1946 (age 77) |
Alma mater | Stanford University Texas Christian University |
Awards | Lomonosov Gold Medal (2006) Dana Medal (2006) Roebling Medal (2015) Ian Campbell Medal (2015) Robert Cahn Award (2018) Distinguished Public Service Award (2019) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Materials Science Mineralogy and Crystallography |
Institutions | Stanford University University of Michigan University of New Mexico |
He is the Frank Stanton Professor in Nuclear Security at the Center for International Security and Cooperation, a Senior Fellow of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, a Senior Fellow of the Precourt Institute for Energy, an Affiliate of the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment, and a professor in the School of Earth, Energy and Environmental Sciences at Stanford University.
He was also elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2017 for studies on the long-term behavior of complex ceramic materials to assess their suitability for engineered nuclear waste sequestration.