Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh
PA
15213-3890
United States
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+1 (412) 2683177
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+1 (412) 2683113
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Background
Professor Rollett obtained an M.A. in Metallurgy and Materials Science from
Cambridge University, England in 1977 and a Ph.D. in Materials Engineering from
Drexel University in 1987. He worked for the Los Alamos National Laboratory
for sixteen years, rising to be the Deputy Director of the Materials Science
& Technology Division in 1994.
He then moved to CMU to be the Department Head in Materials Science & Engineering,
which position he occupied from 1995 to 2000. He became a Fellow of ASM International
in 1996 and a Fellow of the Institute of Physics (UK) in 2004. He is active
in the Materials Research Science & Engineering Center at CMU; is the Focal
Area Point of Contact for Computational Chemistry & Materials for the DoD;
is the Chair of the International Committee for the Conference on Recrystallization
and Grain Growth; was Chair of the International Conference on Textures of Materials
(ICOTOM) held at CMU in 2008; he also is involved in the DOE Computational Materials
Science Network.
Research Interests
Statistical methods for describing and constructing microstructures in three
dimensions; microstructure-property relationships in crystallographically textured
materials; grain boundaries, their anisotropic properties and their impact on
microstructural evolution; grain growth and recrystallization; structure and
properties of nano-laminate composites; computer simulation of microstructural
evolution and properties of materials; texture- and interface- sensitive properties,
e.g. strength, fatigue resistance, corrosion resistance.