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MORRIS E. FINE
MORRIS E. FINE
Pages 99-104
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Even as his interests expanded well beyond metals -- everything from physical chemistry to mechanical behavior in alloys, ceramics, and composite materials -- physical metallurgy and phase transformations remained central. A member of the Northwestern University faculty since 1954, he was a globally recognized leader in the field of materials science and cofounder of the world's first materials science department.
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This culture was soon embraced by other universities, and it remains at the core of Northwestern's Materials Science and Engineering Department and its other materials research efforts. During a period when novelty-seeking agencies pulled materials research to its periphery at the expense of its core, Fine, supported by Jerry Cohen as dean of engineering, remained committed to investment in leading metals faculty.
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Collaboration with the local steel industry led to successful application of his copper-strengthened "NUCu" structural steels. These steels, which exploit nanoscale copper precipitation hardening to combine corrosion resistance with high weldability, have been taken all the way to bridge construction applications in Illinois.
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He played doubles tennis into his 90s and was an avid music lover who appreciated classical, jazz, and opera. He was devoted to his family: his wife of 54 years, Mildred (née Glazer)
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