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GEORGE E. DIETER
GEORGE E. DIETER
Pages 68-75
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His thesis advisor was Robert F Mehl who, as director of the Physical Metallurgy Laboratory at the Naval Research Laboratory (1928–31)
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Professor Dieter assembled research-oriented faculty members and grew the research portfolio at an impressive pace. This new emphasis on research coincided with Drexel's transition from a teaching institution to a research university, directed by the newly appointed president, William Hagerty, formerly dean of engineering at the University of Texas.
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The department also broadened its focus beyond metals by adding faculty in ceramics and polymers to become a Materials Engineering Department. Dieter was very active in recruiting top high school talent in the region to bolster the department's reputation and upgrade its students' admission credentials.
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He had learned of my interests in plasticity mechanics and metallurgy through his consulting work with TRW and DuPont, companies where I had interviewed for employment. When I joined the Drexel faculty in 1966, Dieter already had a project on hightemperature torsion testing sponsored by the Naval Research Laboratory, which provided a start for my research program.
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His attempt to reorganize the School of Engineering into a matrix of departmental capabilities and individual research interests, aimed at promoting interdisciplinary collaboration to create appeal to a broader range of research opportunities, was ahead of its time and was unsuccessful due to divergent faculty interests. In 1973 he returned to CIT, now Carnegie Mellon University (CMU)
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He made competition a priority and encouraged students to participate in national engineering competitions. He launched the Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute, invited distinguished alumni to keep the Clark School's classes and programming at the leading edge, established a Capstone Design Fund, and supported a professorship named in his honor.
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