Hubert Aaronson (July 10, 1924 – December 13, 2005) was an R.F. Mehl University Professor at

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Biography

Hubert I. Aaronson was born on July 10, 1924, in

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. In 1936, Aaronson moved to

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and graduated high school. He graduated

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(CIT) which is currently known as

, majoring in engineering. Aaronson went to the U.S. Army Air Corps and went on to fly many B-17 missions during

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Career

Aaronson received a B.S. in 1948,

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in 1954, and a Ph.D. in 1954 at the Carnegie Institute of Technology for

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. In 1970, he served many TMS and ASM committees as a member and a chair such as the Phase Transformations Committee. Aaronson received an honorary membership of the Japan Institute of Metals in 1996, and was then elected for the National Academy of Engineering in 1997. Aaronson continued working as a R.F. Mehl Professor Emeritus at the Carnegie Mellon University before his death on December 13, 2005, after a lengthy illness.

Awards

Aaronson received honors and awards such as the TMS C. H. Mathewson Gold Medal, TMS Educator Award, TMS Institute of Metals Lecture, R. F. Mehl Medal, and TMS Fellow.

Works

Aaronson has published more than 300 scientific papers for teaching and supporting his young colleagues, and has organized conferences that influenced with the field. His well-known major contributions are about diffusional nucleation and growth, and the mechanisms of phase transformations.

References

External links

Hubert I. Aaronson, Masato Enomoto, Jong K. Lee Mechanisms of Diffusional Phase Transformations in Metals and Alloys
{{DEFAULTSORT:Aaronson, Hubert 1924 births 2005 deaths American materials scientists Carnegie Mellon University alumni Carnegie Mellon University faculty United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II Fellows of the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society