MatSE Professor and Department Head David Cahill Receives Innovation in Materials Characterization Award
2/6/2018 Caitlin McCoy
Willett Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Department Head David Cahill has received the The Innovation in Materials Characterization Award (IMCA) from the Materials Research Society (MRS). This award honors an outstanding advance in materials characterization that notably increases the knowledge of the structure, composition, in situ behavior under outside stimulus, electronic, mechanical, or chemical behavior, or other characterization feature, of materials.
Written by Caitlin McCoy
Willett Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Department Head David Cahill has received the The Innovation in Materials Characterization Award (IMCA) from the Materials Research Society (MRS). This award honors an outstanding advance in materials characterization that notably increases the knowledge of the structure, composition, in situ behavior under outside stimulus, electronic, mechanical, or chemical behavior, or other characterization feature, of materials. Impact of the advance on materials research is the primary consideration in making the award, making it especially notable.
“I am honored that time-domain thermoreflectance (TDTR) has been recognized by the Innovation in Materials Characterization Award,” Cahill said. “I am also very pleased that the creativity of dozens of students and post-docs at the University of Illinois has been recognized in this way and that TDTR is joining such a distinguished list of prior winners.”
Professor Cahill will receive the physical award at the MRS Spring Meeting in April.