UConn MSE Celebrates Legacy of Prior Department Head John Eric Morral
(Left to right) MSE department head Bryan Huey and IMS Director Steven Suib shown with the plaque honoring John Eric Morral.
A conference room in the amazing new Science1 facility is now named in honor of John Morral, prior department head and renowned expert in metallurgical thermodynamics. This is made possible by a generous gift from his wife, Dot Morral, and is helping our current students to succeed through funding for summer research, travel to conferences, and industry tours.
Although Professor Morral passed away in 2021, we will think of him often whenever we see his plaque in our UConn Institute of Materials Science.
According to Pamir Alpay, current Vice President for Research, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship, John was “an excellent researcher and great mentor.” He was also a fellow with ASM International since 1995, the editor for the Journal of Phase Diagrams and Diffusion for many years, and earned the Gibbs Phase Equilibria Award in 2017. Notably for UConn MSE, John was our department head when we shifted from a department of Metallurgy to a department of Materials Science and Engineering, with a broader focus spanning functional materials, energy materials, biomaterials, and more.
If you also wish to make a donation to support our students, faculty, and staff, there are many opportunities through the UConn Foundation which directly impact the MSE department.
Published: December 11, 2024
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