ASM International is pleased to announce that Dr. Mark D. Asta is the 2020 J. Willard Gibbs Phase Equilibria Award recipient. He is the Arthur C. and Phyllis G. Oppenheimer Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. He is also the Director of the Materials Sciences Division at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
His citation reads:
“For first principles-based atomic scale modeling and simulation of structural, thermodynamic, and kinetic properties of phases, surfaces, and interfaces.”
The Gibbs Award was established in 2007 to recognize outstanding contributions to the field of phase equilibria. The award honors J. Willard Gibbs, one of America’s greatest theoretical scientists. In addition to many other contributions, Dr. Gibbs laid the thermodynamic foundations of phase equilibria with his brilliant essay, “On the Equilibrium of Heterogeneous Substances,” published in 1876 and again in 1878 in the Transactions of the Connecticut Academy.
Originally proposed by the ASM Alloy Phase Diagram Committee, the award supports ASM’s strong brand identity and reputation in the field of phase diagrams. The J. Willard Gibbs Phase Equilibria Award is endowed by QuesTek Innovations LLC.
