ASM International is pleased to announce that Dr. Kallarackel T. Jacob, Professor, Department of Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, is the 2022 J. Willard Gibbs Phase Equilibria Award recipient. His citation reads:
“For outstanding leadership in research and education in the area of thermodynamics and phase equilibria of metal and ceramic systems, encompassing innovation in experimental techniques and applications to materials processing.”
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. 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.
In addition to many other contributions, Gibbs laid the thermodynamics foundations of phase equilibria with his brilliant essay, “On the Equilibrium of Heterogeneous Substances,” published in 1876 and in 1878 in the Transactions of the Connecticut Academy.
