Dr. Stephen Freiman

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Dr. Stephen Freiman drfeiman graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a B. ChE. and an M.S. in Metallurgy. After receiving a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Florida in 1968, Dr. Freiman worked at the IIT Research Institute and the Naval Research Laboratory. He joined NIST (then NBS) in 1978. From 1992 to 2002 Dr. Freiman served as Chief of the Ceramics Division at NIST. Prior to his leaving NIST to start a consulting business in 2006 (Freiman Consulting Inc.), he served for four years as Deputy Director of the Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory.

Dr. Freiman has published over 150 papers focusing on the mechanical properties of brittle materials. He was the first Chairman of the ASTM Subcommittee addressing brittle fracture and a past Chair of the VAMAS steering committee. For his outstanding scientific work, he was awarded the Bronze Medal in 1982 from the Department of Commerce and the Silver Medal in 1987. He is the author of more than 90 Archival Publications, 31 Book Chapters, and 31 non-archival publications.

In The American Ceramic Society, he served as Chair of the Glass and Optical Materials Division, member and Chair of the Program and Meetings Committee, Treasurer, and President. He is a Fellow of the Society. In addition to these official posts, Dr Freiman has been active in assisting in the organizing and running of technical meetings for the Society. These include the Fourth Pacific Rim Meeting on Advanced Ceramics, 2001, and the 1st International Congress on Ceramics, Toronto, Canada, 2006.