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Dr. Victor A. Greenhut - A Profile In Excellence
Victor A. Greenhut - A Profile In Excellence
 Professor II (Eminent), RutgersUniversity ACerS recognizes Dr. Victor A. Greenhut, Professor II (Eminent) at Rutgers University in Piscataway, New Jersey, for excellence in ceramic science and engineering. He was the 1st Corning/Saint Gobain, Malcolm G. McLaren Distinguished Chair in Ceramic Engineering at Rutgers from 1997 to 2002. His instruction focuses on the areas of scanning electron microscopy, X-Ray microanalysis, ceramic – metal systems, and physical metallurgy. Dr. Greenhut has been a member of ACerS since 1977 and was elevated to Fellow in 1993. His R&D focus is in the development of TEPP (Transient Eutectic Phase Bonding), a new technology invented for strong, direct bonding of ceramics and metals for use at temperatures above fabrication temperature, improved mixing technologies for ceramic powders and viscoelastic materials, and first comprehensive physical property characterization of worldwide ambers and copals (natural plastics), correlation with age and resin source, development of new method for density determination (with the American Museum of Natural History and the Smithsonian Institution). He has been a consultant to over 20 Fortune 500 companies, 100 other companies, 10 US government agencies, the European Union, United Nations, 5 foreign governments, and many more. Educational Background: Senior.Visitor - Department of Metallurgy, Oxford University, GB M.S., M.Phil., Ph.D. - Mechanics & Materials Science (minor in Ceramic Engineering), Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey B.S. - Physics, The City College of New York ACerS Involvement: Member and Past Chair of the Panel of Fellows Executive Committee, National Institute of Ceramic Engineers (NICE) ABET Evaluator, NICE & TM Effective Resume Workshop at MS&T 2005 & 2007 Mock Interviewer for students at MS&T 2005 & 2007 Many volunteer activities with ACerS including Board of Directors, Corporate Technical Achievement Committee, Publications, Finance, Research, Education, Engineering Ceramics Division (ECD), and NICE. ACerS Honors: Mueller Award, Engineering Ceramics Division (2002) Ceramographic Exhibition: First Prize: 1999, 1997, 1996, 1982 Second Prize: 1983 Third Prize: 1994, 1984 Two Areas of Research cited in Ceramic Innovations in the 20th Century and exhibited at 101stby ACerS: Annual Meeting a. Gas-Metal Eutectic Direct Bonding b. Calcined Kaolinite for Paper Coating First Prize, Best Paper (1995), 19th Annual Conference and Exposition on Composites and Advanced Ceramics, First Prize, Best Paper (1993), 17th Annual Conference and Exposition on Composites and Advanced Ceramics Second Prize, Best Paper (1991), 15th Annual Conference and Exposition on Composites and Advanced Ceramics Non-ACerS Awards & Honors: Ralph A. Teetor Award, Senior Category, Society of Automotive Engineers [SAE] (1984) Second Prize, Best Paper, U.S. Army Science Conference (1974) Previous Employment Positions or Prior Company Affiliations: Fellow of Rutgers College and of Douglass College, Rutgers University (1989 - ) Distinguished Visiting Scientist, National Institute of Standards and Technology (1996) Executive Officer, Ceramic Engineering, Rutgers University (1982-2002) Associate Dean for the Sciences & Director of Interdisciplinary Studies The Graduate School, Rutgers University (1989 – 1993) Summer Consultant, Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Pennsylvania State University (1982) Assistant Dean for Freshmen Affairs, College of Engineering, Rutgers University (1976- 1977) Assistant Editor, X-Ray Powder Data File, (1972 – 1978) Summer Consultant, U.S. Army Research Office, (1971 - 1974) International Short Courses (NJ, OH, TX, CA, IL, TN, NL, SW, GB) ASM International- Ceramic-Metal Joining (1978 - 1981) Center for Professional Advancement: Metallurgy for Non-Metallurgists (1978 - 2008) Essentials of Ceramic Technology (1980 -1999) Advanced Structural Ceramics (1985 - 1991) Failure Analysis & Prevention (1984 – 1992) Personal background: Dr. Greenhut was born and grew up in New York, New York. His parents, Norbert and Charlotte, were holocaust refugees who met on the ship bringing them to the United States. They married shortly after his father became one of the first US Army wounded veterans of WWII. His sister is a professional art potter and docent at the Frick-Sackler Museum in Washington. Membership in ACerS has been a family affair, as Dr. Greenhut’s wife, Deborah, and two sons, Adam and Nathan, have all been members of ACerS. In fact, Adam is the youngest person to ever join ACerS. Other ceramic connections, such as the tomato from outer space, can be found in the Ceramic Bulletin article based on my Mueller Lecture “Direct Ceramic Metal Joining: Strong Bonds” V.A. Greenhut , Bulletin of the American Ceramic Society, 81 (5), pp 46-52 (May 2002). Why Dr. Greenhut belongs to ACerS and the benefits he gets personally and professionally from his involvement in the ACerS community: “I moved to Ceramics because I found myself so very accepted at Rutgers and then at The American Ceramic Society and the National Institute of Ceramic Engineers. If I am any sort of example of “Excellence” it is only because of the caring and support of my colleagues and my students in the ACerS community. It is you who have brought out the best in me. So many of you have made the successes which I immodestly claim. So my heart tells me that rather than mine being a “Profile in Excellence”, it is only a mirror of all who are part of the organizations whose members’ affection and excellence I reflect. Thank you all!” |
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