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| Dr. S. A. David Group Leader, Corporate Fellow Materials Joining and NDE Group Metals and Ceramic Division Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6096 Email: davidsa1@ornl.gov |
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In 1977 he joined ORNL where he is currently Corporate Fellow of Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corp., and Leader of the Materials Joining and Nondestructive Testing Group in the Metals and Ceramics Division. He is a Fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science, ASM International and the American Welding Society. He is the Editor-in-Chief of a new journal, "Science and Technology of Welding and Joining," published by the Institute of Materials, London.
In 1998 he was the recipient of the Warren F. Savage Memorial Award from the American Welding Society and in 1997 he was awarded the Elegant Work Prize of the Institute of Materials, London, for his publication on single crystal welding. In 1996 Dr. David was the recipient of the William Irrgang Memorial Award from the American Welding Society. In 1994 he was the recipient of the Champion H. Mathewson award from The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society. He served as the General Chairman of the International Conference on Trends in Welding Research, sponsored by ASM International in 1986, 1989, 1992, 1995, and 1998. He is the recipient of the 1992 Honorary Membership Award from the American Welding Society. In 1990 he was the recipient of the American Welding Society's Charles H. Jennings Memorial Award for the most valuable contribution to welding metallurgy. He was also awarded the 1987, 1988, and 1990 Jacquet-Lucas Gold Medal Award by the International Metallographic Society and ASM International. He received the Martin Marietta Energy Systems Technical Achievement Award in 1987 and 1989 and the Publication Award in 1988. He was awarded the 1981 Lincoln Gold Medal by the American Welding Society for best technical contribution of the year. He received the McKay-Helm award in 1980 from the American Welding Society for significant contributions in the field of welding.
His current interests include solidification behavior of welds, welding of intermetallic alloys, phase stability, process modeling and residual stresses in weldments.
Dr. David is a member of the Metallurgical Society of AIME, ASM
International, American Welding Society, and the American Association for
the Advancement of Science. He has contributed to over 200 papers
in the fields of solidification and welding metallurgy and is the editor
of seven international conference proceedings. He serves on several
national committees of professional societies and industrial advisory board.
