Congratulations to Dr. Somnath Ghosh, the Michael G. Callas Chair Professor in the department of Civil Engineering. He will receive the 2017 TMS Structural Materials Division Distinguished Scientist/Engineer award. Dr. Ghosh is the Director of the Computational Mechanics Research Laboratory (CMRL), the Center of Excellence on Integrated Materials Modeling (CEIMM) and the Center for Integrated Structure-Materials Modeling and Simulations (CISMMS).

This Minerals, Metals and Materials Society award recognizes an individual who has made a long-lasting contribution to the fundamental understanding of microstructure, properties, and performance of structural materials for industrial applications. The ceremony will take place in late February 2017 at the TMS Annual Meeting in San Diego, California.