Marc A. Meyers

Marc Andre Meyers
Marc A. Meyers in 2012
Born (1946-08-10) August 10, 1946 (age 78)
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
NationalityAmerican, Brazilian, Luxembourg
CitizenshipUSA
Known forDynamic behavior of materials, synthesis, processing, and characterization of new materials, including nanocrystalline and ultrafine grain materials and biological materials
Scientific career
FieldsMaterials Science, writer
Doctoral advisorProf. R. N. Orava

Marc André Meyers (born August 10, 1946) is an American materials scientist, engineer and Distinguished Professor at the University of California, San Diego.[1] Meyers studies and writes about the dynamic behavior of materials, synthesis, processing, impact testing, and characterization of new materials.[2] He also studies the properties of biological materials,[3] and in particular the protective coverings of animals.[4] Abalone shells,[5] toucan beaks,[6] the scales of exotic fish,[7] feathers, piranha teeth,[7] rabbit skin,[8] boxfish, turtle and armadillo carapaces, and pangolin scales are some of the biological materials studied by his group.

Meyers was born in Brazil.[9] In the summer of 2014, he organized a group to follow the Roosevelt-Rondon Scientific Expedition along the "River of Doubt".[9]

Meyers is the recipient of many awards and recognitions and has been inducted as a Fellow of the American Society for Metals (ASM International (society)), The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) and the American Physical Society (APS). In 2023, Meyers received the Robert Moskovic Award in recognition of an outstanding contribution to "Dynamic Behavior of Materials and Characterization of New Materials" given by the ESIS TC12 technical committee of the European Structural Integrity Society.[10]

Meyers is also a fiction writer, and has published four novels. These books retell stories and drama from many years of working in university research departments.[11]

Novels

  • A Dama E O Luxemburgues (D'Amour et d'Acier, in French translation)
  • Chechnya Jihad
  • Mayan Mars
  • Abscission/Implosion
  • Yanomami: A Novel

References

  1. ^ "Translating thought to print". 3D Printing Progress.
  2. ^ "Tough, light and strong: Lessons from nature could lead to the creation of new materials". Phys.org. February 14, 2013
  3. ^ "This Giant Fish Has Adaptable Piranha-Proof Armour". National Geographic. by Ed Yong
  4. ^ "Seahorse's armor gives engineers insight into robotics designs". eScience. May 1, 2013
  5. ^ "Abalone Armor: The Toughest Stuff Theoretically Possible". Live Science. by Robin Lloyd Jan 18, 2004
  6. ^ "Imitating Designs from Nature". National Geographic. by Nora Gallagher June 17, 2008
  7. ^ a b "A Piranha-Proof Fish". Science AAAS. by Daniel Strain Feb 10, 2012
  8. ^ "On the tear resistance of skin". Nature Communications. by W. Yang et al. Oct 22, 2014
  9. ^ a b "A return to the River of Doubt". San Diego Union-Tribune By Gary Robbins, Shaffer Grubb & Beto Alvarez March 16, 2014
  10. ^ "ESIS TC12". www.sites.google.com/structuralintegrity.eu/tc12. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  11. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 28, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)