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About William Fahrenholtz

Dr. Fahrenholtz, Curators’ Distinguished Professor of Ceramic Engineering in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, earned his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Ceramic Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at the University of New Mexico. He was a research assistant professor in the department of Chemical and Nuclear Engineering at the University of New Mexico from 1993 to 1999.
 
Since starting at Missouri S&T in 1999, Dr. Fahrenholtz has received several awards including seven campus-wide faculty excellence awards, two teaching awards, and a prestigious CAREER award from the National Science Foundation. He was elected a Fellow of the American Ceramic Society in 2007 and Academician of the World Academy of Ceramics in 2017. Dr. Fahrenholtz teaches graduate courses on thermodynamics and communication. His present research areas include processing and characterization of ultra-high temperature ceramics (UHTCs) and cerium oxide coatings for corrosion protection of aluminum alloys.
 
Dr. Fahrenholtz is the lead author or co-author on more than 225 manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals. He has given numerous plenary, keynote, and invited presentations at international technical conferences. Dr. Fahrenholtz has been the Principal Investigator or Co-Principal Investigator on more than 75 grants including research funded by the National Science Foundation, Army Research Office, Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program, and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research as well as other government agencies and companies.

Positions

March 2016 - Present Director, Missouri University of Science and Technology ‐ Materials Research Center
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January 2013 - Present Curators' Distinguished Professor of Ceramic Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology ‐ Materials Science and Engineering
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September 1999 - Present Senior/Research Investigator, Missouri University of Science and Technology ‐ Materials Research Center
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Present Advisory/Research Board member, Missouri University of Science and Technology ‐ Kent D. Peaslee Steel Manufacturing Research Center
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September 2008 - December 2012 Professor of Ceramic Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology
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September 2005 - August 2008 Associate Professor of Ceramic Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology ‐ Materials Science and Engineering
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July 1999 - August 2005 Assistant Professor of Ceramic Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology ‐ Materials Science and Engineering
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January 1993 - June 1999 Research Assistant Professor of Chemical and Nuclear Engineering, University of New Mexico
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Curriculum Vitae

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Professional Service and Affiliations

2007 - Present Fellow, American Ceramic Society
1992 - Present Member, National Institute of Ceramic Engineers
1986 - Present Member, American Ceramic Society
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Honors and Awards

  • Faculty External Recognition Award, Missouri S&T, 2018 and 2019
  • Academician, World Academy of Ceramics, Elected 2017
  • Global Ambassador Award, American Ceramic Society, May 2017
  • Frontiers of Engineering Education participant, National Academy of Engineering, October 2014
  • International Advisory Committee for China International Ceramics Conference, 2014-
  • Univ. of Illinois, Materials Science and Engineering Distinguished Alumni Merit Award 2014
  • Missouri S&T Outstanding Teaching Award, 2012-13
  • National Institute of Ceramic Engineers Greaves-Walker Award for Lifetime Service 2013
  • Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program Weapon Systems and Platforms Project of the Year 2012
  • Mt. Vernon Township High School Distinguished Alumnus, November 2012
  • Academy of Mines and Metallurgy Senior Faculty Award, 2012
  • Missouri S&T Faculty Service Award, 2010
  • Faculty Research Award 2010
  • Fellow of the American Ceramic Society, 2007
  • Univ. of New Mexico School of Engineering Young Distinguished Engineer Award, 2006
  • Missouri S&T/UMR Faculty Excellence Awards, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
  • MSM/UMR Alumni Association Outstanding Student Advisor Award, 2005
  • NSF CAREER Award 2004: Reactive Processing of High Temperature Materials
  • School of Mines and Met. Award for Sustained Excellence in Laboratory Instruction, 2004, 2006
  • MSM/UMR Alumni Association Class of 1942 Outstanding Teaching Award, 2003
  • UMR Outstanding Teaching Award, 2002-2003
  • School of Mines and Metallurgy Award for Sustained Teaching Excellence, 2003, 2005
  • Ceramic Engineering Outstanding Faculty Member, 2000-2001, 2001-2002, and 2004-2005
  • Co-author, Atofina Chemicals Best Paper Award, 29th International Waterborne, High- Solids, and Powder Coatings Symposium, New Orleans, LA, February 6-8, 2002
  • Research Investigator, the Graduate Center for Materials Research at UMR, 9/99
  • Los Alamos National Laboratory/UNM Ph.D. Fellowship, 9/89 to 12/92
  • Chem. Eng. Outstanding Grad. Student of the Year, 1991-1992
  • ISHM Educational Foundation Fellowship, Fall 1988
  • Illinois British Petroleum Fellow, Spring/Summer 1988
  • Outstanding Student Summer Program, Sandia National Labs, Summer 1987
  • Keramos, Tau Beta Pi, Phi Kappa Phi, and Alpha Sigma Mu Honor Societies

Courses

  • X-Ray Diffraction Analysis Lecture and Laboratory, senior/grad elective
  • Thermodynamics and Phase Equilibria, graduate level required
  • Ceramic Processing II Laboratory, junior level required
  • Ceramic processing, senior level required
  • Thermodynamics, sophomore level required
  • Ceramic Materials Laboratories I and II, sophomore level required
  • Characterization lecture and laboratory, junior level required
  • Phase Equilibria, junior level required
  • Ceramic Synthesis and Processing Lab, junior level required
  • Structure-Property Relations, graduate level

Education

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December 1992 Ph. D. in Chemical Engineering, University of New Mexico
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May 1989 M.S. in Ceramic Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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May 1987 B.S. in Ceramic Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Contact Information

222 McNutt Hall
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rolla, MO 65409
 
(573) 341-6343 (office)

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Patents (2)

Research Works (342)