PERSONAL HISTORY
B.S. 1975, Metallurgical Engineering, Michigan Technological University; M.S. 1977, Ph.D. 1982, Metallurgical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Staff Metallurgist, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, 1982-1987; Ames Laboratory, 1987-present; Program Director, Materials and Engineering Physics Program, Ames Laboratory, 1997-2001.

RESEARCH INTERESTS
Powder metallurgy, rapid solidification, development of high pressure gas atomization for production of metal powders with controlled size and surface chemistry, advanced powder processing for fabrication of structural components, electronic, magnetic and hydrogen storage materials, development of a centrifugal atomization process for production of coarse spherical powders, alloy design and microstructure/property relationships of joining materials.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
F. Tang, I.E. Anderson, T. Gnaeupel-Herold, and H. Prask
“Pure al matrix composites produced by vacuum hot pressing: tensile properties and strengthening mechanisms,” Mater. Sci. Eng.A, Vol. 383 (2), 362 (2004).

A.L. Genau, I.E. Anderson, and R. Trivedi
“Microstructure selection during rapid solidification of Al-Si powder,” in Solidification Processes and Microstructures: A Symposium in Honor of Wilfried Kurz, edited by M. Rappaz, C. Beckermann, and R. Trivedi (TMS, Warrendale, PA, 2004), 347.

J. Ting, and I.E. Anderson
“A computational fluid dynamics (CFD) investigation of the wake closure phenomenon,” Mater. Sci. Eng. A, Vol. 379, 264 (2004).

I.E. Anderson and J.L. Harringa
“Elevated temperature aging of solder joints based on Sn-Ag-Cu: Effects on joint microstructure and shear strength,” J. Elect. Mater., Vol. 33 (12), 1485 (2004).

I.E. Anderson, W. Tang, and R.W. McCallum
“Particulate processing and properties of high-performance permanent magnetics,” Int. J. Powder Metall., Vol.40 (6), 37 (2004).

HONORS, AWARDS AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

• Selected as 2006 Inventor of the Year by the Iowa Intellectual Property Law Association
• Energy 100 Award from USDOE (January 2001)
• 1996 Distinguished Service Award of TMS
• 1994 Fellow of ASM International
• Federal Lab. Consortium 1991 Special Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer
• 1991 R&D-100 Award
• Immediate Past President, FMS (2002-2004)
• Board of Directors, TMS
• Chairman, Public and Governmental Affairs Committee, TMS
• Member, ASM Awards Committee, ASM International
• Board of Directors, APMI
• Editorial Review Comm. of "International Journal of Powder Metallurgy" (APMI)