Profile
Prof. David Wilkinson
Affiliation
McMaster UniversityAcademy or College
Academy of ScienceYear Elected
2009Areas of Interest
engineering, sustainability, materials, education
Professor David Wilkinson is recognized internationally as a leader in the science and technology of solid materials. His impact has been profound: Through his personal research, through his service to the Canadian and International academic and industrial communities and through his innovative role as an educator, he has played a major part in the advancement of the discipline of Materials Science and Engineering.
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WILKINSON, David Stirling –Department of Materials Science & Engineering, McMaster University
Professor David Wilkinson is recognized internationally as a leader in the science and technology of solid materials. Over the past three decades, his fundamental studies of the different levels of structure of metallic, ceramic and composite materials and their related properties have contributed greatly to our understanding of advanced engineering materials. His impact has been profound: Through his personal research, through his service to the Canadian and International academic and industrial communities and through his innovative role as an educator, he has played a major part in the advancement of the discipline of Materials Science and Engineering.