Anthony Glyn Evans (December 4, 1942 in Porthcawl, Wales – September 9, 2009) was Alcoa Professor of Materials, professor of Mechanical Engineering, director of the Center for Multifunctional Materials and Structures and co-director for the Center for Collaborative Engineering Research and Education at the University of California, Santa Barbara, United States.

Evans received a Ph.D. in metallurgy at Imperial College London. Evans had previously been, successively, professor in the Department of Materials Science and Mineral Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley; chair of the Materials Department and director of the High Performance Composites Center at the University of California at Santa Barbara; Gordon McKay Professor of Materials Engineering at Harvard University; and Gordon Wu Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and director of the Princeton Materials Institute at Princeton University.

Evans was vice president of the American Ceramic Society (1984–1988), and for four years served as chair of the Defense Sciences Research Council. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Royal Academy of Engineering, and member of the National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Sciences.

Achievements

Achievements include: membership in the National Academy of Sciences and National Academy of Arts and Science and Royal Society of London, The Royal Academy of London. He was awarded a fellow in the Imperial College of London, Evans' alma mater. Evans' public service included a gold medal at the ASM International, ASME Nadai and Senior US Scientists. Evans authored over a thousand publications, and is one of the most highly cited authors in materials science, as well as engineering and physics. He was known for his innovative contributions and ability to collaborate ideas among colleagues. He was recognized with the highest accolades in science and engineering. He was Alcoa Professor of Materials, professor of mechanical engineering, director of the center for multifunctional Materials and Structures and co-director for the center for collaborative Engineering research and Education at the University of Santa Barbara. He was a world-renowned researcher, scientist, a top-ranked founded chair.

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