W Alan Oates Author

Y. Austin Chang is Wisconsin Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, Foreign Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the recipient of many honors and awards, including the J. Willard Gibbs Award, the Gold Medal, and A. E. White Distinguished Teacher Award of ASM International, and the W. Hume-Rothery Award, John Bardeen Award, and the Educator Award, all awarded by The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS).

W. Alan Oates is a recipient of several awards, including the W. Hume-Rothery Award of TMS.¿Since 1992, Oates has held the position of Honorary Professor at the Science Research Institute, University of Salford, England.