Marc André Meyers (b. 1946) is an American
materials scientist, engineer and Distinguished Professor at the
University of California, San Diego
The University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego or colloquially, UCSD) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in San Diego, California. Established in 1960 near the pre-existing Scripps Insti ...
. Meyers studies and writes about the dynamic behavior of materials, synthesis, processing, impact testing, and characterization of new materials. He also studies the properties of biological materials, and in particular the protective coverings of animals. Abalone shells, toucan beaks, the scales of exotic fish,
["A Piranha-Proof Fish"]
''Science AAAS''. by Daniel Strain Feb 10, 2012 feathers
Feathers are epidermal growths that form a distinctive outer covering, or plumage, on both avian (bird) and some non-avian dinosaurs and other archosaurs. They are the most complex integumentary structures found in vertebrates and a premier e ...
, piranha teeth,
rabbit skin, boxfish,
turtle
Turtles are an order of reptiles known as Testudines, characterized by a special shell developed mainly from their ribs. Modern turtles are divided into two major groups, the Pleurodira (side necked turtles) and Cryptodira (hidden necked tu ...
and
armadillo
Armadillos (meaning "little armored ones" in Spanish) are New World placental mammals in the order Cingulata. The Chlamyphoridae and Dasypodidae are the only surviving families in the order, which is part of the superorder Xenarthra, along wi ...
carapaces, and
pangolin
Pangolins, sometimes known as scaly anteaters, are mammals of the order Pholidota (, from Ancient Greek ϕολιδωτός – "clad in scales"). The one extant family, the Manidae, has three genera: '' Manis'', '' Phataginus'', and '' Smut ...
scales are some of the biological materials studied by his group.
Meyers was born in Brazil.
["A return to the River of Doubt"]
''San Diego Union-Tribune'' By Gary Robbins, Shaffer Grubb & Beto Alvarez March 16, 2014 In the summer of 2014, he organized a group to follow the
Roosevelt-Rondon Scientific Expedition along the "River of Doubt".
Meyers is the recipient of many awards and recognitions and has been inducted as a Fellow of the American Society for Metals (
ASM International (society)
ASM International, formerly known as the American Society for Metals, is an association of materials-centric engineers and scientists.
ASM provides several information resources, including technical books, various digital databases, and ASM Han ...
),
The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society
The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) is a professional organization for materials scientists and engineers that encompasses the entire range of materials and engineering, from minerals processing and primary metals production to basic r ...
(TMS) and the
American Physical Society
The American Physical Society (APS) is a not-for-profit membership organization of professionals in physics and related disciplines, comprising nearly fifty divisions, sections, and other units. Its mission is the advancement and diffusion of k ...
(APS). In 2023, Meyers received the Robert Moskovic Award in recognition of an outstanding contribution to "Dynamic Behavior of Materials and Characterization of New Materials" given by the ESIS TC12 technical committee of the European Structural Integrity Society.
Meyers is also a fiction writer, and has published four novels. These books retell stories and drama from many years of working in university research departments.
His novels include:
* ''A Dama E O Luxemburgues'' (''D'Amour et d'Acier'', in French translation)
* ''Chechnya Jihad''
* ''Mayan Mars''
* ''Abscission/Implosion''
* ''Yanomami: A Novel''
References
External links
"Marc André Meyers"* https://web.archive.org/web/20140814103222/http://meyersgroup.ucsd.edu/
* http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2011/jun/21/engineers-life-20-things-ucsds-marc-meyers-has-don/
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University of California, San Diego faculty
Living people
Engineers from California
American materials scientists
Brazilian scientists
Members of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences
Brazilian science fiction writers
1946 births
Fellows of the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society
Fellows of the American Physical Society