Rajan named fellow of ASM International
By Elizabeth Egan
Published June 21, 2024
Krishna Rajan, SUNY Distinguished Professor and Erich Bloch Chair in the Department of Materials Design and Innovation (MDI), has been named a 2024 fellow of ASM International, formerly known as the American Society for Metals, for his innovative work in the field of materials informatics.
“The fellow designation of ASM International recognizes those that have made distinguished contributions to materials science and engineering,” said Rajan Batta, associate dean for faculty affairs and recognition in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering. “This designation, indeed, captures the pioneering contributions that Dr. Krishna Rajan has made towards the application of information science and data intensive methodologies for the discovery, characterization and modeling of materials.”
ASM International is the world’s largest association of materials-focused engineers, scientists, technicians, educators and students. The society aims to gather materials information and spread it globally through education, networking and professional development for its members and the materials community.
The honor of fellow was established by ASM International in 1969 to recognize members for significant contributions to materials science and engineering and to develop a group of technical and professional leaders to serve as advisors to the society.
Rajan, who is also a SUNY Empire Innovation Professor, is an internationally recognized expert on materials informatics and a leader in the field of advancing quantitative methods for the interpretation of nanoscale chemical imaging techniques. His research is focused on the application of information science and data intensive methodologies for the discovery, characterization and modeling of materials. Rajan has published over 300 papers and served as editor or co-editor of 16 monographs and conference proceedings. He has also given over 300 invited lectures and presentations.
In 2015, Rajan joined the University at Buffalo to help build MDI. Since its start, the department has graduated over 30 PhD students and 70 master’s students. In May, the department graduated its first four undergraduate students . During his time at UB, Rajan has established the multimillion-dollar Collaborative for a Regenerative Economy (CoRE), a project led by UB to research renewable energy production, and UB’s Materials Data Engineering Laboratory.
Rajan earned a doctor of science in materials science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his bachelor’s degree in metallurgy and science from the University of Toronto.
He will be recognized at ASM International’s annual awards banquet in October.