Carelyn E. Campbell remembers learning about materials science from a National Geographic magazine article she read as a high school student in 1987. “The goal to be able to design materials for specific applications really drew my interest,” she says.
As an undergraduate in materials science and engineering at Northwestern University, Campbell was drawn to metallurgy, which she likens to her hobby of baking: by taking different metals and mixing them in specific proportions, you can process them and create an alloy that has unique properties that are different from its individual elements. At the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Campbell develops new alloys, such as high-strength steels and high-performance superalloys for turbine blades.
Last year, NIST awarded Campbell and a colleague, materials research engineer Mark Stoudt, a medal for their work on developing three patented coinage alloys for the US Mint, one of which is the lowest-cost alternative the Mint has identified for the 5-cent nickel. Prachi Patel spoke with Campbell about the work that went into these new alloys and about her latest endeavors. This interview was edited for length and clarity.
Hometown: Marshfield, Wisconsin
Current position: Metallurgist, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Education: BS, 1992, and PhD ,1997, materials science and engineering, Northwestern University
Role model: Julia R. Weertman, pioneering materials scientist who was the first woman...
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