Hi All, Hope everyone is enjoying summer and the good weather. It is my pleasure to announce that Prof. Ale Strachan has been named Reilly Professor of Materials Engineering. Prof's Strachan appointment was approved by the Board of Trustees at a ceremony this morning. He has contributed immensely to the mission of our School, among other things, through his research on atomistic modeling, his teaching, and the development and use of nanohub. Please join me in congratulating Prof. Strachan on this wonderful achievement! We are very proud to have him in our School and look forward to many more years of impactful contributions. Regards, Nik ___________________________________________ Nikhilesh Chawla, FASM Ransburg Professor and Acting Head School of Materials Engineering Purdue University West Lafayette, IN 47907 e-mail: nikc@purdue.edu<mailto:nikc@purdue.edu> Phone: 765-494-7703 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikhilesh-chawla-50205022 Individual Website: https://engineering.purdue.edu/MSE/people/ptProfile?resource_id=239946 Research Group Website: https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChawlaResGroup Editor, Materials Science and Engineering A (2021 IF: 6.0) http://www.journals.elsevier.com/materials-science-and-engineering-a/ Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=m1sUzhMAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao