Michael F. Ashby
Michael Ashby | |
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Michael F. Ashby in 2017 | |
| Born | Michael Farries Ashby 20 November 1935 |
| Education | Campbell College |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge (BA, MA, PhD) |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Materials science |
| Thesis | The metallography and mechanical properties of internally oxidised copper alloys (1961) |
| Doctoral students | Lorna Gibson |
| Website | www-edc |
Michael Farries Ashby (born 20 November 1935) is a British metallurgical engineer. He served as Royal Society Research Professor, and a Principal Investigator (PI) at the Engineering Design Centre at the University of Cambridge. He is known for his contributions in Materials Science in the field of material selection.
In 1990, Ashby was elected as a member into the National Academy of Engineering for outstanding contributions to the understanding of mechanical behavior of materials and for development of formats useful for design.