Program - Speakers - Juan Sánchez

Juan Sánchez

Vice President for Research, The University of Texas at Austin and holder of the Temple Foundation Endowed Professorship #4 in the Department of Mechanical Engineering.

He obtained his B.S. in Physics at the University of Cordoba, Argentina, 1971; M.S. in Materials Science, 1974; and Ph.D. in Materials Science, 1977 at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Dr. Sanchez is the author and co-author of over 140 technical publications on a wide range of topics in materials science and engineering. His current research interests are in the electronic, thermodynamic and structural properties of materials including intermetallic compounds, magnetic and non-magnetic alloys, thin films and magnetic multilayers. Primary interest is the development and application of first principles computational methods for the construction of phase diagrams of multicomponent material systems. Other research interests include the development of laser-controlled selective chemical vapor deposition processes for metals, alloys and ceramics.

Dr. Sanchez serves on the Council of Federal Relations of the Association of American Universities; on the Board of Directors as Council Vice Chair for the Oak Ridge Associated Universities, and the Texas Nanotechnology Initiative. He also serves as a Representative to the Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable of the National Academies, as Trustee for the Southeastern Universities Research Association, Inc, a past member of the Board of Visitors of the US Army War College, Member of the International Consulting Board, the National Scientific and Policy Advisory Council for the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health, and Member of the AusTech Alliance of the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce.