Robert W. Hendricks Professor and Associate Department Head 302 Collegiate Square 460 Turner Street, MC 0286 Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA 24061 Phone: (540) 231-6917 Fax: (540) 231-3554 E-mail: robert.hendricks@vt.edu

	Special Assignments Director of International Programs
	Research Interests Physical metallurgy and modeling of metal casting Structure-property relations in metals Physical metallurgy Electronic materials Semiconductor processing and characterization X-ray and neutron diffraction
	Honors and Awards Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow of the American Physical Society Fellow of ASM International Dean's Award for Excellence in Public Service (1996 and 2001) Deans Award for Excellence in Teaching Innovation (2006)
	Education B.Met.E., Cornell University, 1959 Ph.D., Cornell University, 1964 M.B.A., University of Tennessee, 1985 BA (German), Virginia Tech, 2014
	Professional Affiliations Materials Research Society (MRS) The Metallurgical Society (TMS) ASM International (ASM) - Fellow  American Physical Society (APS) - Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) - Fellow American Association for Engineering Education (ASEE) American Foundry Society