Mary Galvin (American academic)
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Mary E. Galvin is an American scientist and the former Dean of the University of Notre Dame College of Science.
Education
She earned her BA in chemistry at Manhattanville College and her MSc and PhD degrees in polymers and materials science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.{{Cite web|url=https://science.nd.edu/about/office-of-the-dean/galvin/|title=Mary Galvin, Sc.D. // College of Science // University of Notre Dame|website=science.nd.edu}}
Career and Research
Galvin worked at Bell Laboratories following the completion of her doctorate work until 1998, when she joined the faculty at the University of Delaware. In 2005, Galvin entered the private sector as a technical lead in new technology development at Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. In 2013, she became the director of the Materials Science division at the National Science Foundation,{{Cite web |date=Nov 7, 2012 |title=Division Director |url=http://www.nsf.gov/mps/mps_webpage_documents/appointments/dr._mary_galvin.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117154522/http://www.nsf.gov/mps/mps_webpage_documents/appointments/dr._mary_galvin.pdf|archive-date=2013-01-17}} and then in 2015 began as the dean of the Notre Dame College of Science.{{Cite web|url=https://news.nd.edu/news/mary-galvin-appointed-dean-of-college-of-science/|title=Mary Galvin appointed dean of College of Science|first=Marketing Communications: Web // University of Notre|last=Dame|website=Notre Dame News}}
Awards
- Fellow of the American Physical Society - 1999{{Cite web|url=http://www.aps.org/programs/honors/fellowships/archive-all.cfm|title=APS Fellow Archive|website=www.aps.org}}
- Elected fellow of the Materials Research Society.{{Cite web|title=List of MRS Fellows {{!}} Materials science awards|url=https://www.mrs.org/careers-advancement/awards/spring-awards/mrs-fellows/list-of-mrs-fellows|access-date=2021-09-23|website=www.mrs.org}}
- Served on the board of directors for the Materials Research Society.{{Cite web|url=https://relationshipscience.com/person/mary-e-galvin-56649444|title=Mary E. Galvin, Director at Materials Research Society - Relationship Science|website=relationshipscience.com}} - 2008 to 2009
- Served on the Advisory Council for the Gordon Research Conferences - 2001 to 2003{{Cite web|url=http://www1.udel.edu/PR/UDaily/2005/oct/professorship111904.html|title=Named professor in materials science and engineering|website=www1.udel.edu}}
- Director's Award for Collaborative Integration, National Science Foundation - 2012 {{Cite web |last=Dame |first=Marketing Communications: Web {{!}} University of Notre |title=Mary Galvin |url=https://chemistry.nd.edu/people/mary-galvin/ |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry |language=en}}
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Category:American materials scientists
Category:Manhattanville University alumni
Category:MIT School of Engineering alumni
Category:University of Notre Dame faculty
Category:Scientists from New York (state)
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Category:Fellows of the American Physical Society
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