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Julia Weertman is a 92-year-old American scientist and professor emeritus at Northwestern University. She is best known for her research in materials science and engineering, and for her pioneering work in the field of tribology. Born on February 10, 1926, in Chicago, Illinois, Julia Weertman was the daughter of Dutch immigrants. She attended the University of Chicago, where she earned her bachelor's degree in physics in 1947. She then went on to earn her master's degree in physics from the University of Illinois in 1949, and her doctorate in physics from the University of Chicago in 1952. Throughout her career, Julia Weertman has made numerous contributions to the field of materials science and engineering. She is credited with developing the first tribology laboratory in the United States, and she has published more than 200 papers on the subject. She has also served as a professor at Northwestern University since 1965, and she was the first woman to be appointed to the faculty of the university's Department of Materials Science and Engineering. In addition to her academic achievements, Julia Weertman has been honored with numerous awards and accolades. She was inducted into the National Academy of Engineering in 1988, and she was the first woman to receive the Tribology Gold Medal from the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers in 1992. She has also been awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, the highest honor bestowed upon an American scientist or engineer. As of 2021, Julia Weertman's net worth is estimated to be roughly $1 million.

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1986

In 1986, Julia Weertman was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship. She became the first woman in the United States to lead a materials science department when she was appointed chair of Northwestern's Department of Materials Science and Engineering the next year. Weertman was granted membership into the National Academy of Engineering in 1988, "for exceptional research on failure mechanisms in high-temperature alloys." In 1989, she became the first female member of the Board of Directors of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society.

1926

Julia Randall Weertman (February 10, 1926 – July 31, 2018) was an American materials scientist who taught at Northwestern University as the Walter P. Murphy Professor of Materials Science and Engineering.