{"69768":{"#nid":"69768","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Robert Snyder, Materials Science Professor and School Co-Chair, Dies at 70","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERobert L.\nSnyder, professor and co-chair of the School of Materials Science and\nEngineering at Georgia Tech, passed away on Sept. 1 after a long battle with\ncancer. He was 70.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ESnyder was\nknown for building bridges between nanotechnology, biology, medicine,\nchemistry, materials science and engineering throughout his career.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EIn January\n2003, Snyder joined the School of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) at\nGeorgia Tech and created a new joint program with Peking University, leading to\n30 new positions in advanced materials, nanotechnology and bio-enabled\nmaterials. Snyder also helped oversee the merger of MSE with the former School\nof Polymer, Textile and Fiber Engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u201cAs a scholar, teacher, school\nchair and friend, Bob was everything one would hope for in a colleague,\u201d Georgia Tech College of Engineering Dean Gary May said. \u201cHe helped lead the School of\nMaterials Science as it grew in numbers and stature to where it is now,\nrecognized as one of the top programs in the nation. Bob\u2019s leadership and\ncommitment to engineering education will be sorely missed.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ESnyder\u2019s\nresearch focused on the characterization\nof advanced materials by x-ray diffraction. He studied everything from superconductors\nto nanomaterials and had a hand in developing some of the first automated\ndiffractometers, a device that is now a staple in any research laboratory.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EHe held eight\npatents, \u0026nbsp;published 300 papers on materials and materials characterization and \u0026nbsp;presented thousands of talks around the world with more than 50 plenary and\nkeynote lectures. Snyder authored two textbooks, edited nine technical books and contributed\nchapters to nine books and encyclopedias.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cBob was one of the most dynamic,\nenergetic and visionary leaders I have ever interacted and collaborated with,\u201d\nsaid Zhong Lin Wang, Regents\u2019 professor and College of Engineering\nDistinguished Professor, who worked with Snyder for nearly a decade. \u201cHis deep\ninterest in science and education made extraordinary contributions to the\nmaterials program at Georgia Tech. His passing is a huge loss to the school,\nGeorgia Tech and the international scientific community.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ESnyder\nreceived his bachelor\u2019s degree in chemistry from Marist College in 1963 and his\ndoctorate in physical chemistry from Fordham University in 1968.\u0026nbsp; He entered the field of materials through his\nPh.D. research and continued it as a post-doc at the University of Pittsburgh\nand NASA. He began teaching at the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred\nUniversity in 1970 and rose through the academic ranks to professor of Ceramic\nScience in 1982.\u0026nbsp; He chaired the MSE\nDepartment at Ohio State from 1996 through 2002. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EStudents say Snyder was an impactful teacher and mentor, who they will remember fondly.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI came to Professor Snyder a\ncurious and fresh graduate student, but under his guidance and support, the\nworld has opened up to me, and I have developed into a scientist,\u201d said Ken\nBeyerlein, Snyder\u2019s former graduate student. \u201c I always went to him when I\nwould run into a wall in my research, and he always had the uncanny ability to\nimmediately identify and directly address the root of a problem.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe memorial service will be\u0026nbsp;from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct. 1 in the Gordy Room of the William C. Wardlaw Jr. Center, located at 177 North Ave.\u0026nbsp;Snyder is survived by his wife of 48 years,\nSheila, son Robert, daughter Krissy and two grandchildren.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERobert L. Snyder, professor and co-chair of the School\nof Materials Science and Engineering at Georgia Tech, passed away on Sept. 1 after\na long battle with cancer. He was 70.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Snyder, who passed away on Sept. 1 after a long battle with cancer, is remembered fondly by colleagues and students."}],"uid":"27462","created_gmt":"2011-09-01 15:21:53","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:10:05","author":"Liz Klipp","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-09-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2011-09-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"69769":{"id":"69769","type":"image","title":"Professor Robert L. Snyder","body":null,"created":"1449177264","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:14:24","changed":"1475894611","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:43:31","alt":"Professor Robert L. 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