Joseph I. Goldstein
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Joe Goldstein is an American
scientist and engineer, working mainly in the fields of materials science
and mechanical engineering
. He is currently a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and emeritus Dean of Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
. His research into the nature of outer-space materials led to the naming of an asteroid
after him in 2000, 4989 Joegoldstein
.
His early research was at MIT, where he received a B.S. in 1960, an S.M. in 1962 and an Sc.D. in 1964.
From 1964 to 1983, Goldstein was a professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Lehigh University
. During a sabbatical year at the University of Cambridge
in 1975, Goldstein discovered that analytical electron microscopy
could resolve the solute profiles in synthetic meteoritic materials. He used the technique of AEM to supplement his extensive Scanning Electron Microscopy techniques. He initiated the Lehigh SEM short courses in 1970 and these continue today, teaching both SEM and AEM microprobe techniques.
In 1983, Goldstein became Vice President for Graduate Studies and Research at Lehigh.
In 1990, Goldstein moved to UMass to become Dean of Engineering, a position he held until 2004.
In 1999 he received the Henry Clifton Sorby
Award of the International Metallographic Society.
The asteroid 4989 Joegoldstein was named after Goldstein in 2000 by Schelte J. Bus
, who had discovered the asteroid in 1981 at the Anglo-Australian Telescope
. It was named in honor of Goldstein because of his outstanding contributions to the science of meteoritics.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
scientist and engineer, working mainly in the fields of materials science
Materials science
Materials science is an interdisciplinary field applying the properties of matter to various areas of science and engineering. This scientific field investigates the relationship between the structure of materials at atomic or molecular scales and their macroscopic properties. It incorporates...
and mechanical engineering
Mechanical engineering
Mechanical engineering is a discipline of engineering that applies the principles of physics and materials science for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems. It is the branch of engineering that involves the production and usage of heat and mechanical power for the...
. He is currently a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and emeritus Dean of Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
University of Massachusetts Amherst
The University of Massachusetts Amherst is a public research and land-grant university in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States and the flagship of the University of Massachusetts system...
. His research into the nature of outer-space materials led to the naming of an asteroid
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
after him in 2000, 4989 Joegoldstein
4989 Joegoldstein
4989 Joegoldstein is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 28, 1981 by Schelte J. Bus at Siding Spring Observatory in the course of the U.K. Schmidt-Caltech Asteroid Survey. It was named by Dr. Bus in honor of Joseph I. Goldstein, who was a professor of materials science at the time, in...
.
His early research was at MIT, where he received a B.S. in 1960, an S.M. in 1962 and an Sc.D. in 1964.
From 1964 to 1983, Goldstein was a professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Lehigh University
Lehigh University
Lehigh University is a private, co-educational university located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of the United States. It was established in 1865 by Asa Packer as a four-year technical school, but has grown to include studies in a wide variety of disciplines...
. During a sabbatical year at the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
in 1975, Goldstein discovered that analytical electron microscopy
Electron microscope
An electron microscope is a type of microscope that uses a beam of electrons to illuminate the specimen and produce a magnified image. Electron microscopes have a greater resolving power than a light-powered optical microscope, because electrons have wavelengths about 100,000 times shorter than...
could resolve the solute profiles in synthetic meteoritic materials. He used the technique of AEM to supplement his extensive Scanning Electron Microscopy techniques. He initiated the Lehigh SEM short courses in 1970 and these continue today, teaching both SEM and AEM microprobe techniques.
In 1983, Goldstein became Vice President for Graduate Studies and Research at Lehigh.
In 1990, Goldstein moved to UMass to become Dean of Engineering, a position he held until 2004.
In 1999 he received the Henry Clifton Sorby
Henry Clifton Sorby
Henry Clifton Sorby , was an English microscopist and geologist.-Biography:Sorby was born at Woodbourne near Sheffield in Yorkshire and attended Sheffield Collegiate School. He early developed an interest in natural science, and one of his first papers related to the excavation of valleys in...
Award of the International Metallographic Society.
The asteroid 4989 Joegoldstein was named after Goldstein in 2000 by Schelte J. Bus
Schelte J. Bus
Schelte John "Bobby" Bus is an Associate Astronomer at the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy and Support Astronomer at NASA's Infrared Telescope Facility IRTF. He received his B.S. from Caltech in 1979, and was awarded his Ph.D from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1999.Bus...
, who had discovered the asteroid in 1981 at the Anglo-Australian Telescope
Anglo-Australian Telescope
The Anglo-Australian Telescope is a 3.9 m equatorially mounted telescope operated by the Australian Astronomical Observatory and situated at the Siding Spring Observatory, Australia at an altitude of a little over 1100 m...
. It was named in honor of Goldstein because of his outstanding contributions to the science of meteoritics.