Eric Taleff

Eric Taleff is a Professor in the Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin and holds the Temple Foundation Endowed Faculty Fellowship No. 6. He is affiliated with the Cockrell School of Engineering and the Texas Materials Institute. His research focuses on processing-microstructure-property relationships in structural materials, particularly superplastic Al-Mg alloys and hypereutectoid steels for high-strength applications.

Research Interests:

• Mechanical behavior of structural materials
• Thermo-mechanical processing
• Superplasticity in alloys
• Microstructure evolution under dynamic/static conditions
• High-strength wire applications
• Fire-resistant steel column mechanics

Scientific Awards:

• 1997 NSF CAREER Award
• 1998 TMS Young Leader Internship
• 1998 AEEM Faculty Excellence Award
• 2001 Texas Excellence Teaching Award
• 2001 Lockheed-Martin Teaching Award
• 2005 Charlotte Maer Patton Centennial Fellowship