Address

Associate Director,
Materials Science Division,
Army Research Office,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709


Phone; (919) 549-4259
Fax: (919) 549-4399
E-mail: prater@aro-emh1.army.mil

Education

Ph.D., Metallurgy and Materials Science, University of Pennsylvania, 1978.
Thesis Advisor: T. Egami. Thesis Title: 'Magnetic Properties of Dilute Spin Systems'
B. A., Physics with Honors, cum laude, Middlebury College, 1973.

Professional Experience

1991-Present Army Research Office, Research Triangle Park, NC
Associate Director, Materials Sciences Division

1989-Present North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC,
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Materials Science

Army Research Office, Research Triangle Park, NC
Branch Chief, Materials Sciences Division

Battelle Northwest Laboratories, Richland, WA
Advanced Materials and Coatings Section, Materials Dept.

Group Leader
Senior Research Scientist
Research Scientist

Research Assistant, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Honors:

Phi Beta Kappa, 1973.
Yerger Fellowship, 1975.
Jacquet-Lucas Award (ASM and IMS), 1984.
Issai Lefkowitz Award (ARO), 1997.

Books / Publications / Reports / Patents:

1 Book Chapter, 36 Journal Publications, 12 Publications in Conference Proceedings, 1 Patent and 8 Government Reports.