Society Awards and Honors
2009 Fellowships
SK Sundaram Named Fellow of the Society of Glass Technology
SK Sundaram, Energy & Environment Directorate, was recently named Fellow to the Society of Glass Technology, UK. Fellowship of the Society is awarded to members who have reached prescribed levels of attainment in the business of glass and associated industries and for recognized contributions to the science and technology of glass.
Over the past 15 years, Sundaram has conducted research on various aspects of energy and environments. He is internationally recognized for interdisciplinary research in the areas of millimeter/THz wave technology, nanomaterials/toxicity, integrated infrared photonics, multi-scale materials processing, and materials and sensors for energy conversion.
Dr. Sundaram is now leading a multidisciplinary team of engineers and scientists in a quest to understand degradation mechanisms, protect materials, and develop sensors in challenging gasification environments under the Energy Conversion Initiative at PNNL. He has won numerous awards and honors, including two R&D100 awards. (announced 3/1/2009)