Mats Hillert

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Mats Hillert (28 November 1924 โ€“ 2 November 2022) was a Swedish

Royal Institute of Technology (KTH).[1]

Hillert was born in

Sc.D. in 1956, after which he returned to Sweden.[1] He was made a professor at KTH in 1961.[2]

Hillert made contributions to many areas of metals research, including thermodynamics and phase transitions.

In 1973, he was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, and in 1982 a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. In 1979 he was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Chalmers University of Technology.[2]

Hillert died on 2 November 2022, at the age of 97.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Thermodynamics and Phase Transformations - The Selected works of Mats Hillert. (2006) s. iii. A short presentation of Mats Hillert
  2. ^ a b Chalmers: Hedersdoktorer: Mats Hillert, accessed on 9 July 2009 (in Swedish)
  3. ^ "In Loving Memory of Mats Hillert". Thermo-Calc Software. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.