Helen M. Chan

Helen M. Chan is a British-born American materials scientist, and teacher. She is the New Jersey Zinc Professor at Lehigh University. Her work considers the development of ceramic-metal nanocomposites. She is on the board of directors of the American Ceramic Society.

Early life and education Chan was born in London, and grew up in Northamptonshire. Her parents emigrated from Hong Kong. She returned to Lehigh University in 1988, made Associate Professor in 1991 and Full Professor in 2005. Chan is interested in manipulating the nanostructure of ceramic-metal composites to control their magnetic and electric properties. The oxidation rates of high temperature alloys can be controlled using reactive elements such as Yttrium and Hafnium. In September 2019 Chan was elected to the board of directors of the American Ceramic Society.

Awards and honours Her awards and honours include:

1986, 1990, 1992, 1999 and 2017 American Chemical Society Roland B. Snow award 1990 Alfred Noble Robinson Award 1999 New Jersey Zinc Professor 2005 Elected Fellow of the American Ceramic Society 2005 Lehigh University Prize for Excellence in Research 2011 Elected Chair of the University Materials Council

Publications Her publications include: