William G. Truckner
- BS Metallurgical and Materials Engineering 1965
- MS Metallurgical and Materials Engineering 1966
- PhD Metallurgical and Materials Engineering 1968
Following completion of his doctorate at MTU, Dr. Truckner joined Babcock and Wilcox as a research and development metallurgist. He moved to Alcoa in 1973 as a Research Engineer in the Physical Metallurgy Division. He became Senior Technical Supervisor in the Alloy Technology Division in 1985, Division Manager of Alcoa Laboratories in 1989, and eventually Vice President of Technical Development for the Labs. He served as the Corporate Agent for Michigan Tech from 1982-85.
Dr. Truckner was induced into the Academy of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at Michigan Tech in 2000.