Residence Pasadena, CA Fields Materials Science Role Scientist | Name Pol Duwez Doctoral advisor Emile Henriot | |
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Died December 31, 1984, Pasadena, California, United States Alma mater Free University of Brussels Institution California Institute of Technology Doctoral students |
Pol Duwez (11 December 1907 – 31 December 1984) was a Belgian-born materials scientist. While working at Caltech in 1960, he first introduced metallic glasses made through rapid liquid cooling using a technique known as Splat quenching.

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