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William D. Nix

American materials engineering profesor
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Summary

William D. Nix was born on 1936[1] in King City[2]. He has worked as a materials engineer[3]. He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[4]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[5]
  • Field of work: materials science[6]
  • Employer: Stanford University[7]
  • Award received: Von Hippel Award[8], Nadai Medal[9]
  • Member of: American Academy of Arts and Sciences[10], National Academy of Engineering[11], National Academy of Sciences[12]
  • Sex or gender: male[13]
  • Doctoral student: Joost J. Vlassak[14], Julia R. Greer[15]
  • Family name: Nix[16]
  • Given name: William[17]

FAQs

Where was William D. Nix born?

William D. Nix was born in King City[2].

What did William D. Nix do for work?

William D. Nix worked as a materials engineer[3].

What awards did William D. Nix receive?

Honors received include Von Hippel Award[8] and Nadai Medal[9].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . mse.stanford.edu. mse.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . mse.stanford.edu. mse.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . mrs.org. Retrieved . mrs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . asme.org. asme.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . searchworks.stanford.edu. Retrieved . searchworks.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . amacad.org. Retrieved . amacad.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . nae.edu. Retrieved . nae.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . nasonline.org. Retrieved . nasonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['de']
    Place of birth → King City
    Sitelink count → 1
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  2. 29d ago · 本日晴天 · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cinii research id → 1980304959790549905
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  3. 15w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Academic tree id → 64574
    Member of → American Academy of Arts and Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, National Academy of Sciences
    Mr author id → 647556
    National academy of sciences member id → 52098
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  4. 22w ago · PKalnai · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Von Hippel Award, Nadai Medal
    Family name → Nix
    Isni → 0000000384831831
    Doctoral student → Joost J. Vlassak, Julia R. Greer
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