Lawrence E. Murr is Mr. and Mrs. MacIntosh Murchison Professor, chair of the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering and director of the Materials Research Institute at the University of Texas at El Paso. He earned his degrees at Albright College and Pennsylvania State University, culminating in a Ph.D. in solid-state science in 1967. Address: Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, The University of Texas, El Paso, Texas 79968-0520. Internet: fekberg@utep.edu.