Herbert H. Uhlig CM ‘32 Ph.D. was ECS president from 1955-56. He was active in society affairs since 1937, including serving as Vice President in 1952 and helping to found the current Corrosion and Theoretical (now Physical Electrochemistry) Divisions. He authored many papers, was the editor of The Journal of The Electrochemical Society, and edited the very well regarded Corrosion Handbook. Dr. Uhlig received numerous Society awards and honors: the Palladium Medal Award in 1961, Honorary Membership in 1973, the Outstanding Achievement Award of the Corrosion Division in 1985, and the Edward Goodrich Acheson Award in 1988.
Over the years, Professor Uhlig taught, inspired, and graduated more than 100 M.S. students, over 20 Ph.D. students, and an equal number of post-graduate fellows. He and his students published 175 papers.