The MRL is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Ram Seshadri as the inaugural recipient of the Fred and Linda R. Wudl Chair in Materials Science. The Endowed Chair is a gift of Fred and Linda R. Wudl with the purpose of supporting a faculty member of the Material Department in the College of Engineering, whose interdisciplinary academic scholarship merits a joint appointment in Engineering as well as the Life or Physical Sciences. Congratulations to Ram !