Carolina Tallon awarded the William Halley Faculty Fellowship
Carolina Tallon, associate professor of materials science and engineering in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, has been awarded the William Halley Faculty Fellowship in Materials Science and Engineering by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.
The William Halley Faculty Fellowship was established with a generous gift from the estate of William G. Halley. The creation of this fellowship enables the Department of Materials Science and Engineering to recruit and retain outstanding faculty.
Tallon excels in teaching, delivering more than 65 class sections/courses including undergraduate- and graduate-level courses in physical ceramics, advanced ceramics, and fundamentals of materials engineering. Her teaching evaluations consistently and appreciably exceed those of her peers.
She is regarded as an exceptional mentor and has advised 13 graduate students (currently advising four more), two postdoctoral researchers, 35 undergraduate students, and eight senior design teams.
Tallon has demonstrated excellence in research and scholarship, with a record of 35 journal publications, including three cover articles and two book chapters. She has delivered more than 80 conference presentations, including two keynote addresses and 15 invited talks, and is the named inventor on one U.S. patent.
An exceptional departmental citizen who is committed to the betterment of the department, the university, and the scientific community at large, Tallon is held in high regard by her peers and has led key initiatives in the department around research growth and community engagement.
Tallon earned a bachelor’s degree from Universidad de Granada and a Ph.D. from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and Institute of Ceramic and Glass, CSIC, in Spain.
