Arnold R. Marder, PhD, FASM, is the R.D. Stout Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Lehigh University. He received his BS and MS from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn and his PhD from Lehigh University. After 20 years at Bethlehem Steel Research, he joined the Energy Research Center at Lehigh University and as Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. He is a Fellow of ASM International and has received awards for his research from ASM, ASTM, and AWS. His expertise is concentrated in physical metallurgy and structure/property relationships in hot-dip coatings and steel alloys.