Subhash Risbud has a long history of distinguished achievements in academic and industrial research contributions in materials science. Following undergraduate studies in Metallurgical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology in Mumbai, he obtained an M.S. degree at Berkeley and worked as a Crystal Grower at Stanford and Ceramic Engineer at GTE Sylvania in Belmont. He returned to Berkeley, completed his Ph.D. in 1976 and served on the faculty at Nebraska, Lehigh and the University of Illinois-Urbana, and University of Arizona in Tucson before joining UC Davis in April 1990. For over 35 years, Risbud and his group have worked on amorphous materials, biophotonics, nanotechnology and environmental effects on human health. Parallel with outstanding teaching and research, his administrative repertoire includes service as a Department Chair and the Director of the Internship and Career Center (ICC) at UC -Davis. By pioneering numerous worldwide research interactions on processing of materials, he has nurtured healthy working relationships with industries, universities and national laboratories. His worldwide reputation has led to several honors and awards including the 2020 Kingery Award and James Mueller Award from the American Ceramic Society and Election to the World Academy of Ceramics. After formal retirement in late 2022 he is currently (June 2025) a Distinguished Professor on Recall teaching Freshman Seminars and advising an all women group of four graduate students.
