UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., May 13 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news release:
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Herbert A. McKinstry, a pioneering materials scientist, educator, community activist and founding faculty member of Penn State's Materials Research Laboratory, passed away at the age of 101.
McKinstry devoted more than four decades to research and teaching at Penn State, helping establish the foundation for what would become the Materials Research Institute. As a researcher, he was known for his expertise in X-ray diffraction, a technique used to study the structure of materials, and low-thermal expansion materials that resist changing size when heated or cooled. He shared his knowledge by co-authoring more than 60 scie...