Everett E. Bloom

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Everett E. Bloom

Director, Metals and Ceramics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (retired)

Education

  • B.S. 1963, Metallurgical Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
  • M.S. 1965, Metallurgical Engineering, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville
  • Ph.D. 1970, Metallurgical Engineering, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Bloom worked two summers in a research and problem solving group at the St. Joe Lead smelter in Herculaneum, Missouri as an undergraduate and worked at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) for a summer before beginning graduate school at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, with a research fellowship.

Upon completion of his master’s degree, he joined the Metals and Ceramics division at ORNL. During his career he authored or co-authored papers introducing corrective research regarding the mechanical properties of metals and alloys; the effects of irradiation on the physical and mechanical properties of metals, alloys and ceramics; and the development of structural alloys for service in fission and fusion reactors and other challenging environments. Bloom is known worldwide for solving problems related to materials and design, construction, and maintenance of nuclear systems.

During his career, Bloom held multiple positions at ORNL’s Metals and Ceramics Division. He served as manager of the Fusion Materials Program, section manager of the Materials Science Section, and as group leader of the Radiation Effects and Microstructural Analysis Group. Bloom also served as the director of the Metals and Ceramics Division at ORNL from 1999 to 2006 prior to being named the associate director of the Center for Materials Processing at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Bloom is an Elected Fellow in both the American Society for Metals and the American Nuclear Society. Bloom has been honored by the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology as a Distinguished Alumnus and is member of the Theta Tau Professional Engineering Fraternity Hall of Fame. Bloom also serves on the Board of Directors for RESPEC in Rapid City, South Dakota.