Morris Eugene Fine (April 12, 1918 – September 30, 2015) was Professor Emeritus of Materials Science and Engineering in Service and Member of the Graduate Faculty at Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois. A member of Northwestern’s faculty for over 60 years since 1954, he was co-founder of the world’s first department of materials science in that university. He is particularly known for his contributions to the field of physical metallurgy, and his 1964 book "Introduction to Phase Transformations in Condensed Systems" is a classical text in the field.^[1] He was born in Jamestown, North Dakota^[2] and died in 2015 at the age of 97.

A member of the National Academy of Engineering and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Fine is a fellow of the Metals, Minerals, and Materials Society (TMS), ASM International, the American Ceramic Society, and the American Physical Society. He is an honorary member of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers and the Japan Institute of Metals.. Fine有300多篇論文。 他獲得了許多獎項，最近獲得了TMS 2009應用實踐獎，該獎項旨在使新型鋼具有更好的耐腐蝕性，韌性和焊接性能。 這種鋼被選中用於伊利諾伊州北部的一座新橋。 

直到2014 年(95歲)都很active,2010年(92歲)仍有三篇重要論文發表,是第一原創作者 o 九十歲,筆者回西北母校向恩師祝壽(200多賓客),他還有著作發表,他還記得我o  很忙,很和藹,會向學生說對不起o 一生十分清(茹)苦,真正的很清苦.沒有這种歷練的人,是不會真正謙虛的.95歲時仍,有許多學生,迴系裡向他祝壽. (..人未經茹苦,何德得謙虛)...我留了他一封謝函,不足為道..,他曾到柏克萊看我共餐...,終身感激...  

 (他34年教職生涯,及26年榮譽教職,只帶了70 Ph.D. students,西北材料所沒有B.S.,M.S. program,..) During a 2012 interview with The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society, Fine said, “Each of the 70 students that I advised through their Ph.D. was a highlight for me.” 

他為自已,留下九十大壽的身影,心裡想著什麼?只想親自分大家一塊蛋糕! To serve not to be served

三年同窗

要了一個簽名

他部份的亞洲學生

His funeral was held at Temple Emanuel Sinai in Worcester, Massachusetts on October 7, 2015.

^{Morris E. Fine, is a pioneer in teaching the unifying concepts underlying all classes of materials: metals, ceramics, polymers, biomaterials, and electronic materials. He is a founder of Northwestern’s materials science and engineering department, the first of its kind in the world. His research career at Northwestern has spanned a broad range of topics, from physical chemistry to mechanical behavior, and includes studies on metals and alloys, ceramics, and composite materials.}. Although he retired from Northwestern in 1988, Fine continued to be an active member of the community until his final days. He inspired his colleagues by coming to work nearly every day and continuing to write proposals and publish his research, resulting in more than 300 papers to his credit. In 2009, the department of materials science and engineering created the Morris E. Fine Lecture to celebrate his life and contributions. 

But of all his life’s successes, he was most proud of his students and the 70 Ph.D. students he advised throughout his career. Fine was eager to share his knowledge with the next generation of scientists and learn from their experiences and insights.