Gary Was is a professor of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences; Material Science and Engineering; and the Walter J. Weber, Jr. Professor of Sustainable Energy, Environmental and Earth Systems Engineering at the University of Michigan.
His research interests include: Radiation materials science, materials degradation and design for advanced reactor systems, materials processing with radiation, ion beam modification and analysis of materials, corrosion, stress corrosion cracking, hydrogen embrittlement, materials degradation modes, nuclear fuels and fuel materials.