David V. Ragone

David V. Ragone
3rd President of Case Western Reserve University
In office
July 1, 1980 (1980-07-01) – June 30, 1987 (1987-06-30)
Preceded byLouis A. Toepfer
Succeeded byAgnar Pytte
Personal details
Born(1930-05-16)May 16, 1930
New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedMarch 20, 2023(2023-03-20) (aged 92)
Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S.
SpouseKatherine H. Spaulding
Alma materMassachusetts Institute of Technology
Scientific career
Fieldsmetallurgy
Institutions
Thesis Some factors affecting fluidity of metals  (1953)

David Vincent Ragone (May 16, 1930 – March 20, 2023) was an American metallurgist, famous for the Ragone chart. He served the third president of Case Western Reserve University from 1980 to 1987 and the 9th dean of the University of Michigan College of Engineering from 1972 to 1980.