Mineralogist and materials scientist whose research focuses on the properties of nuclear materials. Ewing is Frank Stanton Professor in Nuclear Security and a Co-director at the Center for International Security and Cooperation in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, and a Professor in the Department of Geological Sciences in the School of Earth, Energy and Environmental Sciences at Stanford University. He is the University of Michigan Edward H. Kraus Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Geological Sciences, Professor Emeritus of Earth and Environmental Sciences, and Professor Emeritus of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences. Ewing is a Regents' Professor Emeritus at the University of New Mexico. He served as president of the International Union of Materials Research Societies (IUMRS) in 1997–1998. The collection includes IUMRS correspondence, by-laws, statutes, meetings minutes, agenda, programs, lists of members, etc. Also, Ewing's grant applications, teaching and research materials, and video recordings of lectures.
The collection includes materials related to Ewing's activities as the IUMRS president and contain correspondence, by-laws, statutes, meetings minutes, agenda, programs, lists of members, etc. A small amount of records relate to Ewing's teaching and research at the University of Mexico and the University of Michigan and include two video recordings of lectures and grant applications and reports.