TMS Logo Recipient: The 2002 EPD Extraction & Processing Science Award

The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society's Extraction & Processing Division Extraction & Processing Science Award was established in 1955 and recognizes a paper that represents notable contributions to the scientific understanding of the extraction and processing of nonferrous metals.


Paper Title: “Toward a Probe for Velocity Measurement in Molten Metals at High Temperatures”

Hiroaki Hayashi

Biography: Hiroaki Hayashi is a manager in the Steelmaking Division of Muroran Works, Nippon Steel. He earned a B.S. in physics at the Science University of Tokyo in 1985 and an M.S. in materials science at the University of California at Berkeley in 1997.

Alex Becker

Biography: Alex Becker is a professor in the Department of Materials Science and Mineral Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley.

Recipient PhotoJames W. Evans

Biography: James W. Evans is a professor of metallurgy at the University of California, Berkeley. He earned a B.S. in chemistry from the University of London in 1964 and a Ph.D. from the State University of New York in 1970. He has authored more than 250 publications, including three books, and holds seven patents.

Quote: “This is my first paper for TMS, and it is my great pleasure to receive the 2002 Extraction & Processing Science Award. The award encourages me to attempt another topic in materials science including steelmaking and related technology.”

—Hiroaki Hayashi on behalf of the Extraction & Processing Science Award Winners

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