Recipient: 2003 Champion H. Mathewson Award

Fabrice Patisson Paper: “Coal Pyrolysis in a Rotary Kiln: Part I. Model of the Pyrolysis of a Single Grain” and “Part II. Overall Model of the Furnace” Biography: Fabrice Patisson is a research scientist at the Ecole Des Mines De Nancy. He earned his D.E.A. and Ph.D. in materials science and engineering from the Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine in 1984 and 1987, respectively. Dr. Patisson was honored with the best paper award from la Revue de Metallurgie for the article “Dust Formation in a Steelmaking Reactor.”

Etienne Lebas Paper: “Coal Pyrolysis in a Rotary Kiln: Part I. Model of the Pyrolysis of a Single Grain” and “Part II. Overall Model of the Furnace” Biography: Etienne Lebas is a research engineer with the Institut François du Petrole (IFP). He has been associated with IFP since 1995, first in the field of natural gas treatment processes and then in the thermal engineering department. In 2001 Dr. Lebas became project leader in the field of gas turbine combustion. Dr. Lebas earned a Ph.D. in process engineering from the Institut Nationale Polytechnique de Lorraine in 1995. He has filed 18 patents and authored more than 15 publications and congress communications.

François Hanrot Paper: “Coal Pyrolysis in a Rotary Kiln: Part I. Model of the Pyrolysis of a Single Grain” and “Part II. Overall Model of the Furnace” Biography: François Hanrot is a senior researcher at Arcelor. He earned his Ph.D. in process engineering and material science from the Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine in 1992. Dr. Hanrot has had many articles published in scientific publications.

Denis Ablitzer Paper: “Coal Pyrolysis in a Rotary Kiln: Part I. Model of the Pyrolysis of a Single Grain” and “Part II. Overall Model of the Furnace” Biography: Denis Ablitzer is a professor at Ecole Des Mines De Nancy, where he has taught since 1980. He earned his Ph.D. from the Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine in 1973. He has authored 476 journal publications, communications, and reports, among which 172 papers have been in scientific journals or proceedings. Among other awards, he was the recipient of the Grand Prix Pechiney of the Academie des Sciences in 1993.

Jean-Léon Houzelot Paper: “Coal Pyrolysis in a Rotary Kiln: Part I. Model of the Pyrolysis of a Single Grain” and “Part II. Overall Model of the Furnace” Biography: Jean-Léon Houzelot is a professor at Ecole Nationale Superieure des Industries. He is responsible for a 50-person research team in Chemical Reaction Engineering of the Chemical Engineering Laboratory. Dr. Houzelot is responsible for the design of a multifunctional reactor in crystalline reaction.

Quote: “I am delighted whenever one of my papers is accepted by Metallurgical and Materials Transactions because it means that it has been acknowledged and circulated by one of the most prestigious international journals in materials science and engineering. Therefore, I am particularly honored that TMS has distinguished our piece of work on coal pyrolysis from other articles of this journal by awarding it the Champion H. Mathewson Medal.” - Fabrice Patisson on behalf of the Champion B. Mathewson Award Winners