TMS ESSENTIALS
NOMINATION TIMELINE

SOCIETY AWARDS: (16 month cycle)
  • October 31: Nomination deadline.
  • February: At the TMS Annual Meeting, society-level award selections are made by award subcommittees, followed by review and approval by Honors & Professional Recognition Committee.
  • June: The Board of Directors reviews and approves society-level award recipients as recommended by the Honors & Professional Recognition Committee.
  • July: Award recipients and principal nominators are notified of their selection.
  • February: Awards are presented during the TMS Annual Meeting.
DIVISION AWARDS: (11 month cycle)
  • March 31: Nomination deadline.
  • May: Appointed division award subcommittees review and make selections.
  • July: Award recipients and principal nominators are notified of their selection.
  • February: Awards are presented.

Professional Honors and Awards
Recipients of the Robert Lansing Hardy Award

2000s-1990s 1980s-1970s 1960s-1950s

2009
 Ju Li

2008
 Ken Gall

2007
 David F. Bahr

2006
 Mark C. Hersam

2005
Ibrahim Karaman

2004
Christopher Schuh

2003
John Ballato

2002
Paul V. Braun

2001
Michael J. Vinarcik

2000
Oscar D. Dubón, Jr.

1999
Yuri Suzuki

1998
Stuart A. Maloy

1997
Sossina M. Haile

1996
Gerbrand Ceder

1995
Rajiv K. Singh

1994
Eugene A. Fitzgerald

1993
Judith Glazer

1992
Glenn S. Daehn

1991
Joanna L. Batstone

1989-90
Nancy M. Haegel

1988
Timothy D. Sands

1987
Robert B. Beyers

1986
Edward Goo

1985
Francoise K. LeGoues

1984
James J. Komadina

1983
William C. Johnson

1982
Subramanian Suresh

1981
Robert H. Wagoner

1980
Deborah Duen Ling Chung

1979
Sheree Hsaio-Ru Wen

1978
Ronald Gronsky

1977
Clyde L. Briant

1976
Robert Sinclair

1975
David K. Matlock

1974
Takeshi Egami

1973
Dale Newbury

1972
J.W. Morris. Jr.

1971
John A. Herbst

1970
Carolyn M. Preece (Carolyn M. Hansson)

1969
Samuel D. Harkness

1968
Harry Edgar Cook

1967
Craig R. Barrett

1966
David N. Seidman

1965
A.S. Tetelman

1964
Dale F. Stein

1963
Peter Roland Swann

1962
Ronald W. Armstrong

1961
G.S. Ansell

1960
Jerome B. Cohen

1959
John Price Hirth

1958
Norbert F. Neumann

1957
Robert Alan Huggins

1956
Douglas W. Fuerstenau


How to Nominate a Colleague

To nominate a deserving professional review the descriptions and criteria on the Honors and Awards page and complete the convenient online Nomination Form, or download the Nomination Form (PDF) which contains a complete explanation of each award and how to nominate a colleague. Nominations must be received according to the timeline and deadlines as listed. TMS members may also be interested in reviewing the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers (AIME) site for additional award opportunities. Nominations must be received according to the posted deadlines.

For More Information

For more information about honors and awards available through TMS, please contact the TMS Professional Affairs Administrator at:

The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society
184 Thorn Hill Road
Warrendale, PA 15086 USA
Telephone (724) 776-9000, ext. 232
Fax (724) 776-3770
E-Mail awards@tms.org