TMS ESSENTIALS

NOMINATION TIMELINE

AWARD DEADLINE: APRIL 1st
  • April: Nominations and required supporting documents are due.
  • June: Appointed award committees review nominations and make selections.
  • November: Award recipients and principal nominators are notified of their selection.
  • February: Awards are presented at the TMS Annual Meeting.

Awards listed under "Other Awards" may have separate nomination deadlines, as indicated.


Professional Honors and Awards
Recipients of the TMS/ASM Joint Distinguished Lectureship Award

2011   Subra Suresh
2010   Mildred Dresselhaus
2009   Jeff Wadsworth
2008   Leo Christodoulou
2007   Alan Taub
2006   Joel Clark
2005   Dr. William J. Madia
2004   Diran Apelian
2003   Alton Romig
2002   Duncan Moore
2001   Dr. Bhakta B. Rath
2000   Prof. Merton C. Flemings
1999   Dr. Mary Lowe Good
1998   Lyle H. Schwartz
1997   Dr. James C. Williams
1996   Peter Cannon
1995   Albert R.C. Westwood
1994   Peter R. Bridenbaugh
1993   Donald R. Muzyka
1992   Frederick Seitz
1991   Praveen Chaudhari
1990   Sir Robin Nicholson
1989   Siegfried S. Hecker
1988   Frank Press
1987   James S. Kane
1986   Arden L. Bement Jr.
1985   Robert I. Jaffe
1984   Nathan E. Promisel
1983   Raymond L. Smith
1982   Morris Cohen
1981   The Honorable Dixy Lee Ray
1980   Charles Crussard
1979   Glenn T. Seaborg
1978   Herbert H. Kellogg
1977   Sir H. Montague Finniston, FRS
1976   William O. Baker
1975   Michael Tenenbaum
1974   Cyril Stanley Smith
1973   James Boyd
1972   Sir Alan Cottrell
1971   Harvey Brooks

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