This story appears in The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society's student newsletter Professional Preface, vol. 11, no. 1, p. 2.

And The Awards Go To . . . Students Just Like You!

One of the benefits TMS student members enjoy is the opportunity to earn money for college through scholarships and student contests. Scholarships are awarded annually to graduate and undergraduate student members. Following are this year’s winners:

“It is an honor to be awarded the TMS J. Keith Brimacombe Presidential Scholarship. The award will not only be a financial help but will also assist me as I work towards an interesting and successful career in metallurgical engineering.”

“Winning this award is a great honor to me. I feel so excited that my research work can be recognized by a prestigious society like TMS. I would like to dedicate this award to my family and my advisor, Prof. Peter K. Liaw, who gave me the greatest help both academically and personally. I would also like to thank TMS for their continuing support to the members. This award not only brings me honor and happiness, but also encourages me to work even harder in my future career life.”

“Having seen the quality of past graduate student papers that have received this award, I am honored that my paper is counted among them. I feel that TMS and other professional societies are very important in a graduate student’s studies and career and I am happy to use this award to further my participation. Thank you.”

“To be recognized by professionals within my field for a piece of work is a tremendous honor to me, and an encouragement to continue to understand and apply science and technology to materials.”

“I am very grateful to receive this award which gives me a chance to focus on the engineering discipline and to further my education.”

“Thank you TMS for this generous scholarship. The annual meetings are a great resource and I am looking forward to attending future conferences.”

“This award represents for me the recognition of the many hours spent to better understand the fundamentals of metallurgy and of its numerous industrial applications. TMS, through its publications and journals, helps me to keep updated vis-à-vis new findings in metallurgy and materials science while contributing also to develop a network of contacts that maybe very useful in the future in my career development.”

“I am pleased to accept the EPD scholarship for 2004. I have been interested in extractive metallurgy since my first class in metallurgical engineering. My goal is to have an extensive career in the extractive field, and because of the generosity of TMS and their sponsors, I am able to pursue it.”

“I am very pleased to accept this award. This award gives me great pride and enthusiasm in knowing there is still interest and support inthe Extractive and Processing Division of metallurgical engineering. Extractive metallurgy has not seen a huge technological advancement in several years and I hope with this scholarship money funding my educations that I could help develop new technology to bring it back to what it once was years ago.”

“It is a great honor to be chosen to receive the 2003 TMS LMD Scholarship. This award is a tribute to all of the people who have helped me achieve my goals. I would like to thank my professors, co-op mentors, friends, family, and colleagues for all of their help. Also, I want to encourage young engineering students to be involved in materials societies, and to consider the co-op program. I feel the co-op program has been a great asset to my education, and I think it is a great opportunity for engineering students to gain hands-on experience.”

“This award represents for me reward and recognition of my efforts and my perseverance. TMS shines forth and gives me a glimpse of a field where dynamism, investigation and innovation come together. It encourages me to go further. My passion for metallurgy remains as alive as ever.”

“Words cannot express how grateful I am to TMS for this award. This award has not only encouraged me to continue my education in the study of light metals, but has also given me the financial means to pursue my professional goals. I plan to take courses and take the required exam to apply for my P.E. license this spring. I am also exploring graduate school possibilities. These actions would not be possible without the support of the TMS Light Metals Division. Thank you!”

“By awarding me the Structural Materials Scholarship, my scientific mentors have recognized my academic and research efforts, and I am grateful for their distinction. I plan to reciprocate by continuing my academic pursuits in the field of materials engineering, and by striving for a better world through scientific research.”

“This award has inspired me to pursue goals that I once did not think were obtainable; it is an averment that determination can lead to fulfilling accomplishments. This award has reinforced my belief in the importance of material science.”

“Receiving the TMS Superalloys Scholarship is a great pleasure and honor. I have had a passion for high temperature structural metals since early in my education and it is wonderful to be rewarded for my enthusiasm. This award will be of great assistance as I work toward completion of a Ph.D.”

“This scholarship is important to me on two levels. On a personal level, it is important because it helps to provide enough financial support for me to finish my undergraduate work without worrying as much about how I am going to pay for it all. It allows me to pursue internship opportunities that I believe will be most beneficial and educational rather than the ones that pay the best. It is also important on a career level because it is yet another example of how much the industry and professional materials societies support their people. I have seen many examples of support for students and I am certain that the same support is available for its industrial members. This gives me great confidence that I have entered the right field and look forward to being a part of such a unique professional group as I advance in my career.”

“We were given the opportunity to generate oxidation resistance in niobium-based aeroturbine blades through a systems-based design approach. This development will allow material parameters to surpass current operating limitations, thus restructuring turbine efficiency and revolutionizing the aerospace industry.”