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View this calendar year’s recipients of TMS awards, managed through volunteer administrative committees, to recognize notable contributions to the field and pinnacle career achievements.
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2021 AIME Champion H. Mathewson Award
Daniel M. Field
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Affiliation: U.S Army Combat Capabilities Command Army Research Laboratory
Quote: TMS has been instrumental in providing the platform for publishing my work. I am thankful for all of the journals and conferences that TMS supports to provide healthy scientific discourse to promote the art and science that is metallurgy. I am thankful for the recognition of this award and all that it signifies about my work and its impact to steel metallurgy.
Other: "Dynamic Strain Aging Phenomena and Tensile Response of Medium-Mn TRIP Steel," Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, April 2018 (Topic area: Mechanical Behavior)
2021 AIME Champion H. Mathewson Award
Adam L. Pilchak
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Title: Senior Materials Research Engineer
Affiliation: US Air Force Research Laboratory
Quote: I am very grateful to TMS and the awards selection committee for recognizing our paper with this prestigious award. Though my research directions have evolved over the years and my work has shifted from very basic toward very applied science, TMS has consistently remained a place to interact with world-class researchers in every and all aspects of materials science. This work was actually performed much earlier and written off as a “failed experiment” because we were attempting to obtain a fully recrystallized microstructure at the time. Only later did we realize what a gold mine these samples were when we began trying to understand the formation of extremely coarse grains in structural titanium forgings!
Other: "Early Stages of Microstructure and Texture Evolution during Beta Annealing of Ti-6Al-4V," Metallurgicals and Materials Transsactions A, March 2018 (Topic area: Materials Processing)
2021 AIME Champion H. Mathewson Award
Gordon A. Sargent
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Title: Dean Emeritus
Affiliation: University of Dayton/ Gordon A. Sargent Consulting
Quote: Sharing this award with my co-authors is one of the pinnacles of my career. I first joined AIME-TMS as an undergraduate student. These outstanding organizations have been vitally important in the subsequent development of my professional career as an educator and researcher in the complex disciplines of materials science and engineering. I have always been grateful for the opportunity to present papers and meet other people interested in the same or similar research topics at meetings organized by TMS.
Other: "Early Stages of Microstructure and Texture Evolution during Beta Annealing of Ti-6Al-4V," Metallurgicals and Materials Transsactions A, March 2018 (Topic area: Materials Processing)
2021 AIME Champion H. Mathewson Award
S. Lee Semiatin
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Title: Senior Scientist, Emeritus
Affiliation: US Air Force Research Laboratory
Quote: I am deeply honored to have our paper on beta annealing of Ti64 selected for the TMS-AIME Champion Mathewson Award and to join the company of prior recipients whom I so admire. I view Metallurgical and Materials Transactions as my “home” journal and TMS as my “home” technical society. Having published papers in MMT in each of the five decades of its existence, the Mathewson recognition holds a very special meaning to me. I also wish extend a sincere thanks to the editors and production staff at MMT. They have a very challenging job, which they have always accomplished in an outstanding manner from both professional and personal perspectives. Last, I thank our entire metals processing team, including colleagues and friends in our lab, in industry, and at various universities. Many of the papers which we have published in MMT have benefitted from interactions with them at TMS meetings and via other TMS-related activities.
Other: "Early Stages of Microstructure and Texture Evolution during Beta Annealing of Ti-6Al-4V," Metallurgicals and Materials Transsactions A, March 2018 (Topic area: Materials Processing)
2021 AIME Champion H. Mathewson Award
David C. Van Aken
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Title: Curators' Teaching Professor
Affiliation: Missouri University of Science and Technology
Quote: It is a great honor to be selected for the TMS-AIME Champion H. Mathewson Award and very humbling to accompany all of the truly remarkable past recipients of this award. I owe a great debt of gratitude to TMS for their publication and continued recognition of our manganese alloyed steel research. I would also like to acknowledge Missouri University of Science and Technology for giving me an opportunity to have a balanced career in both teaching and research. Excellence in teaching garnered some truly talented students to my research group and their work has been recognized by these awards.
Other: "Dynamic Strain Aging Phenomena and Tensile Response of Medium-Mn TRIP Steel," Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, April 2018 (Topic area: Mechanical Behavior)
2021 AIME Honorary Membership Award
David McDowell
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Title: Professor
Affiliation: Georgia Institute of Technology
Citation: For contributions to multiscale modeling and design of structural materials, microstructure- sensitive simulation of fatigue property variability, and leadership in materials innovation.
2021 AIME Honorary Membership Award
Dan Thoma
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Title: Professor
Affiliation: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Citation: For sustained technical contributions, distinguished service, and continued leadership for the engineering profession, in multiple efforts affiliated and associated with AIME.
2021 Alexander Scott Distinguished Service Award
Stanley Howard
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Title: Professor Emeritus
Affiliation: South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Quote: As a youth, I dreamed of visiting with a metallurgist to learn more of the subject I loved. So, later being able to be a part of and serving a Society of metallurgists and materials and mineral engineers has been a joy. My friends are here at TMS: dear friends who have enriched my journey of exploration and learning. Having never sought positions or honors, I am surprised by the unlikely circumstance that they have somehow found me, but I attribute it entirely to either the kind encouragement, opportunities, or errors of my dear TMS friends. I am honored to be the 2021 face of service to TMS knowing well there are many who serve or have served devotedly and astutely including my friend and the award’s namesake Alex Scott. Lastly and most importantly, were it not for a previous recipient of this award, my former graduate advisor, colleague, and dear friend, I would never have embarked on my TMS odyssey: thank you, John Hager.
Citation: For passionate, dedicated, exemplary uninterrupted and loyal service to The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society since 1966.
2021 Brimacombe Medalist
Jamie Kruzic
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Title: Professor/Deputy Head of School, Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering
Affiliation: University of New South Wales
Quote: I’m very excited and honored to be a TMS Brimacombe Medalist. TMS has supported every step of my career, including a student travel award and a young leaders award, and has provided me with a professional community to build lifelong collaborations and friendships. It has been a pleasure to volunteer my time to TMS committees, conferences, and journals and it is humbling to receive this recognition for my research achievements. I look forward to getting involved with TMS in new ways and having a dynamic future together.
Citation: For outstanding contributions to understanding the mechanics and damage tolerance of materials, commitment to professional service and academic leadership, and continued service to TMS.
2021 Brimacombe Medalist
Lei Lu
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Title: Professor
Affiliation: Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Quote: I feel privileged and very much honored to receive this prestigious TMS award. This will stimulate me further in my research and also in my activities in the scientific community.
Citation: For her significant contribution in metallic materials science, from discovery of high-strength, high-conductivity nanotwinned metals to breakthrough in understanding history-independent cyclic response.
2021 Brimacombe Medalist
Michele Manuel
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Title: Professor
Affiliation: University of Florida
Quote: It is truly an honor to be selected for the Brimacombe Medalist Award. Working alongside with distinguished and esteemed TMS colleagues to impact technology, science, engineering, and society at all levels has been a truly enriching and impactful experience, one which has helped me to grow and learn in tremendous and beautifully unpredictable ways. I am thankful for my mentors, colleagues, friends, and especially my family who have continuously supported my career endeavors. I greatly look forward to continuing my professional growth and excellence in the field while maintaining distinguished service to TMS and the profession
Citation: For significant contributions in the integration of systems-based materials design approaches to light metals and her meaningful service to the profession.
2021 Brimacombe Medalist
Suveen Mathaudhu
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Title: Professor
Affiliation: University of California, Riverside
Quote: I can simplify my feelings on being recognized as a Brimacombe Medalist with one word: gratitude. I’m grateful to the many mentors, colleagues, students, and friends who have motivated me and who have and will continue to be part my journey. And while mere thankfulness can be expressed in words, gratitude is manifested in actions. The energy and significance of this award will fuel me to continue to show my gratitude to our community and its diverse membership for the remainder of my career.
Citation: For exemplary contributions to the science of nanocrystalline materials, education of the public on the impact of materials, and service to the profession.
2021 Brimacombe Medalist
Federico Rosei
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Title: Professor & Director
Affiliation: INRS Centre for Energy, Materials and Telecommunications
Quote: I am honored to receive the 2021 TMS Brimacombe Medal, a prestigious mid-career award which recognizes sustained excellence in materials science and engineering and a record of continuing service to the profession. I am very lucky to be recognized for what I consider sheer pleasure, namely playing with atomic and molecular building blocks and linking their structure with their properties. I owe this success to many people who worked with me or supported me and wish to share it with them, at least in spirit.
Citation: For outstanding research in structure/property relationships of multifunctional materials and for uncommon dedication to service.
2021 Brimacombe Medalist
Mitra Taheri
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Title: Professor
Affiliation: Johns Hopkins University
Quote: TMS was the first society I joined as a student. Since the first TMS meeting that I attended (nearly 18 years ago!), I have had the opportunity to attend many stimulating and enriching meetings through various societies and groups; it is TMS, however, that has always felt like “home” to me. Because of this I’m especially grateful to receive this honor and it’s a testament to a society that not only welcomes members at all levels, but also maintains those relationships over time. I thank my colleagues and friends, and look forward to continued engagement within our community.
Citation: For pioneering contributions to in-situ microscopic and spectroscopic characterization, and her commitment to diversity in mentorship of the next generation.
2021 Brimacombe Medalist
Guihua Yu
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Title: Mike Walker Associate Professor
Affiliation: University of Texas at Austin
Quote: I am very honored to receive the prestigious Brimacombe Medal this year from the TMS Foundation. The TMS community is truly special to me as TMS meetings and activities provide many unique opportunities for researchers working in materials science and engineering, to get connected with fellow scientists and engineers in both industry and academia and work together across disciplines to make significant advancement in the materials world to benefit the Society. I look forward to continuing active engagement and contributions to TMS and the broader materials community.
Citation: For innovations in developing new multifunctional nanostructured materials for significant applications in advanced energy, sustainability, and environmental technologies, and dedicated services to materials community.
2021 Bruce Chalmers Award
Alan Luo
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Title: Professor & Director
Affiliation: Ohio State University
Quote: I am greatly honored to receive the prestigious TMS Bruce Chalmers Award and deeply humbled to be associated with its namesake, a pioneer in solidification science, and to join my esteemed colleagues of past awardees. This award recognizes my research in light metals casting and forming, alloy development and automotive applications. I am grateful for the tremendous support and contributions from my industrial collaborators, university colleagues and many students and post-docs. I also thank TMS for providing excellent technical meetings and networking opportunities for my research and career development.
Citation: For his outstanding contributions to light metal processing, alloy development and automotive applications.
2021 Cyril Stanley Smith Award
Amit Misra
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Title: Professor
Affiliation: University of Michigan
Quote: I feel privileged to have been a TMS member throughout my career in the United States spanning three decades. The opportunities provided by TMS have been significant in my professional development, particularly in fundamental research in structural materials. I feel honored to be recognized with the Cyril Stanley Smith Award and am grateful to the support from my colleagues, friends and family.
Citation: For seminal contributions to the fundamental understanding of defects, interfaces and nanomechanical behavior in nanolayered and multiphase metallic materials
2021 Ellen Swallow Richards Diversity Award
Mary Juhas
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Title: Associate Vice President
Affiliation: The Ohio State University
Quote: I am incredibly honored to be named a recipient of the Ellen Swallow Richards Diversity Award. We all stand upon the shoulders of Ellen Swallow Richards, a pathfinder, trailblazer, and influencer whose contributions remain relevant and never more important to our global village. It is with great humility that I express my gratitude to Megan Cordill and the awards committee, and especially to Jeffery and Geraldine McCulley Wadsworth for endowing the award. My TMS membership has afforded me the fantastic opportunity to learn, share and engage with members of the materials science community from academia, government and industry over many years. While I have been quite pleased to see the face of materials science become increasingly diverse during my career, there is always more work to be done.
Citation: For her untiring efforts at recruitment, retention, and advancement of women in the Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine (STEMM) disciplines.
2021 Fellow Award
Dipankar Banerjee
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Title: Professor
Affiliation: Indian Institute of Science
Quote: I am deeply honored by this award from TMS. It represents an international outreach of TMS that we recognize as one of its significant strengths as a Society. TMS meetings, which I attend quite regularly, are a wonderful melting pot and opportunity to meet and interact with a truly international community of materials scientists. At a more personal level, I have been privileged to have been mentored by many in my early career and continue to collaborate in more recent years with many in the United States. This award is also a recognition of the work I have been fortunate to do through these interactions.
Citation: For seminal contributions to the understanding of titanium and intermetallic alloys and for distinguished international leadership
2021 Fellow Award
Raymond Decker
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Title: President
Affiliation: NanoMag LLC
Quote: I have benefitted from 70 years of membership in TMS, having joined as a student member in 1950. At that time the relationship of properties to processing and microstructure was primitive compared to today. For example, dislocations were not mentioned in any of my undergraduate lectures or textbooks. Since then, TMS has been my learning machine to gain a working knowledge of dislocations and strengthening mechanisms in alloys - for use in inventing Ni Based Superalloys, Maraging Steels, Thixomolding and bioabsorbable Mg implants. It is extra special to receive this award from a Society that contributed so much to my results.
Citation: For pioneering the invention, seminal development, and commercialization of maraging steels, superalloys, thixomolding, and bioresorbable magnesium implants.
2021 Fellow Award
David DeYoung
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Title: Retired
Affiliation: Alcoa
Quote: Throughout my career, TMS has provided tremendous learning opportunities and these have always exceeded my expectations. Each involvement as a volunteer has invariably turned out to be another development experience. It is truly an honor to be elected a TMS Fellow, and I am humbled to have been considered and selected by colleagues in our field.
Citation: For technical and scientific leadership within ALCOA and to the broader Aluminum Technical Community. For service to TMS and our professional community.
2021 Fellow Award
Fiona Doyle
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Title: Professor
Affiliation: University of California
Quote: TMS has been vital to my professional success, both as a source of cutting-edge technical material, and as a professional community where I found friends and mentors, and learned indispensable skills. I have always felt welcome and valued – something for which many female engineers of my generation had to struggle. The list of living and deceased TMS Fellows is a who’s who of intellectual giants whose contributions have transformed the broad field of materials science and engineering. I feel truly humbled, and indescribably honored to be joining their ranks.
Citation: For seminal contributions in the practice of innovative hydrometallurgical processing and technologies including materials extraction, purification, environmentally benign processing and remediation, synthesis, and fundamental modeling.
2021 Fellow Award
Somnath Ghosh
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Title: Michael G. Callas Chair Professor
Affiliation: Johns Hopkins University
Quote: I am truly humbled by my selection to the rank of TMS Fellow. I consider this to be one of the highest honors in my professional career. TMS is one of the best professional societies that I have been associated with in my academic career. It has given me the opportunity to interact with some of the best minds in the materials field, who have inspired me with their vision and vibrant intellectual contributions. With this award, I feel lucky to join a distinguished group of colleagues and hope to contribute strongly to the mission of TMS in the coming years.
Citation: For outstanding visionary contributions to the fields of Multiscale Materials Modeling including ICME, and for sustained ambassadorship of Materials Engineering across various technical communities
2021 Fellow Award
Hani Henein
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Title: Professor
Affiliation: University of Alberta
Quote: As a young member, I admired the TMS Fellows as a group of materials science and engineering (MSE) professionals that are the elite of our profession and represent the epitome of excellence in our community. I was amazed at the many MSE theories and principles that were named after them. Never had I thought that one day I would be joining their ranks as a TMS Fellow. I hope my induction as a TMS Fellow inspires today’s young TMS members to excel, contribute to the science, engineering and service of our profession. Such an achievement, although it is identified with one person, represents the efforts of a community over the years to whom I owe a great gratitude. This gratitude extends to TMS where is my international professional home and numerous friends that have enabled my many achievements.
Citation: For pioneering developments in pipe-line steels, spray forming and determination of liquid metal properties; and an outstanding record of publications, international awards and participation in professional society affairs.
2021 Fellow Award
Donald Sadoway
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Title: Professor
Affiliation: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Quote: I am thrilled to be awarded the distinction of TMS Fellow. For over 40 years I have benefitted from TMS membership through the rich professional interactions at TMS conferences. No question that this helped shape my career for which I am truly grateful.
Citation: Innovation in electrolytic processing for metals extraction, for advocacy in resource stewardship, and leadership in materials education.
2021 Fellow Award
Julie Schoenung
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Title: Professor
Affiliation: University of California, Irvine
Quote: I am very honored and humbled to have been selected to be recognized as a TMS Fellow. I am very proud to receive this recognition from the TMS community and its leadership, and I hope that my inclusion in the 2021 class of Fellows will serve as a role model for young women professionals in the materials science and engineering community, and to all scholars who follow a non-traditional path through their career and profession. I want to thank those who prepared and supported my nomination, and furthermore, I want to share my deepest gratitude to all of my graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, undergraduate students, staff, collaborators and my own role models – without their hard work, commitment, support and friendship along the way, my achievements leading to this honor would not have been possible.
Citation: For pioneering contributions to the science and engineering of trimodal composites, and for novel applications of green engineering.
2021 Frank Crossley Diversity Award
T. Ben Britton
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Title: Reader in Metallurgy and Microscopy/Associate Professor
Affiliation: Imperial College London/University of British Columbia
Quote: TMS creates and sustains an international community of scientists and engineers, drawing together academics and industrialists via its annual meeting, and paper and digital media. This makes the world smaller and more accessible, enabling us to share ideas and know-how and build friendships across the world. I am especially impressed at the contributions of the TMS Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee and its work to understand and address current and historic imbalances in our community, as well as drawing in more members and enabling us to create a more robust and sustainable community for all. As we all work together, I hope that more people will continue to reflect on their own journey, and look around the room more often to see, and address, instances where conscious, unconscious and systematic bias create and sustain barriers which limit equal participation for all, especially the most marginalized and those at the start of their careers.
Citation: As LGBTQ+ individual, Britton has overcome barriers to become a world-leading materials scientist and engineer and he fights for increasing equality for all.
2021 Institute of Metals/Robert Franklin Mehl Award
Tresa Pollock
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Title: Professor
Affiliation: University of California, Santa Barbara
Quote: I am deeply honored to be selected to receive this award. It is a heartfelt recognition of my collaborators and my students who aspired to invent new methods to accelerate data gathering for numerous important alloy systems and to perform more systematic study of the science of alloys. It is incredibly heartening for me to have my name associated with previous winners. This award inspires me to continue inventing new methodologies and collecting more critical data to help design new alloys to address the societal needs for better environment and joyful living.
Citation: For extraordinary contributions to the improved understanding of high-temperature alloys and coatings. For being an inspirational role model for young engineers of both genders.
2021 Julia and Johannes Weertman Educator Award
Katsuyo Thornton
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Title: L.H. and F.E. Van Vlack Professor of Materials Science & Engineering
Affiliation: University of Michigan
Quote: It is an incredible honor to receive the TMS Julia and Johannes Weertman Educator Award, named after two wonderful, pioneering materials scientists whose legacy continues to live in the materials science community. TMS has been my professional home since I began materials research. It is where I have found a welcoming community that inspires and fosters new, exciting ideas. I am grateful to be part of TMS, where I have benefitted from its culture of inclusion.
Citation: For her dedication to incorporating computational materials science into undergraduate curriculums by leading the development and implementation of the Integrated Computational Materials Education Workshop.
2021 Leadership Award
Marc Meyers
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Title: Distinguished Professor of Materials Science
Affiliation: University of California San Diego
Citation: For outstanding leadership in mechanical behavior of materials, extraordinary creativity, and teaching and mentoring of a large group of students from around the world.
2021 Oleg D. Sherby Award
Jeffery Gibeling
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Title: Professor
Affiliation: University of California, Davis
Quote: I am deeply honored to be named the recipient of the 2021 Oleg D. Sherby Award. This award is especially meaningful to me because I knew Oleg Sherby well and learned much from him about high temperature deformation. His ideas and teaching have had a significant impact on my work in this field, for which I am forever grateful. Oleg Sherby was a warm person with great enthusiasm for materials science and engineering. I especially appreciated his broad perspective on creep deformation as he strove to understand and integrate “all the data in the world” as he was fond of saying. One of my favorite presentations was the one I gave at the 2000 TMS Annual Meeting at a symposium honoring Sherby in which I incorporated many concepts I learned from him. Finally, I want to express my appreciation to my nominators and the selection committee for this honor.
Citation: For creating innovative methods to acquire mechanical property data with significant impact on understanding mechanisms of high temperature creep deformation in metals and alloys.
2021 Research to Industrial Practice Award
Kazuhiro Nogita
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Title: Associate Professor/ Director
Affiliation: University of Queensland
Quote: I am humbled to be receiving this award. I must acknowledge all of those that have contributed to the work of our Centre over recent years for Pb-free solder and electronic packaging research. Having such great industry support as well as being part of the TMS community and benefiting from communication with other excellent researchers has made my research possible and enjoyable. Over the past 20 years I have learnt a lot from this community and the TMS Annual Meeting continues to be a highlight of my year
Citation: For establishing the multiple effects of Ni in Pb-free solder alloys, opening the way for a new generation of high-reliability, thermodynamically stable interconnects.
2021 William D. Nix Award
George Pharr
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Title: Professor
Affiliation: Texas A&M University
Quote: I was thrilled to learn that I have been chosen by TMS as the next recipient of the William D. Nix Award. Knowing well what a giant William Nix has been in materials research and education, it is certainly a tremendous honor. My sincere thanks to TMS and all my materials friends and colleagues who made this possible.
Citation: For development of methods for the quantitative determination of material mechanical response by nanoindentation and its use to elucidate fundamental mechanisms of material behavior.
2021 William Hume-Rothery Award
Ji-Cheng (JC) Zhao
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Title: Minta Martin Professor and Department Chair
Affiliation: University of Maryland
Citation: For development of groundbreaking methodologies for systematic measurements of phase-based properties for the understanding of a very large number of alloy systems.
Other: High-Throughput Measurements of Composition-Dependent Properties of Alloy Phases for Accelerated Alloy Design
Division Awards
View this calendar year’s recipients of TMS awards managed through the TMS technical divisions— Extraction & Processing (EPD), Functional Materials (FMD), Light Metals (LMD), Materials Processing & Manufacturing (MPMD), and Structural Materials (SMD).
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2021 EPD Distinguished Lecturer Award
Rodney Jones
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Title: Consultant
Affiliation: Mintek
Quote: I feel privileged to have had a career in pyrometallurgy that exposed me to many commodities, technologies, and countries, and I am grateful to have worked with many wonderful and inspiring people. Participation in international technical conferences has enriched my life greatly and has enabled the two-way sharing of information that allows the industry and the people within it to grow and develop. Numerous valuable friendships have grown from this too. In becoming a recipient of this award, I am humbled to be in the company of so many truly great metallurgists that have gone before me.
Citation: A researcher in the field of pyrometallurgy for nearly four decades, and regarded as one of the foremost speakers.
2021 EPD Distinguished Service Award
Andreas Siegmund
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Title: Dr; Principle
Affiliation: LanMetCon LLC
Quote: It is a great honor to receive this distinguished award from the Extraction and Processing Division of TMS. I would like to thank my nominator, Joe Grogan, and the entire EPD for selecting me as this year’s recipient. It has been a pleasure to participate in multiple committee functions within EPD and to be part of co-organizing several conferences on behalf of TMS over the last 25 years. This award will always remind me of my long professional association with TMS, EPD and the gained friendships with many of its members.
Citation: In recognition of selfless service to the Extraction and Processing Division, the global non-ferrous industry, and his 20 years’ leadership of the international Lead-Zinc symposium.
2021 EPD Materials Characterization Best Paper Award - First Place
Virginia Bertolo
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Title: Student
Affiliation: Delft University of Technology
Quote: It is a great honor to accept the TMS-EPD Materials Characterization Best Paper Award. Certainly, being awarded by this prestigious society of minerals, metals, and materials scientists and engineers is a great recognition of the relevance and quality of our team's work. As a direct effect, this award gives us even more motivation to continue to work hard and provide significant contributions to the material science and engineering field.
Other: "Effect of Microstructure on Cleavage Fracture of Thick Section Quenched and Tempered S690 High Strength Steel," Characterization of Minerals, Metals, and Materials 2020
2021 EPD Materials Characterization Best Paper Award - First Place
Quanxin Jiang
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Affiliation: Delft University of Technology
Quote: It is a great honor to receive this award and to be recognized by this professional society. TMS has created a broad network of minerals, metals, and materials scientists and engineers around the world. It provides us with great opportunities to exchange knowledge and to initiate collaborations. We are looking forward to further participations in TMS.
Other: "Effect of Microstructure on Cleavage Fracture of Thick Section Quenched and Tempered S690 High Strength Steel," Characterization of Minerals, Metals, and Materials 2020
2021 EPD Materials Characterization Best Paper Award - First Place
Vera Popovich
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Title: Professor
Affiliation: Delft University Of Technology
Quote: My team is delighted to accepted this prestigious TMS award, which clearly shows the significance and acceptance of our work. TMS membership allowed us in the past 10 years to communicate our work with brightest peers in our research community. It also gave us an opportunity to look beyond our filed and explore a broad range of TMS symposiums.
Other: "Effect of Microstructure on Cleavage Fracture of Thick Section Quenched and Tempered S690 High Strength Steel," Characterization of Minerals, Metals, and Materials 2020
2021 EPD Materials Characterization Best Paper Award - First Place
Carey Walters
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Title: Dr.
Affiliation: Structural Dynamics, TNO
Quote: My co-authors and I are grateful and humbled to be selected for the Best Paper Award at TMS. We are honored that our work has been recognized by one of the most notable professional societies for materials scientists and engineers. We understand this to reflect on both the quality and relevance of our work on modelling the effect of microstructure on cleavage. We hope to live up to the expectations of TMS as we continue our work toward a comprehensive statistical model that will be built upon the results presented here.
Other: "Effect of Microstructure on Cleavage Fracture of Thick Section Quenched and Tempered S690 High Strength Steel," Characterization of Minerals, Metals, and Materials 2020
2021 EPD Materials Characterization Best Paper Award - Second Place
Tanjore Jayaraman
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Title: Assistant Professor
Affiliation: University of Michigan-Dearborn
Quote: At the outset, I would like to thank TMS, and the committee, for identifying our research work worthy of an award. An award from one of the top, well recognized, and respected scientific societies, like TMS, is a vindication of our research work; it is an honor, which means a lot! I want to sincerely thank my mentors, students, and collaborators over the years---without the combined efforts, this achievement would not have been possible. This award will inspire us in our research endeavors. I have been a member of TMS since 2004. Over the years, it provided opportunities to engage in multifarious activities, including co-organizing symposiums, chairing sessions, involvement with a few committees, and so on.
Other: "Influence on the Structural and Magnetic Properties of the Pre-alloyed Gas-atomized Maraging Steel Powder During Mechanical Milling," Characterization of Minerals, Metals, and Materials 2022
2021 EPD Materials Characterization Best Paper Award - Second Place
Ganesh Varma Thotakura
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Title: Research /Manufacturing Engineer
Affiliation: University of Michigan Dearborn
Quote: It is my honor and privilege to accept the second place EPD Materials Characterization Best Paper Award. I sincerely thank TMS for accepting our work, and members of the selection committee for considering us in their precious time and selecting our work. This award is certainly a very proud experience for me and our team at University of Michigan Dearborn and Naval Research Laboratory. I especially want to thank my mentor T. V. Jayaraman, who always helped and guided me with his knowledge, experience, expertise, and kept me motivated to achieve my goals. This award would always have a place of honor in my career and inspire me to continue my best work.
Other: "Influence on the Structural and Magnetic Properties of the Pre-alloyed Gas-atomized Maraging Steel Powder During Mechanical Milling," Characterization of Minerals, Metals, and Materials 2020
2021 EPD Materials Characterization Best Poster Award - First Place
Nisrit Pandey
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Title: PhD Candidate
Affiliation: Carnegie Mellon University
Quote: I would like to thank TMS for the honor as well as, for continuously promoting networking and professional development opportunities for materials scientists and engineers.
Other: Observation of Topological Defects in Synthetic Antiferromagnets with Inverted Dzyaloshinskii-moriya Interaction
2021 EPD Materials Characterization Best Poster Award - Second Place
Wesley Higgins
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Title: Graduate Researcher
Affiliation: Texas A&M University
Quote: I appreciate and happily accept this honorable award from TMS. Awards, acknowledgements, and recognitions such as this encourage me to be a better researcher and continue to drive the scientific field of materials characterization forward, in this case nanoindentation. TMS, and its corresponding conferences, allow me the opportunity to reconnect with colleagues and presents the opportunity to establish impactful collaborations for future scientific discoveries. TMS also offers its members the platform in which to present their research and further development professionally.
Other: High Strain Rate Nanoindentation of Single Crystalline Metals
2021 EPD Materials Characterization Best Poster Award - Second Place
George Pharr
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Title: Professor
Affiliation: Texas A&M University
Quote: We were thrilled to learn of the award for our poster on new methods for measuring mechanical properties at small scales by nanoindentation at high strain rates. This is a new area of research for us, and hopefully the work that Wesley Higgins is doing on it for his Ph.D. dissertation will help to blaze the trail in this important new area. We are delighted that TMS has recognized the work in this important way.
Other: High Strain Rate Nanoindentation of Single Crystalline Metals
2021 EPD Materials Characterization Best Poster Award - Third Place
Yuji Ohishi
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Title: General Staff
Affiliation: Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc.
Quote: This award is a pleasant recognition of our work studying the equipment wear in biomass pre-processing, which is supported by Feedstock Conversion Interface Consortium (FCIC) of the Bioenergy Technologies Office, U.S. Department of Energy. This award definitely encourages us to continue to present our research at future TMS events.
Other: Wettability of Liquid Phase Caesium Compounds Against Metal Oxides Including UO2 and ThO
2021 EPD Pyrometallurgy Best Paper Award
Jiang Chen
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Title: Dr.
Affiliation: Australian National University
Quote: I'm very honored to receive this award for our recent publication. I'd like to thank everyone who has supported this research work, Akbar Rhamdhani as the paper recommender, and the EPD Pyrometallurgy Committee for choosing our paper for this award. This award is an enormous encouragement for me to continue to contribute to the metallurgy research community.
Other: "Mechanisms and Kinetics of Reduction of Solid NiO in CO/CO2 and CO/Ar Gas Mixtures," Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, December 2019
2021 EPD Pyrometallurgy Best Paper Award
Peter Hayes
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Title: Professor
Affiliation: University Of Queensland
Quote: Thanks to the TMS EPD awards committee for this honor. I think it is important that we continue to provide new fundamental scientific information to enhance our knowledge and research capability. For me breaking new ground is exciting and it is rewarding to know that others working in this field value this research.
Other: "Mechanisms and Kinetics of Reduction of Solid NiO in CO/CO2 and CO/Ar Gas Mixtures," Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, December 2019
2021 EPD Science Award
Peter Hayes
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Title: Professor
Affiliation: University of Queensland
Quote: I am honored to receive this award from TMS. We live in a period of dramatic changes in technologies, and the expanding use and application of metals in these advanced technologies, We need to continue our research efforts in this field to support the supply of critical raw materials as we seek ways to develop a sustainable society. I commend TMS as it continues to play an important role in professional development and ensuring that there are opportunities to publish and disseminate fundamental research in the field of extractive metallurgy.
Other: "Microstructure Evolution During Controlled Solidification of ‘Fe2O3’-CaO-SiO2 Liquids in Air," Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, December 2019
2021 EPD Science Award
Evgueni Jak
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Title: Director
Affiliation: University of Queensland
Quote: Recognition of the importance of the fundamental research on thermodynamics and phase equilibria by colleagues – professionals in the field - is very valuable to me personally and to the whole team. We believe the metallurgy and recycling industry is undergoing a significant transformation towards quantitative scientifically – based description of complex processes and, therefore, opening further opportunities for improvements and optimization of industrial operations. This award is valuable to encourage further progress.
Other: "Microstructure Evolution During Controlled Solidification of ‘Fe2O3’-CaO-SiO2 Liquids in Air," Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, December 2019
2021 EPD Science Award
Suart Nicol
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Title: R&D Engineer
Affiliation: Gopher Resource/University of Queensland
Quote: I am honored to have been recognized by the EPD for my work. It is rewarding to see my work being viewed by others as having advanced the science of extractive metallurgy and benefiting industrial operations.
Other: "Microstructure Evolution During Controlled Solidification of ‘Fe2O3’-CaO-SiO2 Liquids in Air," Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, December 2019
2021 EPD Technology Award
Mansoor Barati
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Title: Professor
Affiliation: University of Toronto
Quote: It is an honor to have been selected as the TMS EPD Technology Award. Our research that led to this publication started with a fundamental study and is shaping into several technologies around the extraction of nickel with a significantly reduced footprint than the current methods. It is rewarding to see the recognition of this work and the students working on the project. I am grateful to TMS for its multi-faceted contributions to elevating our discipline, running high-quality conferences, publishing top metallurgical journals, and forming a vibrant technical community.
Other: "Thermal Upgrading of Nickeliferous Pyrrhotite Tailings for the Recovery of Nickel in the Form of Ferronickel Alloy," Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, October 2019
2021 EPD Technology Award
Feng Liu
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Title: Student
Affiliation: University of Toronto
Quote: TMS provides a great platform for us to communicate and network. Through this platform, great ideas are exchanged, which further advances the field.
Other: "Thermal Upgrading of Nickeliferous Pyrrhotite Tailings for the Recovery of Nickel in the Form of Ferronickel Alloy," Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, October 2019
2021 EPD Technology Award
Dawei Yu
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Title: Professor
Affiliation: Central South University
Quote: It is a great honor to be the recipient of the TMS Extraction & Processing Division Technology Award, which is a high recognition of our previous work on the pyrometallurgical extraction of nickel. This adds strong momentum to continuing and expanding the R&D on nickel extraction from other secondary resources, such as nickel-based superalloys and spent lithium ion batteries. I really appreciate it, and look forward to the 150th TMS Annual Meeting.
Other: "Thermal Upgrading of Nickeliferous Pyrrhotite Tailings for the Recovery of Nickel in the Form of Ferronickel Alloy," Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, October 2019
2021 EPD Technology Award
Jiajing Zhang
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Title: Associate Director
Affiliation: Capitech Venture Capital Co, LTD
Quote: It is a great honor to be the recipient of the TMS Extraction & Processing Division Technology Award, which is a high recognition of our previous work on the pyrometallurgical extraction of nickel. I really appreciate it, and look forward to the 150th TMS Annual Meeting.
Other: "Thermal Upgrading of Nickeliferous Pyrrhotite Tailings for the Recovery of Nickel in the Form of Ferronickel Alloy," Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, October 2019
2021 EPD/LMD Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy Best Paper Award
Mikael Lindvall
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Title: Senior Project Manager
Affiliation: SSAB AB
Quote: I am very pleased and grateful to accept the Best Paper Award, which is an excellent morale booster that will encourage me to continue doing my best work. l am also very appreciative of those who recommended this paper and to everyone involved in this award process.
Other: "Stabilization of Stainless Steel Slag via Air Granulation," Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy, February 2019
2021 EPD/LMD Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy Best Paper Award
Mahdi Mahdi
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Title: Commercialization Portfolio Manager
Affiliation: Hatch Ltd
Quote: I am honored to receive this award and I thank TMS for their consideration. This paper demonstrates years of hard work, creativity, and perseverance from all team members.
Other: "Stabilization of Stainless Steel Slag via Air Granulation," Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy, February 2019
2021 EPD/LMD Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy Best Paper Award
Sina Mostaghel
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Title: Principal Metallurgist
Affiliation: SNC-Lavalin
Quote: It is an honor and privilege to accept this award. I would like to thank TMS, the nominators, journal editors, members of the selection committee, and my former colleagues, with whom we carried out the research work behind this publication.
Other: "Stabilization of Stainless Steel Slag via Air Granulation," Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy, February 2023
2021 EPD/LMD Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy Best Paper Award
Lily Lai Chi So
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Title: Engineering Education Specialist
Affiliation: Hatch Ltd
Quote: Lily is a process engineer at Hatch Ltd. with 8 years of experience in developing innovative technology from ideation to commercialization in the metallurgical and specialty chemical industries. She is experienced in new process development, process scale-up, materials design and synthesis, reactor design, process modelling, and multivariate statistical data analysis. Lily has led the development of dry slag granulation technology with experience throughout the lifecycle of technology development including equipment prototyping, lab-scale testing, on-site pilot-scale testing, scoping studies, basic engineering studies, and detailing engineering studies. Her lab-scale testing experience ranges from proof-of-concept testing at in-house facilities to management of testing at third party facilities. Her pilot-scale testing experience include extensive site experience at metallurgical facilities across several industries. Lily is also experienced in new process development and bench-scale testing in the specialty chemical industries, including food additives and polymeric materials.
Other: "Stabilization of Stainless Steel Slag via Air Granulation," Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy, February 2019
2021 EPD/LMD Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy Best Paper Award
Olle Sundqvist
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Title: R&D Expert Metallurgy
Affiliation: AB Sandvik Materials Technology
Quote: I am extremely grateful for receiving the Best Paper Award. It is the utter recognition that what we have performed is of high technical standard and has made a substantial impression on experienced readers. It inspires me to continue my R&D work both in technical solutions to create prerequisites for sustainable economy, and in the field of process development in general.
Other: "Stabilization of Stainless Steel Slag via Air Granulation," Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy, February 2019
2021 FMD Distinguished Scientist/Engineer Award
Michael E. Manley
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Title: Senior Researcher
Affiliation: Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Quote: I am thrilled and honored to receive this award. I was first introduced to TMS as a graduate student in 1997 and have remained involved ever since. The connections and friendships forged through TMS have played a vital role in my career. I am enthusiastic about engaging in TMS activities for many years to come.
Citation: For experimental research on thermophysical properties of materials at high temperatures, and the discovery of intrinsic localized modes in anharmonic materials
2021 FMD JEM Best Paper Award
M. V. S. Chandrashekhar
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Affiliation: University of South Carolina
Other: Characterization of Epitaxial b-(Al,Ga,In)2O3-Based Films and Applications as UV Photodetectors, November 2027
2021 FMD JEM Best Paper Award
Venkata S. N. Chava
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Affiliation: University of South Carolina
Other: Characterization of Epitaxial b-(Al,Ga,In)2O3-Based Films and Applications as UV Photodetectors, November 2023
2021 FMD JEM Best Paper Award
Robert F. Davis
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Title: Professor
Affiliation: Carnegie Mellon University
Other: Characterization of Epitaxial b-(Al,Ga,In)2O3-Based Films and Applications as UV Photodetectors, November 2025
2021 FMD JEM Best Paper Award
Andrew B. Greytak
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Title: Professor
Affiliation: University of South Carolina
Other: Characterization of Epitaxial b-(Al,Ga,In)2O3-Based Films and Applications as UV Photodetectors, November 2028
2021 FMD JEM Best Paper Award
Matthew L. Kelley
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Affiliation: University of South Carolina
Other: Characterization of Epitaxial b-(Al,Ga,In)2O3-Based Films and Applications as UV Photodetectors, November 2024
2021 FMD JEM Best Paper Award
Luke A. M. Lyle
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Affiliation: Carnegie Mellon University
Other: Characterization of Epitaxial b-(Al,Ga,In)2O3-Based Films and Applications as UV Photodetectors, November 2021
2021 FMD JEM Best Paper Award
Serdal Okur
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Affiliation: Structured Materials Industries, Inc
Other: Characterization of Epitaxial b-(Al,Ga,In)2O3-Based Films and Applications as UV Photodetectors, November 2022
2021 FMD JEM Best Paper Award
Lisa M. Porter
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Title: Professor
Affiliation: Carnegie Mellon University
Other: Characterization of Epitaxial b-(Al,Ga,In)2O3-Based Films and Applications as UV Photodetectors, November 2020
2021 FMD JEM Best Paper Award
Gary S. Tompa
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Affiliation: Structured Materials Industries, Inc
Other: Characterization of Epitaxial b-(Al,Ga,In)2O3-Based Films and Applications as UV Photodetectors, November 2026
2021 FMD John Bardeen Award
James R. Chelikowsky
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Title: W. A. "Tex" Moncrief Jr. Chair of Computational Materials
Affiliation: University of Texas at Austin
Quote: I am deeply honored to receive this award, especially one named for John Bardeen, a true icon of condensed matter physics. His fundamental work on surfaces and interfaces continues to be an ongoing inspiration in my career. I am truly humbled to be included within the group of previous winners whose body of work encompasses some of the best science in electronic materials. TMS deserves credit for its tireless work in promoting the science and technology of materials.
Citation: For his leadership and pioneering contributions within the science of electronic materials
2021 Light Metals Award
Caio César Amorim de Melo
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Title: R&D Specialist
Affiliation: Norsk Hydro Brasil
Quote: It is a great honor for me to receive this award. It represents the recognition of the important work that has been done by Hydro and ISI-TM. Personally, as a young researcher, this award represents a very great achievement in my professional career.
Other: "Bayer Process Towards the Circular Economy – Soil Conditioners from Bauxite Residue," Light Metals 2021
2021 Light Metals Award
Roseanne Barata Holanda
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Title: Research Assistant
Affiliation: SENAI Innovation Institute for Mineral Technology
Quote: Receiving such a prestigious award in my first year participating in TMS light metals programming is an immense honor and recognition. TMS is the global leading institution in the knowledge and technical advancements of the light metals industry, therefore the award greatly validates the excellence in research that our team at SENA/ Innovation Institute of Mineral Technologies has been developing in the bauxite residue applications field.
Other: "Bayer Process Towards the Circular Economy – Soil Conditioners from Bauxite Residue," Light Metals 2021
2021 Light Metals Award
Alice Ferreira Cardoso
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Title: Undergraduate Intern
Affiliation: SENAI Innovation Institute for Mineral Technology
Quote: As a forest engineer undergraduate student it is a great honor and amazing achievement to receive this eminent award from TMS. Moreover, this award is a huge source of motivation to pursue my professional goals and it will definitely have a great impact on my career.
Other: "Bayer Process Towards the Circular Economy – Soil Conditioners from Bauxite Residue," Light Metals 2021
2021 Light Metals Award
Adriano Lucheta
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Title: Director
Affiliation: SENAI Innovation Institute for Mineral Technology
Quote: We are very proud to receive the TMS Light Metals Award and Light Metals Subject Award for Alumina/Bauxite. The SENAI Innovation Institute for Mineral Technologies (ISi-TM) is in its fifth year of existence and being recognized by TMS associates and peers is a great honor. The ISi-TM and Norsk Hydro Brazil R&D teams are working hard on the development of sustainable solutions to promote bauxite residue use, and to receive these awards indicates we are on the right path.
Other: "Bayer Process Towards the Circular Economy – Soil Conditioners from Bauxite Residue," Light Metals 2020
2021 Light Metals Award
Marcelo Montini
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Affiliation: Norsk Hydro Brasil
Quote: I am honored to accept this award from such a renowned, respectful, and notable institution as TMS. For me, it represents a recognition that my colleagues and I are on the right path of integrating high-level science with the development of valuable and sustainable technology. This award brings a great sense of pride not only for me, but also for our affiliations (Hydro and ISI-TM), our local community, and our country of Brazil.
Other: "Bayer Process Towards the Circular Economy – Soil Conditioners from Bauxite Residue," Light Metals 2021
2021 Light Metals Award
Patricia Magalhães Pereira Silva
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Title: Research Assistant
Affiliation: SENAI Innovation Institute for Mineral Technology
Quote: It is a great honor to receive this award. Receiving a TMS award is a recognition to validate the relevance of the research and the effort of SENAI Innovation Institute for Mineral Technology team in the promotion of innovation research on the reuse of bauxite residue and to establish a strong partnership with Norsk Hydro.
Other: "Bayer Process Towards the Circular Economy – Soil Conditioners from Bauxite Residue," Light Metals 2021
2021 Light Metals Award
Raphael Vieira da Costa
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Affiliation: Norsk Hydro Brasil
Other: "Bayer Process Towards the Circular Economy – Soil Conditioners from Bauxite Residue," Light Metals 2021
2021 Light Metals Award
Andre Luiz Vilaça do Carmo
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Title: Research Assistant
Affiliation: SENAI Innovation Institute for Mineral Technology
Quote: I am honored to receive this award. As a respected and international institution, TMS, through this award, recognizes the dedication of the researchers involved in the project. The Light Metals Award is also a great recognition to the successful collaboration between SENA/ Innovation Institute for Mineral Technologies and Norsk Hydro, which have been working together to achieve important goals in the large-scale utilization of bauxite residue. It is an indication that we are on the right path and a great incentive to continue working and seeking excellence in global science.
Other: "Bayer Process Towards the Circular Economy – Soil Conditioners from Bauxite Residue," Light Metals 2021
2021 Light Metals Subject Award - Aluminum Alloys
Anthony De Luca
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Title: Research Scientist
Affiliation: Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology_
Quote: I am excited that this research work, born from the collaboration between Ford Motor Company and Northwestern University, was selected for this TMS award and highlight the interest in the development of new generations of aluminum alloys. Building on multiple decades of research on precipitation-strengthened aluminum alloys tailored for high temperature applications, these novel alloys with a dual population of strengthening precipitates allows to push further the maximum operating limits due to their incredible creep and coarsening resistance. The deployment of these aluminum superalloys in aerospace and automative application could allow to improve energy efficiency and reduce CO2 emissions.
Other: "Effects of Mn and Mo Micro-additions on Al-Zr-Sc-Er-Si Mechanical Properties," Light Metals 2021
2021 Light Metals Subject Award - Aluminum Alloys
David Dunand
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Title: Professor
Affiliation: Northwestern University
Quote: After many years of research on these advanced precipitation-strengthened aluminum alloys with sponsorship from the Ford Motor Company, I am excited that this fundamental research paper was selected for this TMS award, especially given the undisputed leadership of TMS in the area of light-alloy metallurgy. These novel alloys, with a dual population of strengthening precipitates with extreme coarsening and creep resistance, bring us a step closer to the goal of aluminum superalloys, with performances similar to those of nickel-based superalloys when comparing at the same homologous temperatures. Deploying these alloys in automotive and aerospace applications will lead to gains in energy efficiency, providing a contribution to the urgent need to reduce CO2 emissions globally.
Other: "Effects of Mn and Mo Micro-additions on Al-Zr-Sc-Er-Si Mechanical Properties," Light Metals 2021
2021 Light Metals Subject Award - Aluminum Alloys
David Seidman
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Title: Professor
Affiliation: Northwestern University
Quote: As a life member of TMS, I am very grateful for this award as TMS has been my intellectual home for many years and is where I met many fine people. This particular award is extremely meaningful to me as I nucleated studies on Al-Sc, Al-Sc-Mg and Al-Sc-Zr alloys in 1998, which was curiosity driven research that became ultimately both scientifically and technologically significant and led to the founding of NanoAl LLC (now part of Unity Aluminum) which is building the world’s most technologically advanced aluminum rolling mill in Ashland, Kentucky. The research on aluminum alloys was generously sponsored by the Department of Energy and Ford Research Laboratories for which I am also extremely grateful. I am a Fellow of the TMS, ASM International, the Materials Research Society, Microscopy Society of America, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, and a member of the National Academy of Engineering.
Other: "Effects of Mn and Mo Micro-additions on Al-Zr-Sc-Er-Si Mechanical Properties," Light Metals 2021
2021 Light Metals Subject Award - Aluminum Alloys
Shipeng Shu
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Title: Research Associate
Affiliation: Northwestern University
Quote: It is my great honor to receive this award. From years of being a student member of TMS, I have enjoyed attending the TMS conferences, which provided valuable opportunities to learn the latest development in the field, and to interact with many outstanding peer researchers.
Other: "Effects of Mn and Mo Micro-additions on Al-Zr-Sc-Er-Si Mechanical Properties," Light Metals 2020
2021 Light Metals Subject Award - Aluminum Reduction Technology
Carl Duchesne
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Title: Professor
Affiliation: Laval University
Quote: Being a TMS member is important for connecting with academic and industrial leaders in the aluminum industry. It allows me to witness, but also contribute to, the latest developments in the field. Together with my co-authors, I am pleased to accept the Light Metals Subject Award. This honor recognizes our research efforts in advancing data analytics to increase energy efficiency and reduce the environmental footprint of the Hall-Héroult process. The Award is a strong encouragement to continue in that direction.
Other: "Anodic Incident Detection Through Multivariate Monitoring of Individual Anode Current Signals," Light Metals 2020
2021 Light Metals Subject Award - Aluminum Reduction Technology
David LaJambe
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Title: Process Engineer
Affiliation: Alcoa
Quote: I feel incredibly honored to receive this award and to have had the opportunity to present at TMS 2020 on behalf of our project team. This award represents a recognition of the successful collaboration between Université Laval and Alcoa Corporation that made this project possible. I would like to extend my thanks to the multitude of TMS personnel whose exemplary work and dedication continue to foster a thriving research community in our domain. TMS papers were an invaluable asset during the execution of this project and were also critical to my success during my academic career. It means a great deal to me to have my work recognized by such a world-class organization.
Other: "Anodic Incident Detection Through Multivariate Monitoring of Individual Anode Current Signals," Light Metals 2020
2021 Light Metals Subject Award - Aluminum Reduction Technology
Eric Poulin
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Title: Associate Professor
Affiliation: Laval University
Quote: I am strongly motivated to collaborate with industrial partners to address practical research problems that are relevant for both the industry and researchers involved in the field of aluminum production. The detection of anodic incidents through the analysis of anode current signals is a challenge but we believe that it is a promising avenue that could lead to significant benefits. Receiving this award is a great honor and it confirms that we are on the right way.
Other: "Anodic Incident Detection Through Multivariate Monitoring of Individual Anode Current Signals," Light Metals 2020
2021 Light Metals Subject Award - Aluminum Reduction Technology
Jayson Tessier
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Title: Manager, Pilot Operations
Affiliation: Alcoa
Quote: Being a TMS member is important for connecting with other researchers from around the globe involved in aluminum smelting. Through my career, I learned a lot from articles published at the TMS conference and within TMS journals. I feel it’s important to contribute to our scientific community and publish our work. This prize is a significant achievement for us and we are honored to receive this recognition.
Other: "Anodic Incident Detection Through Multivariate Monitoring of Individual Anode Current Signals," Light Metals 2020
2021 Light Metals Subject Award - Electrode Technology for Aluminum Production
Les Edwards
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Title: Vice President, Production Control
Affiliation: Rain Carbon Inc.
Quote: It is an honor to win this award given the number of very good papers presented and published in the Electrode Technology sessions at the TMS Annual Meeting. Papers like this always require a significant effort in experimental work, data analysis, and writing and receiving an award like this goes some way to acknowledging that effort. I am very appreciative of the great work TMS does to organize industry conferences like this and to make awards like this possible.
Other: "Anhydrous Carbon Pellets – An Engineered CPC Raw Material," Light Metals 2020
2021 Light Metals Subject Award - Warren Peterson Cast Shop for Aluminum Production
Cathrine Kyung Won Solem
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Affiliation: Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Quote: I am humbled and honored to receive this award together with my colleagues. Thanks to the committee, and I am looking forward to the continuation as an early career researcher.
Other: "Evaluation of the Effect of CO2 Cover Gas on the Rate of Oxidation of an AlMgSi Alloy," Light Metals 2020
2021 LMD Distinguished Service Award
Alan Luo
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Title: Professor & Director
Affiliation: Ohio State University
Quote: I am honored to receive the Distinguished Service Award from the Light Metals Division which has been my home division since joining TMS as a graduate student about 30 years ago. I really appreciate my colleagues and friends at TMS and in the LMD for their support and recognition of my work with LMD. I will continue to advance light metals technology and educate the next generation of engineers and researchers for the light metals community.
Citation: For outstanding contributions to the light metals industry and sustained services to LMD and TMS.
2021 LMD JOM Best Paper Award
James Mathew
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Title: Project Engineer
Affiliation: Warwick Manufacturing Group, University of Warwick
Quote: As an early career researcher, it’s a distinct honour to be recognised for the JOM best paper award by the TMS committee. It was a privilege to present and share my PhD research work at TMS-Light metals annual meeting with eminent researchers. The research work showcases the effect of iron intermetallic particles in recycled aluminium and I believe it greatly inspires me to continue to do excellent research work on aluminium recycling. I am extremely grateful to the JOM awards committee for selection and the nominee of this award.
Other: Effect of Fe Intermetallics on Microstructure and Properties of Al-7Si Alloys, JOM, December 2019
2021 LMD JOM Best Paper Award
Guillaume Remy
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Title: Project Engineer
Affiliation: Warwick Manufacturing Group, University of Warwick
Other: Effect of Fe Intermetallics on Microstructure and Properties of Al-7Si Alloys, JOM, December 2019
2021 LMD JOM Best Paper Award
Prakash Srirangam
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Title: Associate Professor
Affiliation: Warwick Manufacturing Group, University of Warwick
Quote: I take this opportunity to thank nominees and TMS-JOM committee members for selecting our published paper on “Effect of Fe intermetallics on microstructure and mechanical properties of Al-7Si alloys” for Light Metals JOM Best Paper Award. I am really pleased and honoured to receive this prestigious award which inspires me and my research team to continue to pursue challenging research questions in the field of recycling of aluminium alloys and aluminium alloy development.
Other: Effect of Fe Intermetallics on Microstructure and Properties of Al-7Si Alloys, JOM, December 2019
2021 LMD JOM Best Paper Award
Fengzai Tang
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Title: Test Facility Engineer
Affiliation: Warwick Manufacturing Group, University of Warwick
Other: Effect of Fe Intermetallics on Microstructure and Properties of Al-7Si Alloys, JOM, December 2019
2021 LMD JOM Best Paper Award
Mark A. Williams
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Title: Professor
Affiliation: Warwick Manufacturing Group, University of Warwick
Other: Effect of Fe Intermetallics on Microstructure and Properties of Al-7Si Alloys, JOM, December 2019
2021 LMD Magnesium Technology Award - Best Poster
Claire Weaver
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Title: Student
Affiliation: University of California Santa Barbara
Quote: I am honored to be chosen as the recipient of this award. As a graduate student, I am grateful to TMS for providing opportunities to share our research with the materials community as well as opportunities to learn from other members of the TMS community.
Other: Quantifying Dislocation Behaviour in Mg Using a Phase Field Dislocation Dynamics Model Multiple Active Slip Planes
2021 LMD Magnesium Technology Best Paper Award - Application
Gerrit Kurz
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Title: Scientist
Affiliation: Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht
Quote: It is a great honor to receive the LMD Magnesium Technology Best Paper Award. The award shows me that the MaqlC is addressing the topics relevant to magnesium. ln the future, this prize will motivate me to continue working on bringing magnesium into industrial applications. The increased use of magnesium as a lightweight construction component is one approach to reduce 002 emissions from vehicles and aircrafts or to increase the range of electric vehicles. This could help to stop climate change.
Other: "Variation of extrusion process parameter for the Magnesium Alloy ME21," Magnesium Technology 2020
2021 LMD Magnesium Technology Best Paper Award - Fundamental Research
Taylor Cain
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Title: Materials Engineer
Affiliation: US Army Research Lab
Quote: It is a tremendous honor and privilege to contribute to the TMS community and receive the LMD Magnesium Technology Best Paper Award for Fundamental Research. I would like to thank all those who contributed their time, effort, and guidance to make this work possible. I look forward to continuing contributions and discussions in this exciting field of research.
Other: "Development of Ultra Lightweight, Corrosion Resistant Mg Alloys," Magnesium Technology 2020
2021 LMD Magnesium Technology Best Paper Award - Fundamental Research
Jospeh P. Labukas
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Title: Materials Engineer
Affiliation: US Army Research Lab
Quote: Amongst all of the other fantastic research presented in LMD Magnesium Technology, it is an honor for me to accept this Best Paper Award. The recognition of our work by the magnesium community encourages me to keep pressing forward in this area of ultra-light magnesium alloy development. I appreciate the consideration, time, and effort put forth by the many folks involved in the nomination and selection process. Back in the laboratory, we will continue to forge the future in developing new lightweight alloys for military and commercial use alongside our academic and industrial partners.
Other: "Development of Ultra Lightweight, Corrosion Resistant Mg Alloys," Magnesium Technology 2020
2021 LMD Technology Award
Norbert Hort
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Title: Ph.D.
Affiliation: Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht
Citation: For outstanding contributions to research and development in the area of magnesium technology.
2021 LMD/EPD Energy Best Paper Award - Professional
Xiaoxiao Geng
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Title: Mrs.
Affiliation: University of Science and Technology Beijing
Quote: I am very pleased that our research has been recognized by the TMS Energy Committee. This award is very important to me. It gives me great confidence to do work related to computational materials science. It also encourages me to do more profound research in my future work.
Citation: "Prediction of Continuous Cooling Transformation Diagrams for Ni-Cr-Mo Welding Steels via Machine Learning Approaches," JOM, February 2020
2021 LMD/EPD Energy Best Paper Award - Professional
Chao Lv
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Title: Dr. Assoicate Professor
Affiliation: Northeastern University
Quote: I was greatly encouraged by the recognition of our work provided by the Best Paper Award. Thank you to TMS for creating the opportunities to exchange ideas with global researchers. It helps me to expand and deepen my understanding of minerals, metals, and materials.
Citation: "Simulation of Process and Reactor Structure Optimization for CeO2 Preparation from Jet-Flow Pyrolysis," JOM, May 2019
2021 LMD/EPD Energy Best Paper Award - Professional
Guang Ma
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Title: Professor
Affiliation: Global Energy Interconnection Research Institute Co., Ltd
Quote: This award is very important to me. I am happy that our research has been recognized by TMS Energy Committee. It encourages me to carry out further research in the future.
Citation: "Prediction of Continuous Cooling Transformation Diagrams for Ni-Cr-Mo Welding Steels via Machine Learning Approaches," JOM, February 2020
2021 LMD/EPD Energy Best Paper Award - Professional
Li Meng
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Title: Dr.
Affiliation: Central Iron and Steel Research Institute
Quote: This award is very important to me. I am happy that our research has been recognized by TMS Energy Committee. It encourages me to carry out further research in the future.
Citation: "Prediction of Continuous Cooling Transformation Diagrams for Ni-Cr-Mo Welding Steels via Machine Learning Approaches," JOM, February 2020
2021 LMD/EPD Energy Best Paper Award - Professional
Asad Ullah
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Title: Associate Professor and Chairman
Affiliation: Karakoram International University Gilgit
Quote: TMS is a leading international society which offers a great opportunity for sharing knowledge and developing professional networks. I feel deeply honored to receive this LMD/EPD Energy Best Paper Award. This award is a recognition of the quality and impact of the research we have been carrying out. I would like to sincerely thank my colleagues and mentors. Without their combined efforts, this achievement would not have been possible. This award is a great honor and motivates us to excel more in research.
Citation: "Prediction of Continuous Cooling Transformation Diagrams for Ni-Cr-Mo Welding Steels via Machine Learning Approaches," JOM, February 2020
2021 LMD/EPD Energy Best Paper Award - Professional
Hao Wang
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Title: Professor
Affiliation: University of Science and Technology Beijing
Quote: This award is very important to me. I am happy that our research work has been recognized by TMS Energy Committee. It encourages me to carry out more profound research in the future.
Citation: "Prediction of Continuous Cooling Transformation Diagrams for Ni-Cr-Mo Welding Steels via Machine Learning Approaches," JOM, February 2020
2021 LMD/EPD Energy Best Paper Award - Professional
Song Xiang
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Title: Professor
Affiliation: Guizhou University
Quote: This award is very important to me. I am happy that our research has been recognized by TMS Energy Committee. It encourages me to carry out further research in the future.
Citation: "Prediction of Continuous Cooling Transformation Diagrams for Ni-Cr-Mo Welding Steels via Machine Learning Approaches," JOM, February 2020
2021 LMD/EPD Energy Best Paper Award - Professional
Weihua Xue
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Title: Dr.
Affiliation: Liaoning Technical University
Quote: I am very happy that our work has been recognized by TMS Energy Committee. I think it is helpful to promote the application of machine learning and the study of transformation kinetics of steels. The award encourages me to carry out more research in the future. I hope that machine learning can provide more solutions to technical problems.
Citation: "Prediction of Continuous Cooling Transformation Diagrams for Ni-Cr-Mo Welding Steels via Machine Learning Approaches," JOM, February 2020
2021 LMD/EPD Energy Best Paper Award - Professional
Ting-an Zhang
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Title: Institute of Metallurgy Director/Professor
Affiliation: Northeastern University
Quote: 2020 TMS LMD/EPD Energy Best Paper Award marks the recognition of our research by the world's experts in this field. TMS provides me with opportunities to connect with peers in our realm. At the same time, it helps me stay active in the frontiers of research.
Citation: "Simulation of Process and Reactor Structure Optimization for CeO2 Preparation from Jet-Flow Pyrolysis," JOM, May 2019
2021 MPMD Distinguished Scientist/Engineer Award
Eugene A. Olevsky
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Title: Dean & Distinguished Professor
Affiliation: San Diego State University
Quote: I am extremely proud and honored to receive this award. TMS is one of the oldest and broadly internationally-recognized professional societies in materials engineering. TMS activities are very important for me, my colleagues, and my students. I am very grateful to my nominator, referees and the members of the MPMD Nominations & Awards Committee for granting me this prestigious distinction!
Citation: For outstanding contributions to materials engineering education and sintering research including development of the modern sintering theories and fundamental studies of field-assisted powder consolidation technologies.
2021 MPMD Distinguished Service Award
James C. Foley
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Title: Group Leader
Affiliation: Los Alamos National Laboratory
Quote: It is a great pleasure to be recognized by my peers for the contributions I have made to the MPMD and TMS. I hope that my service to the MPMD inspires others to continue to advance the profession and TMS like the past recipients of this award have inspired me. I look forward to my continued interactions with the current leaders of the MPMD and witnessing the development of future leaders of the division. Thank you to all who have contributed to my success.
Citation: For exemplary service to MPMD and TMS through leadership of the MPMD Council, the TMS Program Committee, and our society.
2021 MPMD ICME Industry Implementation Award
United States Automotive Materials Partnership LLC. c/o Louis Hector, Jr
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Title: Technical Fellow
Affiliation: United States Automotive Materials Partnership LLC
Quote: In 2012 we started with a vision where new multiphase Gen 3 steels could be developed and then applied as replacement materials for existing materials with an Integrated Computational Materials Engineering approach. The ICME results were to provide a framework for new materials development and application through close integration of different methods spanning relevant length scales. This vision won a DOE grant in late 2012 which spanned 2013-2017. The MPMD award confirms this vision and the substantial advancements that we made both in computational sciences and the development of new experimental methods to provide data for the modeling components. Data also came from computations such as atomistic scale modeling for crystal plasticity (meso-scale) mechanics simulations. We believe that the Gen 3 steel ICME project was the first to incorporate a forming test to validate the performance of the predicted materials in a stamping process. The other aspect was the significant opportunities to teach and train graduate students and post docs. It is with great appreciation and humility that we accept the MPMD ICME award. TMS is presently the only professional society to which I belong. It has provided a wonderful home for someone like me from an industrial R&D environment where both fundamental and applied materials science and engineering are emphasized. I have been honored to have given numerous invited and keynote talks over the years and was honored with the 2014 Brimacombe medal. I have found no better a home for myself in any other professional society, and I owe TMS much. The other positive aspect to my membership has been the stellar support of the TMS staff…they are first among their peers.
Other: “ICME for High Strength Metal Alloys: Current Status and Future Challenges”
2021 SMD Distinguished Scientist/Engineer Award
Kevin Hemker
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Title: Professor and Chair
Affiliation: Johns Hopkins University
Quote: I am delighted to receive this award from my colleagues at TMS. I have been a member of the Structural Materials Division (SMD) and working on structural materials since I was a graduate student. SMD and TMS have provided my students and I with wonderful opportunities to participate in state-of-the-art symposia, share our work, practice our presentations, see friends and hear about the latest advances in scientific topics that are near and dear to our hearts. It has also provided meaningful avenues for personal growth and allowed us to give back to the Society. Reviewing the list of past recipients makes it abundantly clear that I have joined a very distinguished group of friends and colleagues.
Citation: For pioneering work in quantifying the underlying atomic, nano and microstructural details that govern the mechanical response, performance and reliability of materials.
2021 SMD Distinguished Service Award
Eric Huron
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Title: Consulting Engineer, Repair
Affiliation: GE Aviation
Quote: I am so grateful for this award because it was made possible by collaboration and teamwork with many TMS colleagues, rather than any individual contribution by me. I have been very fortunate to work with peers who are highly competent materials professionals from industry, academia, and government agencies. I find these collaborations highly satisfying and effective. I encourage all members of TMS, throughout their career, to take advantage of these peer networks and work together to both advance their own learning and career experiences as well as strengthening the entire materials engineering community in the process. My thanks to TMS, my colleagues, and the SMD Committee for the nomination and award.
Citation: For providing distinguished service to the structural superalloys community over the past thirty years through his leadership of TMS conferences and symposia.
2021 SMD JOM Best Paper Award
Zachary D. Brunson
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Title: Research Graduate Assistant
Affiliation: Colorado School of Mines
Quote: This award offers a degree of affirmation to my research. It indicates that I am doing work that is going to be impactful and that I am making meaningful contributions to the scientific community. Additionally, in the specific context of a published paper, this award helps affirm my theoretical work and scientific results and confirms that I am capable of articulating my ideas effectively. Awards like this are conductive to the continuation of meaningful scientific endeavors and to the perpetuation of individual efforts, especially in the context of burgeoning professionals and students such as myself. Thank you TMS.
Other: An Expanded Martensite Variant Selection Theory Accounting for Transformation Rotations and Applied Stress Fields: Predictions of Variant Clusters in Titanium, JOM, October 2020
2021 SMD JOM Best Paper Award
Eric J. Payton
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Title: Research Leader,
Affiliation: US Air Force Research Laboratory
Quote: Participating in TMS provides me with important opportunities to keep in touch with former colleagues, current collaborators, and to meet future collaborators. It enables me to keep up with trends in our field and learn about advancements which may further advance my own research. These networking opportunities lead directly to research collaborations similar to the one that resulted in this paper. Publishing in JOM presents an opportunity to reach a large audience of scientists and engineers in our field, who have access to these papers and more through their TMS memberships.
2021 SMD JOM Best Paper Award
Aaron P. Stebner
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Title: Associate Professor
Affiliation: Georgia Institute of Technology
Other: Effect of TiN-Particles on Fracture of Press-Hardened Steel Sheets and Components, JOM, April 2019
2021 TMS/SME/AIME James Douglas Gold Medal
Maurits Van Camp
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Title: Director Research & Innovation
Affiliation: Umicore
Citation: A visionary leader and entrepreneur who has dedicated his professional life to develop innovative technological solutions and promote collaboration between industry, academia, and governmental organizations.
Young Professionals Awards
View this calendar year’s recipients of TMS awards developed specifically to support the professional growth of young professional members.
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2021 AIME Robert Lansing Hardy Award
Bryce Meredig
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Affiliation: Citrine Informatics
Quote: I am honored to receive this award, which is a good opportunity to reflect on how much our success depends on investments by others in our growth and goals. I am grateful to have worked with outstanding mentors, colleagues, and collaborators, without whose support my career path would not have been possible. I look forward to continued engagement at the TMS Annual Meetings, which have featured excellent programming on data-driven materials science for many years now, and with TMS more broadly.
Citation: For pioneering work in the use of artificial intelligence to accelerate materials design and discovery.
2021 Early Career Faculty Fellow Award
James Pikul
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Title: Assistant Professor
Affiliation: University of Pennsylvania
Quote: I am honored to be part of TMS and to further its important mission. I am also very grateful to the TMS Foundation for their support of young professionals. Their efforts enrich the TMS community by fostering a strong and supportive community for young members and early career scientists. Through their events, the TMS Foundation catalyzes relationships among professionals from industry, academia, and national laboratories. These diverse interactions create wonderful new ideas that advance engineering, science, and society. I look forward to participating and presenting in the Young Leaders Professional Luncheon and to continued engagement with the TMS community.
Other: "Electrochemical Healing of Metals: A New Way to Repair Additive and Cellular Metals at Room Temperature"
2021 Early Career Faculty Fellow Award
Wei Xiong
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Title: Assistant Professor
Affiliation: University of Pittsburgh
Quote: TMS provides a phenomenal platform for junior metallurgists to collaborate with and learn from other researchers and engineers in our community. It also creates unique opportunities for me to extend my network by connecting with peers in the industry, national laboratories, and academia. Since my first TMS Annual Meeting in 2013, I have learned a lot by giving presentations, organizing symposia, initiating professional development courses, and serving in professional committees. I am immensely honored to receive this prestigious award and will continue to support various activities organized by TMS. Due to the pandemic, we need to absorb many impacts with high uncertainties this year. I will keep onward with all TMS members, and, together, we expect victory.
Other: "Integrated Computational Materials Design for Alloy Additive Manufacturing"
2021 EPD Young Leaders Professional Development
Alexandra Anderson
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Title: R&D Engineer
Affiliation: Gopher Resource
Quote: TMS has played an integral role in my professional development, from my experiences in Materials Advantage as an undergraduate to my current roles on EPD technical committees. Membership in the society has helped me grow my network, learn from world-class researchers and communicate with leaders in my profession. TMS and its journals are the venues through which I share my work and they have been irreplaceable in that regard. I am honored to be chosen as a recipient of the 2021 TMS EPD Young Leaders Professional Development Award, and I look forward to giving back to the society that continues to re-energize my passion for the field.
2021 EPD Young Leaders Professional Development
Joseph Hamuyuni
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Title: Metallurgist
Affiliation: Outotec
Quote: I am thrilled and honored to receive the TMS 2021 Young Leaders Professional Development Award. TMS Foundation through the Extraction & Processing Division, has afforded me many opportunities including a platform to network, learn, and exchange ideas with other researchers, for this I am profoundly grateful. Especially the annual meetings and participation in committees have had a big impact on how I do my own research today. The award provides me an opportunity for further development of leadership skills both inside and outside TMS community.
2021 FMD Young Leaders Professional Development
Michael Cai Wang
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Title: Assistant Professor
Affiliation: University of South Florida
Quote: Although I was a late comer to TMS, my first meeting experience (San Antonio 2018) felt like a homecoming. The Functional Materials Division, and especially the Functional Nanomaterials Committee, are an exceptionally inclusive and friendly bunch, which is exemplified by their trust in my co-organization of the 2021 session as a junior faculty. With this award, I look forward to the broader opportunities and platform it affords and hope to better contribute to the TMS community by assisting with more symposium activities and further engaging in technical committees.
2021 FMD Young Leaders Professional Development
Yong Lin Kong
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Title: Assistant Professor
Affiliation: University of Utah
Quote: Thank you so much for the 2021 TMS FMD Young Leaders Professional Development Award. I am very grateful for the opportunity and support from the TMS society. It has been an exciting and fruitful experience working together! I am very much looking forward to the opportunity to contribute back to the wonderful TMS community.
2021 Frontiers of Materials Award
Huanyu (Larry) Cheng
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Title: Assistant Professor
Affiliation: Pennsylvania State University
Quote: I greatly benefit from interaction with peer researchers in multiple fields across the globe. This award provides a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for me to meet and interact with the greatest minds in the interdisciplinary research that brings the materials with devices and biomedical applications. It would be an invaluable experience for me to access guidance and advice from the leading experts in person. It is also helpful to showcase some of the great research we have been doing at Penn State and establish new contacts and collaborations in the field, which will help take our research beyond the existing scope and open up new opportunities for my career.
Other: 2021 Functional Nanomaterials: Translating Innovation into Pioneering Technologies
2021 Frontiers of Materials Award
Deep Jariwala
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Title: Assistant Professor
Affiliation: University of Pennsylvania
Quote: TMS is one of the oldest professional societies in the world in the broad domain of materials research. It is the first international society that I was aware of even as a sophomore in college without much know-how or understanding of the scientific or academic research world. This honor and recognition from TMS at this stage of my career is therefore, truly special. I am further thrilled and excited to contribute my expertise, knowledge, and experience to TMS and to organize a forward-looking symposium in my area of research. I hope this award related symposium will expand the disciplinary horizons of materials and research areas for TMS leading to new collaborations and cross-fertilization of research ideas across the broad spectrum of materials researchers who are TMS members and attendees of the Annual Meeting.
Other: Low-Dimensional Materials and Interfaces for Next Generation Computing
2021 Frontiers of Materials Award
Jessika Rojas-Marin
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Title: Assistant Professor
Affiliation: Virginia Commonwealth University
Quote: Being a member of TMS has always brought significant advantages to my professional development. The annual meetings I have attended were a tremendous educational and professional experience; I have learned from other researchers and have received updates on advances in diverse fields and those of particular interest to me. They have also been a great platform to reconnect with colleagues and meet professionals from different backgrounds. With the highly interdisciplinary scope of TMS in materials science, I have always found a program to share my research through oral and poster presentations with a very positive reception. Not to mention I have enjoyed the excellent student competitions! This award is a great honor and I am highly motivated to bring the topic of radiation processing to TMS. Nuclear science and technology has been a key in the great advances in energy and medicine but it has been accompanied with common misconceptions. TMS has been exceptional at strengthening the nuclear materials symposium that emphasizes materials for nuclear applications, primarily for nuclear reactors. With this award, I aim to highlight the beneficial uses of ionizing radiation for materials manufacturing and processing, and motivate a discussion on the potential advances in the field.
Other: Radiation Processing of Materials
2021 LMD Young Leaders Professional Development
Richard Otis
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Affiliation: Propulsion Laboratory
Quote: My membership in TMS has led to many gratifying professional service opportunities, and the feeling I am making a real impact, not only on the materials discipline but also on the national research enterprise. In my experience, TMS events and committee meetings are excellent for professional networking. I have been the beneficiary of excellent mentorship as a result of my Society involvement, and my priority moving forward is to use this recognition to continue paying it forward to the next generation of scientists and engineers through acts of service and volunteerism. Finding new opportunities can be as easy as applying on the TMS website; that’s how I started!
2021 LMD Young Leaders Professional Development
Kelvin Xie
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Title: Assistant Professor
Affiliation: Texas A&M
Quote: TMS is my home society. The TMS Annual Meeting is my home conference. I am honored to receive the Young Leaders Professional Development Award from TMS. When I was a graduate student, I met other students who share the same passion for physical metallurgy in the TMS Annual Meetings. At TMS 2012, I met my postdoc advisor Professor Kevin Hemker, an outstanding researcher and a great mentor. My experience at TMS was inspiring and fun as a graduate student. Now, as a junior-level faculty, I encourage my students to attend the TMS Meetings every year, so they would meet other fellow students who share their passion. The TMS Annual Meeting and the membership offer an excellent platform for students to explore and to learn. For the next generation students, inspiration and fun continue!
2021 MPMD Young Leaders Professional Development
Liang Qi
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Title: Assistant Professor
Affiliation: University of Michigan
Quote: It is a great honor for me to gratefully receive the 2021 TMS MPMD Young Leaders Professional Development Award. TMS membership always provides me tremendous opportunities to interact with top materials scientists and engineers with diverse backgrounds. During TMS annual meetings, many discussions granted me resources and catalysts for finding research ideas and building new collaborations. As a young faculty member, my professional career is also benefited from various TMS activities, such as serving technical committees, organizing TMS symposia, and being a JOM guest editor. This award inspires me to make more contributions to enhance the TMS engagement and professional development of young researchers and students in the broad materials community.
2021 MPMD Young Leaders Professional Development
Yu Zou
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Title: Assistant Proessor
Affiliation: University of Toronto
Quote: In 2011, as a master’s student, I attended my first TMS meeting in San Diego, California. Over the past decade, TMS has been my community, where I met international leaders in my research field, attended student mixers and career events, and discussed with peers in poster or oral sessions. I enjoyed and learned a lot from TMS. Last year, I brought two of my PhD students to the TMS annual meeting and introduced them to this dynamic atmosphere. I am truly grateful for this recognition, especially because it comes from my professional society home. I look forward to further engagement in TMS and MPMD activities that are enabled by this award.
2021 SMD Young Leaders Professional Development
Joy Gockel
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Affiliation: Wright State University
Quote: TMS membership has provided me with a community of colleagues as well as opportunities for growth in both professional development and technical research. I am very honored to receive this award to enable increased participation in society activities. For myself and my students, presenting at and attending the TMS Annual Meeting and the Fall Meeting conferences are a valuable way to share our results and connect with other researchers to learn about cutting-edge advancements. Significant opportunities to network with other young professionals and prominent leaders have provided rich conversations and fruitful collaborations. I am very thankful for the support from the TMS Foundation and I am looking forward to increased involvement in TMS SMD activities through this professional development award.
2021 SMD Young Leaders Professional Development
Chelsey Hargather
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Title: Engineering Education Speciali
Affiliation: New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Quote: I am honored to be recognized by the SMD at TMS for this award. Participating in the TMS Annual Meetings over the past five years has given me many opportunities to expand my professional network, share my research, and participate in the advancement of the materials science and engineering community. Being involved in the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee and the ICME committee has given me the confidence to step into larger leadership roles within the committees and TMS. As a recipient of the Young Leaders Professional Development Award, I hope to serve as a role model to my current students on the benefits of engaging in and giving back to our professional societies.
2021 Young Innovator in the Materials Science of Additive Manufacturing Award
Michael Kirka
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Title: Group Leader
Affiliation: Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Quote: I have been involved with TMS for over a decade and during this time, I have found TMS to be a crucial organization for aiding in my professional growth and development. My continued growth has been enriched through the many interactions with fellow researchers and colleagues within the diverse TMS community. In particular I have found that the TMS Annual Meeting is a prime location for connecting with collaborators and research partners. These discussions on the latest technological and scientific advances are invigorating and cultivate new ideas which, in my experience, have gone on to blossom into new programs. Being honored with this award demonstrates the importance of the relationships I have cultivated through TMS over the years.
Other: Additive Manufacturing of High Temperature Metals: Present and Future Opportunities
2021 Young Leaders International Scholar - FEMS
Janelle Wharry
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Title: Assistant Professor
Affiliation: Purdue University
Quote: Thank you to the TMS Foundation for this award. Like many, I began giving technical talks at TMS meetings in grad school, but the more I have embraced both the scientific and volunteer opportunities within TMS, the more my career has grown. After every TMS meeting, I return to work motivated and reinvigorated – with many fresh ideas to explore, collaborations to initiate, and new opportunities to pursue. It is an honor to represent TMS and present my group’s recent work in irradiation effects on deformation-induced phase transformations at EUROMAT 2021.
2021 Young Leaders International Scholar - JIM
Stoichko Antonov
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Affiliation: Max Planch Insitut fur Eisenforschung GmbH
Quote: I am very honored to receive this award and the opportunity to present my work at the JIM Spring Annual Meeting. As my home professional society, TMS and the wide variety of symposia and conferences it offers are my gateway to the scientific community. Over the years, TMS has provided me with tremendous opportunities to develop professionally, engage with fellow researchers and expand my network of friends and colleagues. I look forward to attending my first JIM meeting and engaging with JIM members.
Student Awards
View this calendar year’s recipients of TMS student scholarships, travel grants, and other awards.
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2022 EPD Scholarship
Jennifer Johnson
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Affiliation: South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Quote: “This scholarship will allow me to continue in my goal, since middle school, of graduating college debt-free. I am also very excited to have the opportunity to attend the TMS 2022 Annual Meeting & Exhibition and be surrounded by industry leaders and researchers in the metallurgy field!”
2022 EPD Scholarship
Madison Pixler
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Affiliation: University of Notre Dame
Quote: “I chose to attend Notre Dame because I knew the education that I would receive would be one that cultivates both my mind and my heart. I also knew a membership with TMS would help me to develop critical skills to apply in the materials industry. The funds of this scholarship will go directly to paying for my tuition and will allow me to relieve financial stress while focusing on my chemical engineering degree.”
2022 EPD Scholarship
Madison Rutherford
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Affiliation: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Quote: "Thanks to my involvement in TMS and to the professors who supported me along the way, I have determined what I want to do with my future and gained the confidence to eventually pursue a Ph.D. in materials science. I hope to continue researching sustainable methods of material"
2022 FMD Gilbert Chin Scholarship
Tylee Oldham
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Affiliation: University of Kentucky
Quote: “TMS and the TMS Foundation have provided a plethora of scholarship, networking, and materials-related sources that are truly valuable to its members. As an out-of-state top scholar in a collegiate materials engineering program, TMS has enabled me with connect to others in my field and develop strong engineering ties through networking. I am excited to see my future with the assistance of TMS to help with my college support and resources.”
2022 International Symposium on Superalloys Scholarship
Preston Nguyen
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Affiliation: University of Pittsburgh
Quote: “This scholarship is a significant milestone for me that indicates that all the hard work I have put forth and all the obstacles I had to overcome were worth the effort. TMS and Material Advantage have helped me improve my interpersonal and professional skills. I hope to use the skills that TMS and Material Advantage have helped me develop to pursue further materials research in superalloys.”
2022 International Symposium on Superalloys Scholarship
Rafael Rodriguez
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Affiliation: University of Pittsburgh
Quote: “I am very thankful to TMS and honored to receive this award . This scholarship represents a recognition of what my hard work has accomplished and a strong encouragement to continue pursuing excellence in the materials science field. I am excited for this opportunity as this award constitutes strong support to continue my studies and research work in the field of Superalloys.”
2022 LMD Scholarship
Jarrett Loseke
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Affiliation: Iowa State University
Quote: “I am very thankful to be receiving the 2022 Light Metals Division scholarship. TMS and Material Advantage provide numerous opportunities for learning and connecting with others, offering me a significant advantage in my studies and search for an internship, research, or a job further down the road. I am extremely grateful for the opportunities provided and am excited to continue my education as an undergraduate.”
2022 MPMD Scholarship
Megan Burrill
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Affiliation: Illinois Institute of Technology
Quote: “Participation in Material Advantage, and in particular the TMS Bladesmithing program, has been influential in my aspirations as a materials scientist. TMS Bladesmithing ignited my love for materials science, and I sought every opportunity to learn more. Working with the graduate students I met through Bladesmithing, I began performing research during my second semester of college and have worked on a wide variety of projects. In addition, I have been the project leader for Bladesmithing, providing me with the valuable experience of leading a research project and presenting the results at the TMS 2020 Annual Meeting & Exhibition. All these experiences make me excited to take on the challenge of a Ph.D. in materials science and I look forward to using computational methods to inform and accelerate the experimental discovery of novel battery materials.”
2022 SMD Scholarship
Sheron Tavares
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Affiliation: University of California, San Diego
Quote: "The TMS Foundation is a component of one of the most important societies in the world—TMS. I feel honored to be part of this institution. I am completely happy to have been awarded this scholarship. This award represents my passion and dedication to the field of materials science. I hope to receive more awards from TMS throughout my professional career. My dream is, after finishing my doctorate, to be a talented professor and scientist in the vast field of materials."