Society Awards
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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2018 AIME Champion H. Mathewson Award
Ekkes Bruck
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Title: Professor
Affiliation: Delft University of Technology
Quote: As a researcher in the field of advanced materials, it's a great honor for me to receive an award from TMS.
Other: Autonomous Filling of Grain-Boundary Cavities during Creep Loading in Fe-Mo Alloys, Met Trans A, Oct 2016 (Topic area - Transformation)
2018 AIME Champion H. Mathewson Award
Haixing Fang
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Title: Student
Affiliation: Delft University of Technology
Other: Autonomous Filling of Grain-Boundary Cavities during Creep Loading in Fe-Mo Alloys, Met Trans A, Oct 2016 (Topic area - Transformation)
2018 AIME Champion H. Mathewson Award
Maarten Emre Gramsma
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Title: Jr. Consultant/Researcher Industrie
Affiliation: Peutz B.V.
Other: Autonomous Filling of Grain-Boundary Cavities during Creep Loading in Fe-Mo Alloys, Met Trans A, Oct 2016 (Topic area - Transformation)
2018 AIME Champion H. Mathewson Award
Michael Herbig
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Title: Researcher, Group Leader
Affiliation: Max-Planck-Institute For Iron Research GmbH
Quote: Many thanks for this award for our publication on self-healing mechanisms in metals. It is really great to see how much our research on this topic was appreciated by the awards committee. This award is the result of collaborative efforts. Many thanks to all co-authors for all their work!
Other: Autonomous Filling of Grain-Boundary Cavities during Creep Loading in Fe-Mo Alloys, Met Trans A, Oct 2016 (Topic area - Transformation)
2018 AIME Champion H. Mathewson Award
Margarita Kuzmina
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Title: Head of Analytical Laboratory
Affiliation: Schmidt + Clemens GmbH
Quote: It is a large honor to receive this award and to be a part of an international team that worked together on this project. Using each strength helped to combine different techniques and to cover various length scales in order to achieve a deep understanding of self-healing mechanisms in Fe-Mo alloy.
Other: Autonomous Filling of Grain-Boundary Cavities during Creep Loading in Fe-Mo Alloys, Met Trans A, Oct 2016 (Topic area - Transformation)
2018 AIME Champion H. Mathewson Award
Dierk Raabe
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Title: Professor, Director
Affiliation: Max-Planck Inst
Quote: This award is a tremendous honor and rewards the great progress that can be achieved when designing and characterizing complex engineering materials from the near-atomic scale to macroscopic dimensions. Also, it reflects the benefits of teaming up on such ventures in the form of multidisciplinary and multi-group collaborations. Many thanks to the great team!
Other: Autonomous Filling of Grain-Boundary Cavities during Creep Loading in Fe-Mo Alloys, Met Trans A, Oct 2016 (Topic area - Transformation)
2018 AIME Champion H. Mathewson Award
Willem Sloof
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Title: Associate Professor
Affiliation: Delft University of Technology
Quote: The TMS-AIME Champion H. Mathewson award is much appreciated. It is a great honor. The success of our research on self-healing materials is due to collaboration of researchers with different expertise. I am grateful to be part of the team that received this recognition by The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS).
Other: Autonomous Filling of Grain-Boundary Cavities during Creep Loading in Fe-Mo Alloys, Met Trans A, Oct 2016 (Topic area - Transformation)
2018 AIME Champion H. Mathewson Award
Frans Tichelaar
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Title: Researcher
Affiliation: Delft University of Technology
Other: Autonomous Filling of Grain-Boundary Cavities during Creep Loading in Fe-Mo Alloys, Met Trans A, Oct 2016 (Topic area - Transformation)
2018 AIME Champion H. Mathewson Award
Sybrand van der Zwaag
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Title: Professor
Affiliation: Delft University of Technology
Quote: This is one of the most influential materials science societies worldwide, and receiving their award for our research on self healing in high temperture metals means a lot to me.
Other: Autonomous Filling of Grain-Boundary Cavities during Creep Loading in Fe-Mo Alloys, Met Trans A, Oct 2016 (Topic area - Transformation)
2018 AIME Champion H. Mathewson Award
Niels van Dijk
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Title: Associate Professor
Affiliation: Delft University of Technology
Quote: It is a great recognition for our work on self healing in high temperature metals to be awarded by TMS, as it is one of the main organizations to represent the materials community.
Other: Autonomous Filling of Grain-Boundary Cavities during Creep Loading in Fe-Mo Alloys, Met Trans A, Oct 2016 (Topic area - Transformation)
2018 AIME Champion H. Mathewson Award
Wanlin Wang
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Title: Professor
Affiliation: Central South University
Quote: It is my great honor to be chosen for the 2018 TMS-AIME Champion H. Mathewson Award, and I feel so privileged that my name could be placed among those great names of metallurgical and materials science. We have devoted years’ of effort to the development of the mold simulator system for the study of initial solidification phenomena during the process of continuous casting, and I very much appreciate the recognition from our international research family. I am also very grateful to TMS for providing such a great platform for research exchange and discussion. This award is meaningful to our traditional process metallurgist, and I believe we still have a lot to do for the development and propagation of advanced technology.
Other: "Mold Simulator Study of the Initial Solidification of Molten Steel in Continuous Casting Mold. Part I: Experiment Process and Measurement" (Met Trans B, October 2015) and "Part II: Effects of Mold Oscillation and Mold Level Fluctuation", Met Trans B, April 2016 (Topic area - Solidification)
2018 AIME Champion H. Mathewson Award
Shasha Zhang
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Title: Associate Research Fellow
Affiliation: Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautic
Quote: It is a great honor to accept this award, which gives high praise for our work in the metallurgical materials research area. It gives me much confidence in my scientific research. This award also stimulates me to give much more notable contributions to the metallurgical field in the future. Finally, I would like to give thanks to my coauthors.
Other: Autonomous Filling of Grain-Boundary Cavities during Creep Loading in Fe-Mo Alloys, Met Trans A, Oct 2016 (Topic area - Transformation)
2018 AIME Champion H. Mathewson Award
Haihui Zhang
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Title: Student
Affiliation: Central South University
Quote: I’m deeply honored to receive the Champion H. Mathewson Award and I am most grateful to TMS and my nominators. My thanks are also extended to my co-authors, as this work could not be possible without their contributions. TMS is an excellent platform that provides many opportunities for me to have discussions with many distinguished scholars and experts in the field of metallurgy and materials science. I am aware that TMS has evaluated a large number of papers published in Metallurgical and Materials Transactions for this award, so I am quite honored to be a recipient of this prestigious award.
Other: "Mold Simulator Study of the Initial Solidification of Molten Steel in Continuous Casting Mold. Part I: Experiment Process and Measurement" (Met Trans B, October 2015) and "Part II: Effects of Mold Oscillation and Mold Level Fluctuation", Met Trans B, April 2016 (Topic area - Solidification)
2018 AIME Honorary Membership Award
Subhash Mahajan
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Title: Distinguished Professor & Special Adviser To the Chancellor
Affiliation: University of California
Citation: For lifetime contributions to our fundamental knowledge of metals and alloys and for his dedication to the field of materials science and engineering, including teaching, research, and service.
2018 AIME Honorary Membership Award
Tresa Pollock
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Title: Professor
Affiliation: University of California
Citation: For extraordinary contributions to the metallurgical field as an inspiring educator, a creative technologist, an exceptional colleague, and a visionary leader of the TMS community.
2018 Application to Practice Award
Chih Chen
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Title: Distinguished Professor & Chairman
Affiliation: National Chiao Tung University
Quote: It is my great honor to receive the TMS Application to Practice Award. TMS is the world's largest society in the fields of metallurgy and materials, and I have been attending the TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition since 2003. My students and I enjoy participating in these exciting events very much. I greatly appreciate the recognition from the TMS Honors and Professional Recgnition Committee and the TMS Board of Directors.
Citation: For his seminal contributions to electronic interconnect and packaging technology, especially the applications of nano-twinned Cu to Cu-to-Cu direct bounding and low-resistance Cu fine lines.
2018 Brimacombe Medalist
Ibrahim Karaman
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Title: Professor & Department Head
Affiliation: Texas A&M University
Quote: It is a great honor for me to be selected as one of the 2018 Brimacombe Medalists by TMS, the society that I professionally grew up with. I have attended almost all TMS Annual Meetings & Exhibitions since 2000. Being recognized by TMS and my colleagues in this fashion is a great motivation for me and my students to continue the Brimacombe commitment to excellence in metallurgy and push the boundaries in research for advanced structural materials. I am grateful to my colleagues who nominated me for this award and TMS for keeping us together and guiding us as a society.
Citation: For revolutionary research on smart materials and for exceptional service to the community through the establishment of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University.
2018 Brimacombe Medalist
Roger Narayan
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Title: Professor
Affiliation: University of North Carolina
Quote: TMS membership provides many opportunities for volunteering through technical committees. I have worked with colleagues in the Biomaterials Committee as well as the Thin Films & Interfaces Committee to develop programming at the TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition. I have also been involved with the Programming Committee, the Materials Innovation Committee, and the Nanomaterials Committee over the years. TMS membership has provided numerous opportunities to interact with colleagues in academia, government labs, and industry. In addition, TMS brings together colleagues from the US and other countries through TMS Annual Meetings as well as THERMEC and PRICM meetings. Participating in technical committees has allowed me to develop organizational skills while serving the materials community. In addition, attending TMS events has facilitated the development of research collaborations and other joint activities.
Citation: For demonstrating that pulsed laser deposition, laser direct writing, and two photon polymerization may be used to create novel biomaterials.
2018 Brimacombe Medalist
Katsuyo Thornton
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Title: Professor
Affiliation: University of Michigan
Quote: I am truly honored to be selected as a Brimacombe Medalist. TMS has been my home for professional activities since I entered into the field of materials science and engineering, and it has been one of the enablers for my career development. I am grateful to TMS and its members and leadership who have provided me with a fertile ground on which to establish my career. I look forward to my continued involvement in TMS and hope to give back and pass on the benefits I have received.
Citation: For major contributions to the development of computational methods for understanding microstructural evolution, for innovative approaches to computational materials education and for her TMS leadership.
2018 Brimacombe Medalist
Xinghang Zhang
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Title: Professor
Affiliation: Purdue University
Quote: I am deeply honored to be recognized for this prestigious award. My involvement with TMS started 15 years ago and I have organized several TMS symposia over the years since 2005. Organizing these symposia has been a great learning experience. Throughout the years, TMS has been a major media for communication of my research findings with colleagues around the world. I get to know a large number of outstanding colleagues from academia, national labs, and industry both nationally and internationally. This is a great organization to establih our research and social network. I look forward to being actively involved in TMS for many years to come.
Citation: For developing metallic materials with exceptional mechanical properties and environmental stability using nanostructured twins.
2018 Bruce Chalmers Award
Jyotirmoy Mazumder
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Title: Professor
Affiliation: University of Michigan
Quote: TMS has been my intellectual home since 1979. TMS contributed tremendously to my professional growth and quenched a big part of my intellectual curiosity. My introduction to solidification science was with Professor Chalmer’s text book. I even used his text book and Professor’s Fleming’s text book when I started teaching myself. I am humbled by the association with Chalmers and Flemings through this award.
Citation: For development and commercialization of closed-loop direct metal deposition process for additive manufacturing of metals and fundamental knowledge of laser processing of materials.
2018 Cyril Stanley Smith Award
Raja Mishra
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Title: Technical Fellow
Affiliation: General Motors R&D Center
Quote: I am honored to receive the TMS award named for Cyril Stanley Smith, a pioneer in the study of materials microstructures, and to join the company of prior award recipients whom I have long admired. Smith was a leader in shaping the early foundations of microstructure based understanding of metallurgy and materials behavior. Our work to integrate quantitative microstructure in computational materials innovation for automotive lightweighting has been built on that foundation. My research group wants to recognize and thank the numerous colleagues who have greatly inspired, assisted and contributed to this work and especially acknowledge TMS for the key role it has played by providing the platform where many of these collaborations were established and nurtured.
Citation: Advancing the science of automotive lightweighting through the integration of experimental and computational materials development with design innovation.
2018 Ellen Swallow Richards Diversity Award
Bevlee Watford
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Title: Professor & Asociate Dean for Academic Affairs
Affiliation: Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Citation: For her outstanding contributions to diversity and inclusion in engineering, her development of innovative programs for students, and her leadership in engineering education.
2018 Fellow Award
Gerbrand Ceder
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Title: Professor
Affiliation: University of California
Citation: For his outstanding contributions to the computational design of materials and their application to metals and functional oxides.
2018 Fellow Award
Brent Fultz
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Title: Professor
Affiliation: California Institute of Technology
Quote: I have deep respect for the Fellows of TMS, so it will be an honor to receive this award. I have attended the TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition ever since I was a graduate student because I always learn something important from my forward-looking colleagues. My own interest is the entropy of materials, and the large part of it that comes from the vibrations of atoms. I am optimistic that understanding alloy thermodynamics at the level of atoms and electrons will empower the next generation of TMS members to better understand and design new materials and devices.
Citation: For leadership in establishing the importance of vibrational entropy to the phase stability of alloys and for transformational advances in measurement techniques.
2018 Fellow Award
Carol Handwerker
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Title: Professor
Affiliation: Purdue University
Quote: I feel deeply honored and humbled to receive this highly prestigious award from TMS and to be recognized by the Society for my contributions to the field. TMS has always served as the forum for reporting on new scientific discoveries, debating the laws of physics and chemistry in the context of materials science and metallurgy, and educating the next generation of materials scientists and engineers to meet our growing challenges as citizens of the world. I am grateful to my friends and colleagues in TMS for creating such a community of scholars, where all are welcome.
Citation: For national leadership across the field of electronic materials packaging, from structure evolution in ceramics to Pb-free solder replacements.
2018 Fellow Award
Peter Liaw
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Title: Professor
Affiliation: University of Tennessee
Quote: I joined TMS as a member when I was a graduate student at Northwestern University. TMS gives us the precious opportunity to attend technical meetings and to interact with and learn from our colleagues from around the world. It is a great pleasure and honor to become a TMS Fellow. We will continue to grow with TMS.
Citation: For seminal contributions to the fundamental understanding of fatigue and fracture behavior in metals and alloys, including advanced structural materials.
2018 Fellow Award
Daniel Miracle
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Title: Senior Scientist
Affiliation: Air Force Research Laboratory
Quote: Throughout my career, I’ve relied on TMS programming to keep abreast of new advances in my fields of study and to stay connected with my peers. I’ve come to appreciate TMS as an exceptional professional organization that’s fueled by the passion and professionalism of the TMS staff and volunteer leaders. As recognition from the broader TMS membership of technical peers that I respect, being elected as a TMS Fellow has special significance for me personally.
Citation: For original and seminal contributions on a range of structural metallic alloys, and for technical and strategic leadership in the international technical community.
2018 Fellow Award
Ray Peterson
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Title: Technology Director
Affiliation: Real Alloy
Quote: TMS has been my scientific and professional home during my career. The majority of my publications have been presented here. I have learned so much through interactions with my past and current colleagues. This award would not be possible without their teachings, support, collaboration, and assistance. To be recognized by my peers is a truly humbling experience. I hope that I can give back to our technical community as much as has been given to me.
Citation: For significant contributions to the aluminum industry through his work in aluminum melting and molten metal processing and his outstanding service to TMS.
2018 Frank Crossley Diversity Award
Shadia Ikhmayies
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Title: Associate Professor
Affiliation: Al Isra University
Quote: I have been a member of TMS since 2009. Through the TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition, I was able to publish my work in the proceedings and JOM. In this period, I had the chance to organize symposia, where I worked as the leading organizer for different symposia several times. I was also the chair of the Characterization Committee for two years. In addition, TMS meetings enabled me to meet experts and scientists from around the globe.
2018 Institute of Metals/Robert Franklin Mehl Award
Marc A. Meyers
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Title: Distinguished Professor of Materials Science
Affiliation: University of California
Citation: For seminal contributions in mechanical behavior, especially dynamic effects, and nanocrystalline and biological materials, and for global leadership through mentoring and organization of major events.
Other: Biological Materials Science: Challenges and Opportunities
2018 Julia and Johannes Weertman Educator Award
Garry Warren
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Title: Professor Emeritus
Affiliation: University of Alabama
Quote: I am very humbled with this recognition from my peers at TMS. I am especially happy and grateful that it is for doing something that I loved. I am truly honored to be recognized along with previous distinguished recipients including my mentor Milton Wadsworth. Clearly, I would not be receiving this award without the lessons and knowledge handed down to me from previous educators and mentors who instilled in me a deep appreciation for teaching. I am also grateful for the example set by Johannes & Julia Weertman whose names now grace this award.
Citation: For nearly 40 years of extensive, far-reaching, and innovative contributions ranging from development of materials science curriculum for middle school students to authoring a corrosion software program.
2018 Leadership Award
Naresh Thadhani
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Title: Professor & Chair
Affiliation: Georgia Institute of Technology
Quote: It is most humbling and an honor to receive the TMS Leadership Award. TMS was the first professional society I joined and I gave my first conference talk through them. It provided me the platform to be among legends of metallurgy and organize symposia that brought together experts with diverse backgrounds in the physics and mechanics of the dynamic behavior of materials. I feel truly fortunate to have had the opportunity to work with excellent colleagues and an amazing group of graduate and undergraduate students. It is the learning from mentors, colleagues, and students that has provided the inspiration for the next in every step and stage of my career.
Citation: For sustained global leadership in the materials profession, manifested through pioneering work on dynamic processing of materials, for organizing numerous TMS symposia and editing their proceedings, and for chairing one of the largest and most successful materials departments in the USA.
2018 Morris Cohen Award
Tressa Pollock
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Title: Professor
Affiliation: University of California
Citation: For seminal contributions to the development of ICME and its application to understanding the properties of critical materials through creative synthesis, characterization and measurement.
2018 Oleg D. Sherby Award
Terence Langdon
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Title: Professor
Affiliation: University of Southampton
Quote: It is an exceptional pleasure to be selected as the inaugural recipient of the Oleg D. Sherby Award. The classic research on creep by Sherby and Dorn formed the background for much of my PhD research and inspired me to take a postdoc appointment at UC Berkeley. Shortly thereafter, in the Fall of 1965, I drove to Stanford to meet Prof. Sherby and this led to a life-long friendship that continued throughout his career and retirement. Oleg was a wonderful gentleman who was always ready to assist others, especially younger materials scientists, and with a youthful enthusiasm for any new experiments or theories. He is sorely missed.
Citation: For leading research on the elevated temperature mechanical behavior of materials including three- and five-power-law creep, superplasticity and creep fracture as well as for ground-breaking research on ECAP.
2018 William Hume-Rothery Award
Zi-Kui Liu
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Title: Professor
Affiliation: Pennsylvania State University
Citation: For his pioneering contribution and leadership in the study of computational phase diagrams and thermodynamics for advanced alloy design.
Other: Computational Thermodynamics of Materials and Its Applications
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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2018 EPD Distinguished Lecturer Award
Geoffrey Brooks
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Title: Professor
Affiliation: Swinburne University of Technology
Quote: I have been a TMS member since 1990 and I have always highly valued the excellent conferences and publications run by the society. I am most humbled to receive this award honoring a particularly enthusiastic educator and renowned scientist whose lectures have inspired young engineers and scientists, and whose research has advanced the fundamental understanding of complex metallurgical processes and contributed to significant improvement of industrial processes. When I see the list of the previous winner which contains many of my heroes, I am very grateful for such an honor. I am also thankful for the skill and good humor of my many co-workers and students over the years. I would have never won such an award without their support and good work.
Citation: Enthusiastic educator and renowned scientist, whose lectures have inspired young engineers and scientists, and whose research has advanced the fundamental understanding of complex metallurgical processes and contributed to significant improvement of industrial processes.
Other: The Revolutions Ahead in Pyrometallurgy
2018 EPD Distinguished Service Award
Peter Hayes
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Title: Professor and Program Leader
Affiliation: University of Queensland
Quote: I would like to thank the Extraction and Processing Division of TMS for this Distinguished Service Award. I am both surprised and honored. I see this annual award in a broader context. I see this as an annual reminder and recognition of the significant efforts by many other people in the Society who actively promote and support the activities of our profession. As well as a personal award, it is a way of extending thanks to them for their important contributions.
Citation: For forty-plus years of an extractive metallurgy career, developing an undergraduate program, textbooks used worldwide, research for fifty-plus major international companies, 300-plus publications, and best paper awards.
2018 EPD Science Award
Tamara Chapman
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Title: Materials Technologist, Corrosion
Affiliation: Rolls Royce Plc
Other: “The Dislocation Mechanism of Stress Corrosion Embrittlement in Ti-6Al-2Sn-4Zr-6Mo”, Met Trans A, Jan 2016
2018 EPD Science Award
David Dye
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Title: Professor
Affiliation: Imperial College, London
Quote: It's wonderful to find that our work is useful and that applied work, in the case on the mechanism of stress corrosion crackling in T. alloys, is well regarded. It's also very pleasing to see the recognition given to Tamara, one of my PhD advisers, who now works in industry with Rolls-Royce.
Other: “The Dislocation Mechanism of Stress Corrosion Embrittlement in Ti-6Al-2Sn-4Zr-6Mo”, Met Trans A, Jan 2016
2018 EPD Science Award
Trevor Lindley
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Title: Senior Research Investigator
Affiliation: Imperial College, London
Other: “The Dislocation Mechanism of Stress Corrosion Embrittlement in Ti-6Al-2Sn-4Zr-6Mo”, Met Trans A, Jan 2016
2018 EPD Science Award
David Rugg
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Title: Senior Engineering Fellow
Affiliation: Rolls Royce Plc
Other: “The Dislocation Mechanism of Stress Corrosion Embrittlement in Ti-6Al-2Sn-4Zr-6Mo”, Met Trans A, Jan 2016
2018 EPD Science Award
Ananthi Sankaran
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Title: Powertrain Engineer
Affiliation: Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
Quote: I am honored and humbled that our work is chosen for this award. This award is a testimony of all the hard work the team has put together. I would like to thank TMS for recognizing the work and the Imperial College for giving me the opportunity to be part of a great team.
Other: “The Dislocation Mechanism of Stress Corrosion Embrittlement in Ti-6Al-2Sn-4Zr-6Mo”, Met Trans A, Jan 2016
2018 EPD Science Award
Vassili Vorontsov
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Title: Research Fellow
Affiliation: Imperial College, London
Other: “The Dislocation Mechanism of Stress Corrosion Embrittlement in Ti-6Al-2Sn-4Zr-6Mo”, Met Trans A, Jan 2016
2018 EPD Technology Award
Trevor Abbott
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Title: Director - Research and Development
Affiliation: Magontec Ltd
Other: "Evaluation of Magnesium Die-Casting Alloys for Elevated Temperature Applications: Microstructure, Tensile Properties, and Creep Resistance", Met Trans A, August 2015
2018 EPD Technology Award
Matthew Dargusch
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Title: Professor
Affiliation: University of Queensland
Quote: This award is recognition of the strong collaboration between RMIT University, Magontec LTD, Monash University, Helmhout-Zentrum Geesthacht, CSIRO and the University of Queensland in the research field of creep resistant magnesium alloys.
Other: "Evaluation of Magnesium Die-Casting Alloys for Elevated Temperature Applications: Microstructure, Tensile Properties, and Creep Resistance", Met Trans A, August 2015
2018 EPD Technology Award
Mark Easton
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Title: Associate Dean
Affiliation: RMIT University
Quote: This award is particularly special for a number of reasons. I see it as a recognition of all the excellent work performed in the CAST Co-operative Research Centre in Australia on Magnesium Alloy development over 20 years until 2013. It also includes the Global Light Metal Alliance Member, HZG, to demonstrate the global nature of the work. Recognition by TMS is especially important because many of us are enthusiastic participants in the TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition as a gathering of the world materials community. TMS membership is a key part of my global networking.
Other: "Evaluation of Magnesium Die-Casting Alloys for Elevated Temperature Applications: Microstructure, Tensile Properties, and Creep Resistance", Met Trans A, August 2015
2018 EPD Technology Award
Mark Gibson
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Title: Senior Principal Research Scientist
Affiliation: CSIRO Manufacturing
Quote: It is very gratifying to have our research acknowledged by the broader materials community with such a prestigious award. I am also very pleased for the recognition of my colleagues, as we have toiled long and hard over a number of years to further the understanding of the creep behavior of magnesium alloys. It has been an inspiration and a pleasure to work alongside them. It is my hope that the attention that this award casts on this area of research will induce young scientists to consider working in this field as there is still much to discover.
Other: "Evaluation of Magnesium Die-Casting Alloys for Elevated Temperature Applications: Microstructure, Tensile Properties, and Creep Resistance", Met Trans A, August 2015
2018 EPD Technology Award
Norbert Hort
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Title: Head, Magnesium Processing Group
Affiliation: Heimholtz-Zentum Geeshacht
Quote: TMS offers fantastic opportunities for networking in the materials community. Additionally, important information can be obtained from this network by attending the meetings organized by TMS in various parts of the world or other TMS publications. As an active member of TMS and an active volunteer, I deeply appreciate the award in an area which is somewhat the core of my work during the past. I also have to thank my co-authors. Without them it would not have happened.
Other: "Evaluation of Magnesium Die-Casting Alloys for Elevated Temperature Applications: Microstructure, Tensile Properties, and Creep Resistance", Met Trans A, August 2015
2018 EPD Technology Award
Jian-Feng Nie
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Title: Professor
Affiliation: Monash University
Quote: This is a great honor for me to receive this award. It will encourage us to continue the effort and hard work on magnesium alloys. I hope we will contribute more towards the growth of magnesium research and products.
Other: "Evaluation of Magnesium Die-Casting Alloys for Elevated Temperature Applications: Microstructure, Tensile Properties, and Creep Resistance", Met Trans A, August 2015
2018 EPD Technology Award
Suming Zhu
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Title: Senior Research Fellow
Affiliation: RMIT University
Quote: I am very grateful to the Extraction & Processing Division for the award which recognizes our cooperated research on magnesium die-casting alloys across several organizations over a couple of years. This award will encourage me to continue working on practical magnesium alloys towards industrial applications.
Other: "Evaluation of Magnesium Die-Casting Alloys for Elevated Temperature Applications: Microstructure, Tensile Properties, and Creep Resistance", Met Trans A, August 2015
2018 FMD Distinguished Service Award
Roger Narayan
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Title: Professor
Affiliation: North Carolina State University
Quote: TMS membership provides many opportunities for volunteering through technical committees. I have worked with colleagues in the Biomaterials Committee as well as the Thin Films & Interfaces Committee to develop programming at the TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition. I have also been involved with the Programming Committee, the Materials Innovation Committee, and the Nanomaterials Committee over the years. TMS membership has provided numerous opportunities to interact with colleagues in academia, government labs, and industry. In addition, TMS brings together colleagues from the US and other countries through TMS Annual Meetings as well as THERMEC and PRICM meetings. Participating in technical committees has allowed me to develop organizational skills while serving the materials community. In addition, attending TMS events has facilitated the development of research collaborations and other joint activities.
Citation: For bringing biomaterials to prominence within TMS and for his outstanding service to, and leadership, in the Functional Materials Division.
2018 FMD JEM Best Paper Award
Tong An
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Affiliation: Beijing University of Technology
Other: "Microstructure Evolution and Protrusion of Electroplated Cu-Filled Through-Silicon Vias Subjected to Thermal Cyclic Loading", JEM, October 2017
2018 FMD JEM Best Paper Award
Si Chen
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Affiliation: Beijing University of Technology
Other: "Microstructure Evolution and Protrusion of Electroplated Cu-Filled Through-Silicon Vias Subjected to Thermal Cyclic Loading", JEM, October 2017
2018 FMD JEM Best Paper Award
Pei Chen
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Title: Lecturer
Affiliation: Beijing University of Technology
Other: "Microstructure Evolution and Protrusion of Electroplated Cu-Filled Through-Silicon Vias Subjected to Thermal Cyclic Loading", JEM, October 2017
2018 FMD JEM Best Paper Award
Fei Qin
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Title: Professor
Affiliation: Beijing University of Technology
Other: "Microstructure Evolution and Protrusion of Electroplated Cu-Filled Through-Silicon Vias Subjected to Thermal Cyclic Loading", JEM, October 2017
2018 FMD John Bardeen Award
Justin Schwartz
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Title: Department Had & Kobe Steel Distinguished Professor
Affiliation: North Carolina State University
Quote: I am truly honored to receive the TMS John Bardeen Award. To have my name affiliated with him, and the previous recipients of the award, is humbling. I overlapped briefly with Professor Bardeen during my time at Illinois, and discovered that he was as wonderful a person as he was a scientist. It is also gratifying to have been nominated and supported for this award by my colleagues. I thank TMS, and also my students, post-docs and collaborators for sharing the joy of science and engineering with me.
Citation: For continuing excellence and contributions in electronic materials, especially in high temperature superconductors for high field devices, and magnetic materials for high frequency communications.
2018 Light Metals Award
Scott McCall
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Title: Group Leader
Affiliation: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratiory
Quote: It is great to see that applied science with a direct real world impact is recognized and honored. As a relatively new member to TMS, I have greatly enjoyed the mixture of basicand applied science in the talks at the conferences. Overall, the quality of the talks and associated discussions are very high.
Other: "Casting Characteristics of High Cerium Content Aluminum Alloys"
2018 Light Metals Award
David Weiss
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Title: VP Engineering
Affiliation: Eck Industries Inc
Quote: TMS membership has helped me immeasurably in my career. The access to technical materials and the development of relationships through TMS makes possible collaborative research that makes an impact. Receiving the TMS-LMD Light Metals Award helps to validate the importance of the research and the effort of the team that pulled it all together.
Other: "Casting Characteristics of High Cerium Content Aluminum Alloys"
2018 Light Metals Subject Award - Alumina/Bauxite
Yanxiu Wang
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Title: Student
Affiliation: Northeastern Unviersity
Quote: As a Ph.D. student, I was greatly encouraged by this subject award which stands for the recognition of our work. Thanks to TMS for creating the opportunities to exchange ideas with global researchers. It helps me to expand and deepen the understanding of minerals, metals, and materials.
Other: "Application of Tricalcium Aluminate Instead of Lime for the Recovery of Aluminum in Middle-Low Grade Bauxite in Calcification-Carbonization Process"
2018 Light Metals Subject Award - Alumina/Bauxite
Ting-an Zhang
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Title: Institiute Director
Affiliation: Northeastern Unviersity
Quote: The 2017 TMS Light Metals Subject Award marks the recognition of our research by the world's experts in this field. Staying in the forefront of the technology of alumina & bauxite, we have the responsibility to push the technological advance. TMS provides me with opportunities to connect with peers in our realm. At the same time, it helps me stay active in the frontier of the research.
Other: "Application of Tricalcium Aluminate Instead of Lime for the Recovery of Aluminum in Middle-Low Grade Bauxite in Calcification-Carbonization Process"
2018 Light Metals Subject Award - Aluminum Reduction Technology
Kinnor Chattopadhyay
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Title: Assistant Professor & Principal Consultant
Affiliation: University of Toronto/Dastur Innovati on Labs
Quote: Its an absolute delight to receive such an award from TMS, which is by far the largest association for aluminum reduction technology. My research group and research teams have been working on aluminum reduction technologies, especially in the area of environmental regulations and waste management. It's an honor for us that our spent pot lining research has been recognized, and we believe this award will open us more doors in connecting with more aluminum smelters globally.
Other: "Alternative Applications of SPL: Testing Ideas Through Experiments and Mathematical Modeling"
2018 Light Metals Subject Award - Aluminum Reduction Technology
Lei Gao
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Affiliation: Kunming University of Science and Technology
Quote: As a new professional in the field, I am very excited to receive this award. I need to thank TMS for the special way it fosters connections among its members. It provides an excellent international cooperation platform where I have the opportunity to connect with the giants of the field and brilliant minds all over the world. The TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition and this award will inspire me to be more active in my field.
Other: "Alternative Applications of SPL: Testing Ideas Through Experiments and Mathematical Modeling"
2018 Light Metals Subject Award - Aluminum Reduction Technology
Donghui Li
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Title: Research Associate
Affiliation: University of Totonto
Quote: This is a great honor to receive this award. That is the highest reward after hardwork. It means a lot to my research career. Thank you very much. I really appreciate it.
Other: "Alternative Applications of SPL: Testing Ideas Through Experiments and Mathematical Modeling"
2018 Light Metals Subject Award - Aluminum Reduction Technology
Dawei Yu
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Title: Pyrometallurgist
Affiliation: Canmet MINING
Quote: I am so proud to receive this award from TMS, and it is such a great honor. After receiving this professional recognition of our paper on the reutilization of spent potlining, I became more motivated to achieve further excellence in my fututer research career.
Other: "Alternative Applications of SPL: Testing Ideas Through Experiments and Mathematical Modeling"
2018 Light Metals Subject Award - Electrode Technology for Aluminum Production
Les Edwards
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Title: Chief Technology Officer
Affiliation: Rail Cll Carbon LLC
Quote: It is a great honor to receive this award, and I appreciate the time TMS spends in managing the Best Paper award program. Publishing technical papers requires a lot of effort from the authors in the form of experimental work and writing, and it is deeply satisfying to receive an award like this. It means that others in the scientific community have acknowledged the effort and the quality of the work. I have been an active contributor/member of TMS for over 20 years, and I fully support the organization's work to encourage and promote the exchange of ideas and scientific work through our global community.
Other: "Use of Thermally Desulfurized Shaft CPC for Anode Production"
2018 LMD Distinguished Service Award
John Grandfield
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Title: Director
Affiliation: Grandfield Technology Pty Ltd
Quote: TMS membership enables industry improvement through meeting and sharing new knowledge with industry colleagues. This award is a kind acknowledgement of my TMS activities and work within the Light Metals Industry.
Citation: For advancing the role of TMS through many written contributions, training courses, and generous amounts of his time and effort.
2018 LMD Magnesium Technology Award - Best Poster
Gernot Rother
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Title: Neutron Scientist
Affiliation: Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Quote: I am honored to receive this award. The work on metal alloy corrosion is very interesting and deserve recognition by academia, industry, and government. The award will increase our visibility and generate new impulses for nueron scattering research on alloy materials.
Other: "Hydrogen Uptake by Magnesium Alloys during Aqueous Corrosion"
2018 LMD Magnesium Technology Award - Best Poster
Guang-Ling Song
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Title: Professor
Affiliation: Xiamen University
Quote: My research work is recognized in the materials community. The award will, to some degree, improve my visibility in the field of Mg corrosion and protection. It may also, to some extent, help my grant application in China. It is a good start for me at Xiamen University.
Other: "Hydrogen Uptake by Magnesium Alloys during Aqueous Corrosion"
2018 LMD Magnesium Technology Award - Student Paper
Billy Hornbuckle
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Affiliation: US Army Research Laboratory
Quote: I am grateful to be part of the research team reciving this award from TMS in recognition of the quality work that went into this paper. It is a tremendous accomplishment to receive recognition from TMS since the organization is composed of our peers.
Other: "Dynamic Behavior of an AZ31 Alloy under Varying Strain Rates and Stress Triaxialities", 2017 Magnesium Technology
2018 LMD Magnesium Technology Award - Student Paper
Chaitanya Kale
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Title: Student
Affiliation: Arizona State University
Quote: I am greatly honored to receive the 2017 TMS Light Metals Division Student Award. It is definitely a big stepping stone for my career ahead. TMS has served as a platform for me to enhance my professional skills and interact with personnel in my field of research. Being a TMS member has allowed me to grow my professional network not only in one country but across the globe.
Other: "Dynamic Behavior of an AZ31 Alloy under Varying Strain Rates and Stress Triaxialities", 2017 Magnesium Technology
2018 LMD Magnesium Technology Award - Student Paper
Suveen Mathaudhu
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Title: Assistant Professor
Affiliation: University of California
Quote: All the credit for this work goes to Chaitanya and is a testament to her excellent work. It is awards like this that motivate the best and brightest students to stay actively involved in TMS throughout their careers.
Other: "Dynamic Behavior of an AZ31 Alloy under Varying Strain Rates and Stress Triaxialities", 2017 Magnesium Technology
2018 LMD Magnesium Technology Best Paper Award - Application
Christopher Gourlay
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Title: Reader
Affiliation: Imperial College, London
Quote: This award is a great honour for our team and gives us enthusiasm for the future. The TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition is a highlight of each year where we look forward to hearing the latest research, meeting the international metals community, and catching up with friends.
Other: "Growth of Al8Mn5 Intermetallic in AZ91", 2017 Magnesium Technology
2018 LMD Magnesium Technology Best Paper Award - Application
Jingwei Xian
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Title: Research Associate
Affiliation: Imperial College, London
Quote: This award is a great honour for our team and gives us enthusiasm for the future. The TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition is a highlight of each year where we look forward to hearing the latest research, meeting the international metals community, and catching up with friends.
Other: "Growth of Al8Mn5 Intermetallic in AZ91", 2017 Magnesium Technology
2018 LMD Magnesium Technology Best Paper Award - Application
Guang Zeng
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Title: Research Associate
Affiliation: Imperial College, London
Quote: This award is a great honour for our team and gives us enthusiasm for the future. The TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition is a highlight of each year where we look forward to hearing the latest research, meeting the international metals community, and catching up with friends.
Other: "Growth of Al8Mn5 Intermetallic in AZ91", 2017 Magnesium Technology
2018 LMD Magnesium Technology Best Paper Award - Fundamental Research
Armin Abedini
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Title: Student
Affiliation: University of Waterloo
Quote: It is a great honor to receive this award. I am very thankful for the supports of my supervisors, Professor Michale Worswick and Professor Cliff Butcher. I would also like to thank my colleague, Dr. Michael Nemcko. Finally, I would like to thank the TMS community for providing the great opportunity to showcase our research on Magnesium alloys.
Other: "Microstructural and Numerical Investigation on the Shear Response of a Rare-Earth Magnesium Alloy Sheet", 2017 Magnesium Technology
2018 LMD Magnesium Technology Best Paper Award - Fundamental Research
Michael J. Nemcko
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Title: Postdoctoral Fellow
Affiliation: University of Waterloo
Quote: We are sincerely honoured to receive the best paper award for fundamental research in the area of Magnesium Technology. TMS conferences bring together scientists and engineers from such a large spectrum of research specializations, and I always enjoy the opportunity to discuss my research at these meetings. I am proud to represent a strong Canadian research program, and I thank all of my colleagues for their contributions in this work. Furthermore, I thank the Magnesium Committee for organizing this outstanding event which allows a wealth of knowledge to be exchanged and truly progresses magnesium research.
Other: "Microstructural and Numerical Investigation on the Shear Response of a Rare-Earth Magnesium Alloy Sheet", 2017 Magnesium Technology
2018 LMD Magnesium Technology Best Paper Award - Fundamental Research
Peidong Wu
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Title: Professor
Affiliation: McMaster University
Quote: This is a great honor for me. I would like to thank the awards committee and thank my colleagues for their effort on this paper.
Other: "Microstructural and Numerical Investigation on the Shear Response of a Rare-Earth Magnesium Alloy Sheet", 2017 Magnesium Technology
2018 LMD Technology Award
Olivier Martin
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Title: Senior Technologist - Reductions
Affiliation: RioTinto
Quote: It is a great honor for me to be a recipient of the TMS Light Metals Technology Award, especially considering the past recipients of this TMS award. Since my first paper in 1992, TMS has represented a strong opportunity to actively interact with smelting technology community and to make friends among competitors and universities. This award is also an encouragement to provide guidance and service to others and to work for a greener, more efficient and more competitive aluminum.
Citation: For contributions to the modelling, design, and development of AP aluminum reduction cell technology and implementation throughout the global aluminum industry.
2018 LMD/EPD Energy Best Paper Award - Professional
James Bennett
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Title: Team Leader - Ceramic Engineer
Affiliation: US DOE - National Energy Technology Lab
Quote: Receiving the LMD and EPD Energy Best Paper Award - Professional was a surprise but confirmed the importance of the concept and the quality of the research effort put into idea. It is our belief that process byproducts such as slag should be explored for ways to minimize their environmental impact. It is hoped that the visibility given to the mixing of process slags will give way to use of the identified process, or ones similar in concept, within industry to help minimize the impact of industrial processes on the environment.
Other: Potential CO2 Emission Reduction and H2 Production Using Industrial Slag Wastes Originating from Different Industrial Sectors
2018 LMD/EPD Energy Best Paper Award - Professional
Jinichiro Nakano
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Title: Principal Research Scientist
Affiliation: US DOE - National Energy Technology Lab
Quote: This paper fundamentally demonstrated a potential approach to make use of slag waste generated from two different industries to produce fuels without additional energy input. We strive for improving energy efficiency through materials applications, and this award was a great recognition for our long-term effort. I sincerely thank TMS, particularly LMD and EPD for nominating this paper.
Other: "Potential CO2 Emission Reduction and H2 Production Using Industrial Slag Wastes Originating from Different Industrial Sectors"
2018 MPMD Distinguished Service Award
Paul Mason
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Title: President
Affiliation: Thermo-Calc Software Inc
Quote: I feel very honored to receive the 2018 MPMD Distinguished Service Award. Within TMS, I have found many friends on a personal and professional level that have enriched my career and expanded my horizons. Through TMS, and with the support of their excellent staff, I have been able to serve on various committees and organize symposia and conferences that have allowed me to contribute more to the society and materials community than I ever could have done otherwise. I am proud to be a member of TMS and what it stands for and hope to continue to contribute towards its mission and goals for years to come.
Citation: For outstanding service to the MPMD and TMS promoting Integrated Computational Materials Engineering technologies and practices.
2018 SMD Distinguished Scientist/Engineer Award
Stephen Foiles
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Title: Distinguished Member of Technical Staff
Affiliation: Sandia National Laboratories
Quote: I have a long-standing fascination with the structure and properties of grain boundaries and how this relates to the mechanical properties of materials. TMS has been invaluable in pursuing this topic both as a venue for communicating with researchers with similar interests and as a vehicle for the development of many productive professional collaborations in this area. I am greatly honored to receive this prestigious award from the TMS Structural Materials Division. It recognizes both my own work and that of the many colleagues with whom I have had the privilege of collaborating.
Citation: For broad and sustained advances to the fundamental, theoretical understanding of the atomistic-scale structure, properties, and behavior of metals.
2018 SMD Distinguished Service Award
Dennis Dimiduk
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Title: Chief Technologist & Professor
Affiliation: BlueQuartz Software LLC & The Ohio State University
Quote: I have had the privilege to volunteer with TMS for over half of my professional career. The experience has been very rewarding, and it allowed me to meet and work with top caliber professionals throughout our field. Now, to have some of those same professionals award my service to SMD is a real honor. I extend my deepest thanks to them all.
2018 TMS/SME/AIME James Douglas Gold Medal
Michael Moats
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Title: Associate Professor
Affiliation: Missouri University of Science and Technology
Citation: For a great a depth of knowledge into the field of electrometallurgy and for sharing his knowledge with clarity and openness. For repeatedly being at the forefront of new technologies both from the perspective of basic research and assisting in the implementation. For simply being the world's leading expert in the field.
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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2018 AIME Robert Lansing Hardy Award
Allison Beese
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Title: Assistant Professor
Affiliation: Pennsylvania State University
Quote: I am deeply honored to be receiving the 2018 AIME Robert Lansing Hardy Award and to be joining this prestigious group of scientists and engineers. I am grateful to my nominators, mentors, colleagues, and students. Active involvemnet in TMS has been an immensely rewarding experience, one which has provided me with opportunities to interact with a wonderful, talented community of colleagues, to take on leadership roles in the society, and to develop a strong professional network.
Citation: For exceptional promise in the field of mechanics of metallic materials and in particular, the advancement of mechanical metallurgy understanding in additive manufacturing.
2018 Early Career Faculty Fellow Award
Sung Woo Nam
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Title: Assistant Professor
Affiliation: University of Illinois
Quote: I am honored and grateful to receive this prestigious award made possible through the TMS Foundation. The TMS Foundation’s mission to support and enrich the development of professionals in the minerals, metals and materials community, and to furthermore provide avenues for professionals from academia, industry, and many other communities to communicate and engage, is truly impactful. I am very excited to be part of the TMS community and to further its important mission. I look forward to participating in the TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Technical Division activities, as well as Young Professional Events.
Other: Designing and Shaping Nano-materials via Controlled Mechanical Deformations
2018 Early Career Faculty Fellow Award
Cong Wang
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Title: Junior Professor
Affiliation: Northeastern university
Quote: It couldn’t be more wonderful to receive this prestigious award on my 10th consecutive attendance of the TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition. TMS has played a pivotal role in shaping my career. TMS and the TMS Foundation offer one-of-a-kind academic exchange platform, connecting people of the same professional background, and sparking idea-promoting knowledge elevation. As the only recipient (so far) of the Early Career Faculty Fellow Award outside the USA, I feel immensely honored and humbled, expecting to bridge the Chinese metals community with the rest of the world.
Other: Oxide Metallurgy: From Concept to Practice
2018 EPD Young Leaders Professional Development
Jacob McMurray
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Title: Research Associate
Affiliation: Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Quote: The TMS Foundation has benefited me both as a graduate student and now as an early career professional. In 2014, I received the Henry Dewitt Smith Scholarship that helped offset educational expenses and allowed me to travel to San Diego for the TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition. The Young Leaders Professional Development Award is an opportunity to develop my leadership skills, present my current research, and grow my professional network, particularly with prominent members of the Society. Both awards are high honors. They give credibility to my work and enrich my learning, research, and professional development.
2018 EPD Young Leaders Professional Development
Fiseha Tesfaye
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Title: Postdoctoral Researcher
Affiliation: Abo Akademi University
Quote: Since 2012, TMS has played, and will continue to play, a significant role in my academic career by providing me the opportunity to present and discuss my research outcomes, network with world-class researchers, and develop my leadership skills. I am grateful to the TMS Foundation for enabling this award which motivates me to get more involved in this important scientific society. I am looking forward to introducing more colleagues and students to the prestigious scientific atmosphere TMS provides.
2018 FMD Young Leaders Professional Development
Niaz Abdolrahim
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Title: Assistant Professor
Affiliation: University of Rochester
Quote: The TMS Foundation has always provided great academic and career opportunities for me from the early days of my graduate studies. As a junior faculty member, engaging in various TMS event and activities was always very rewarding to me as I got more involved with my research community and received numerous support and experience.
2018 FMD Young Leaders Professional Development
Stephen McDonnell
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Title: Assistant Professor
Affiliation: University of Virginia
Quote: As a young faculty member whose prior experience focused on surface science, TMS has exposed me to the wider field of materials research. This has enabled better integration with faculty both at UVA and other Universities. Organizing a symposium at this early stage of my career has allowed me to interact with colleagues from other disciplines and will eventually lead to new collaborations. TMS has also provided me with new forums to publicize my research to the broader community.
2018 International Symposium on Superalloys Scholarship
Emily Bautista
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Title: Student
Affiliation: Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Quote: I have always loved exploring and understanding the world, including the materials that make up the world! As a fourth year Materials Science and Engineering student at Virginia Tech, I have become intensely involved in all things MSE. She currently holds several roles, including the VT Materials Advantage chapter outreach coordinator, the VT Bladesmithing Team manager, a VT MSE student ambassador and a TMS Student-Run Symposium Planning Committee member, all of which have led me to many enriching and diverse experiences within my schools department and within the greater materials science community. As a future engineer, I plan to develop and refine analytical and data based research skills through an internship with 3M this past summer in the Pressure Sensitive Adhesives R&D group, as well as gain project leadership and production integration knowledge through a co-op with GE Aviation in the Additive Technology R&D group. I am eager to enter the working world and use these past experiences to create a positive impact not only at my respective company but in the greater materials community.
2018 International Symposium on Superalloys Scholarship
Andre Nemeth
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Title: Student
Affiliation: University of Oxford
Quote: To receive the Superalloys Scholarship Award is a great honour. I am especially grateful to TMS and Material Advantage for recognising my contributions to the field and providing a foundation for graduate students to build an international career on. Receiving this award would have not been possible without the support of my colleges and friends at the University of Oxford. I would definitely encourage other doctoral researchers to apply in the future.
2018 LMD Young Leaders Professional Development
Victoria Miller
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Title: Assistant Professor
Affiliation: North Carolina State University
Quote: I chose my career in metallurgy because I love solving these scientific and engineering puzzles as part of a team. TMS is the organization that brings together all of my past, current, and future teammates. I walk away from every TMS-sponsored meeting feeling inspired, excited, and re-energized. From the cutting-edge content of the technical talks themselves to the ability to participate in committees to the invaluable opportunities for networking, the meetings are a highlight of my professional year. TMS and the TMS Foundation provide the opportunities to get outside of my bubble and to be involved in the broader materials community so that I can play a role in shaping the future of the field as a whole.
2018 LMD Young Leaders Professional Development
Chuan Zhang
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Title: Principal Materials Scientist
Affiliation: Computherm LLC
Quote: I am deeply honored to receive this award. As a proud TMS member for almost 10 years, I have been greatly benefited in different ways throughout my graduate study and professional career in the field of materials science. By joining the TMS community, I am able to access to the frontier research in my research field and to network with researchers from all over the world. This provides great opportunities to enhance my professional development. I am looking forward to get more involved in TMS committees and activities in the future.
2018 MPMD Young Leaders Professional Development
Joseph Jakes
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Title: Research Material Engineer
Affiliation: USDA FS Forest Products Laboratory
Quote: As an early career researcher, my TMS membership provides me both a community to foster my career and the opportunity to serve the research community. Attending and presenting at TMS meetings has given me the opportunity to connect with fellow researchers and develop new collaborative research projects. Participating in TMS committees, co-organizing technical symposia, and serving as a JOM technical editor has allowed me to both serve and help shape TMS content. I look forward to continuing to use the benefits of TMS membership throughout my career.
2018 MPMD Young Leaders Professional Development
Eric Lass
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Title: Materials Research Engineer
Affiliation: NIST
Quote: I am honored to receive the 2018 TMS MPMD Young Leaders Professional Develoopment Award. TMS membership has opened my career to a new level of involvement in the materials science community. As I have become more involved in TMS technical committees, I have met many new people and collaborators I would have not met otherwise. TMS provides young professionals in particular a way to engage with established leaders in materials science, strengthens the community, and continues to move the field to new heights.
2018 SMD Young Leaders Professional Development
Michael Titus
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Title: Assistant Professor
Affiliation: Purdue University
Quote: I am extremely grateful for this recognition, especially because it comes from my professional society home. TMS and the TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition provide me with significant networking, engagement, and scholarly opportunities, and the two have enabled numerous successful collaborations throughout the years. Furthermore, the comprehensive symposia offered at the TMS Annual Meetings & Exhibitions and other TMS-sponsored events have provided me with many opportunities to share my research with academics, researchers, and industry members. I look forward to further engagement in TMS and SMD-related activities that are enabled by this award.
2018 SMD Young Leaders Professional Development
Janelle Wharry
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Title: Assistant Professor
Affiliation: Purdue University
Quote: TMS meetings feature the most comprehensive programming in my research field (nuclear and irradiated materials), along with extensive programming in related, but broader fields, such as metallurgy, nanomaterials, and characterization. This enables me and my students to learn about the most recent research advances that crosscut materials science, then subsequently extend and apply these advances to our nuclear/irradiated materials niche. TMS meetings have also helped me build stronger relationships with colleagues, meet potential collaborators, and cultivate friendships. At each TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition I’ve attended since I was a student, my enjoyment of the conference has increased as my involvement has increased.
Student Awards
View this calendar year’s recipients of TMS student scholarships, travel grants, and other awards.
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2018 AIME Henry deWitt Smith Scholarship
Samuel Rodrigues
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Title: Student
Affiliation: McGill University
Quote: It is an honor for me to receive the TMS/AIME DeWitt Smith Scholarship. I participated for the first time in the TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition last year and I am delighted with the events that I attended during that time. I made two presentations, one oral as well as a poster, and they have definitely helped me to develop my communication skills and give me more confidence to present scientific results. The first year I started my Ph.D. studies, I became a TMS/Materials Advantage member and this has contributed to my career development in terms of giving me opportunities to be connected with peers and with new development in materials and metallurgical engineering. After graduation, I would like to continue doing research and developing new materials for the metallurgical industry. This scholarship is very important to me and I will continue to do my best to represent the values of this award in my professional life.
2018 AIME Henry deWitt Smith Scholarship
Kao Zoua Yang
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Title: Student
Affiliation: University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Quote: TMS/MA has opened the doors of opportunity and networking with their organizations and conferences. To host conferences allows me to present my work and discuss with other professionals. This has allowed me to better my research and communication skills as I continue in the field of materials science and engineering. Their strong foundation and connections allows me to utilize these resources to receive awards such as this and connect with local professionals. TMS/MA continuation to support students like us allows us to become role models to the new generations. After completion of my Ph.D., if an opportunity arises from my hometown university, I would be interested to take on a faculty position to perform research and teach. Secondary to that is to find R&D positions in the Minnesota Twin cities area.
2018 EPD Scholarship
Abigail McBride
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Title: Student
Affiliation: South Dakota School of Mines &Technology
Quote: Getting involved with Materials Advantage is the best involvement decision I have made while in school. It opened the doors for me to attend the TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition and present my research poster. The people I met and speakers I heard taught me what an amazing community the materials and metallurgy field is and that I am privileged to be going into it. Materials Advantage also allowed me to apply for this scholarship which has been an honor and a huge financial relief for my senior year. I am currently planning to pursue a career in extractive metallurgy following graduation.
2018 EPD Scholarship
Robert Seivert
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Title: Student
Affiliation: South Dakota School of Mines &Technology
Quote: I am very honored to receive this scholarship, and I would like to thank the scholarship committee and TMS for this recognition. This scholarship allows me to focus on my schoolwork and to be active in the organizations I enjoy such as Material Advantage. Through Material Advantage, I have been able to connect with many professionals and stay up to date with the current trends and technologies in metallurgy. I have enjoyed being involved in the processing of raw materials and plan to work in the steel industry upon graduation.
2018 FMD Gilbert Chin Scholarship
Nisrit Pandey
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Title: Student
Affiliation: University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Quote: Being actively involved in TMS and Materials Advantage has allowed me to become a global and critical thinker in many aspects of materials science and engineering. I have been able to grow professionally by interacting with industry leaders and academic professionals in many events and conferences. Furthermore, TMS scholarships have lessened my financial burden and I have been able to focus on achieving my professional goals. After my undergraduate degree, I plan to pursue a Ph.D. focusing on energy materials and environmental degradation issues, followed by working in the industry. In the future, I would also like to utilize my degree to foster younger minds in materials engineering by being active with local TMS, ASM, AIST and Materials Advantage chapters.
2018 International Symposium on Superalloys Scholarship
Emily Bautista
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Title: Student
Affiliation: Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Quote: I have always loved exploring and understanding the world, including the materials that make up the world! As a fourth year materials science and engineering student at Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VT), I have become intensely involved in all things MSE. I currently hold several roles, including the VT Materials Advantage chapter outreach coordinator, the VT Bladesmithing Team manager, a VT MSE student ambassador, and a TMS Student-Run Symposium Planning Committee member, all of which have led me to many enriching and diverse experiences within my schools department and within the greater materials science community. As a future engineer, I plan to develop and refine analytical and data based research skills through an internship with 3M this past summer in the Pressure Sensitive Adhesives R&D group, as well as gain project leadership and production integration knowledge through a co-op with GE Aviation in the Additive Technology R&D group. I am eager to enter the working world and use these past experiences to create a positive impact not only at my respective company but in the greater materials community.
2018 International Symposium on Superalloys Scholarship
Andre Nemeth
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Title: Student
Affiliation: University of Oxford
Quote: To receive the Superalloys Scholarship Award is a great honour. I am especially grateful to TMS and Material Advantage for recognizing my contributions to the field and providing a foundation for graduate students to build an international career on. Receiving this award would not have been possible without the support of my colleagues and friends at the University of Oxford. I would definitely encourage other doctoral researchers to apply in the future.
2018 Kaufman CALPHAD Scholarship
Elliot Smith
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Title: Student
Affiliation: University of Alabama
Quote: I want to sincerely thank the TMS Foundation for providing this scholarship. The Kaufman CALPHAD scholarship will provide me financial flexibility and peace of mind so that I may pursue my degree in my senior year at the University of Alabama.
2018 LMD Scholarship
Nicholas Lipski
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Title: Student
Affiliation: Colorado School of Mines
Quote: I am extremely honored to receive the Light Metals Division Scholarship. Materials Advantage provides me with so many opportunities to network and gain industry and career connections, all while I am still an undergraduate. Through conferences like MS&T and TMS, I can compete in materials competitions and apply the knowledge I learn at Mines in a fun, educational, and competitive environment. Additionally, Materials Advantage gives me access to a wealth of resources and scholarships that have helped, and continue to help me as I finish my Bachelor’s degree at Mines. After graduation, I plan to work in industry to gain experience before going to grad school where I will most likely pursue a master’s degree in Materials Engineering or Space Resources.
2018 MPMD Scholarship
Madeleine McAllister
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Title: Student
Affiliation: Case Western Reserve University
Quote: Materials Advantage is a spring board that I have bounded off time and again to move myself forward on my path of materials. It has provided so many avenues to gain valuable experiences; whether by meeting fellow students, attending conferences or by sparking interests unbeknownst to me before. My world gets wider through these opportunities; they are a reminder that, beyond school, I really love my major and offer a peek at what I’ll be able to accomplish with it. I have yet to decide whether to pursue my masters or travel back home to the west coast to make my way after graduation. I do know both will happen; only the order is uncertain.
2018 MPMD Scholarship
Justin Qian
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Title: Student
Affiliation: University of Pennsylvania
Quote: I am very honored to receive the MPMD Scholarship. This award will allow me to focus more energy and attention on my studies in materials science. I also extend my thanks to Battelle and Jeffrey Wadsworth for their matching and graduate scholarships. Since my future plans include attending graduate school to work towards a PhD, both these scholarships will aid in making my goals more achievable
2018 SMD Scholarship
Cayla Harvey
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Title: Student
Affiliation: University of Nevada - Reno
Quote: As a materials science and engineering student it is an honor to be recognized by TMS and receive the SMD scholarship. Becoming part of TMS and Materials Advantage over the past year allowed me to connect with others in the materials community. I was able to work with professionals in my area of research last summer after being introduced to them at the 2017 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition. I look forward to participating in future TMS meetings throughout my career. This scholarship will help support my education and research in the nano-mechanical behavior of different materials. I will continue my current research as a masters student in Fall 2018.
2018 TMS Best Paper Contest - Graduate - 1st Place
Rui Feng
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Title: Student
Affiliation: University of Tennessee
Quote: It is my great honor to receive this prestigious award. I am sincerely grateful to the TMS Foundation and the committee for selecting me as a recipient. TMS and Material Advantage have provided me with the great opportunities to show myself and network with many nice researchers and colleagues. With the benefit of TMS, I have obtained academic improvement. This award will not only recognize my research endeavors but will also inspire me to be more passtionate about my future academic research.
Other: "Phase Stability and Transformation in a Light-weight High-entropy Alloy"
2018 TMS Best Paper Contest - Graduate - 2nd Place
Shuying Chen
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Title: Student
Affiliation: University of Tennessee
Quote: It is really a great honor for me to receive this award. Through this excellent conference, I broadened the horizons and learned the latest progress on the interested area, which will be helpful for my own research later. Besides, it strengthened my confidence to pursue my academic career in the future and I will do my best to proceed with my research. I'm really grateful to obtain this great award.
Other: "Influence of Temperatures and Strain Rates on Deformation Behaviors of the Al0.5CoCrCuCrFeNi High Entropy Alloys (HEAs)"
2018 TMS Best Paper Contest - Undergraduate - 1st Place
Vignesh Nallasivam
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Title: Student
Affiliation: University of Tennessee
Quote: I became a Material Advantage member during my junior year in India. It helped me to attend four different conferences organized by TMS, ASM & AIST in the last two years, with partial travel grant (from India) and free conference registration for students. It was a fantastic experience and a great platform for me to meet professors and industry people who are pioneers in my field of research interest. For example, during the 2017 TMS Annual Meeting and Exhibition in San Diego, I met a couple of professors and able to discuss my research and I was able to get the Ph.D. admission. I graduated from PSG college of Technology in Spring 2017 and, currently, I am an early stage doctoral candidate at the University of Tennessee.
Other: "Rare Earth Gadolinium Addition in Biodegradable Mg Zn Ca Bulk"