2023
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FMD Distinguished Service Award
Kalpana Katti -
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- Title: University distinguished professor
- Affiliation: North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND
- Quote: Organizing symposia and working for the Biomaterials Committee at TMS has been a great highlight of my career primarily due to the opportunity to work with fabulous researchers in biological materials science. The intellectual interactions and discourses that have always happened at the TMS meeting has been stimulating and invigorating. I hope to continue to engage in more ventures at TMS in the coming years.
- Citation: For distinguished service towards TMS FMD through engaging, promoting, and growing the biomaterials and biological materials science areas within TMS
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2022
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FMD Distinguished Service Award
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2021
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FMD Distinguished Service Award
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2020
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FMD Distinguished Service Award
James Morris -
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- Title: Chief Research Officer
- Affiliation: Ames Laboratory, Ames, IA
- Quote: This wonderful honor is truly humbling as my experience is that the people serving TMS are all hard working and service-oriented. The TMS volunteer community, particularly the Chemistry and Physics of Materials Committee, has inspired my own service. Serving TMS has introduced me to new science, new people, and new opportunities.
- Citation: In recognition of his leadership and sustained services to the TMS, particularly his ability to introduce and develop new volunteers that keep the vibrancy of the society for members.
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2019
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FMD Distinguished Service Award
Tae-Kyu Lee -
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- Title: Associate Professor
- Affiliation: Portland State University, Portland, OR, US
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2018
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FMD Distinguished Service Award
Roger Narayan -
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- Title: Professor
- Affiliation: North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
- 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.
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2015
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FMD Distinguished Service Award
Sungho Jin -
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- Title: Professor of Materials Science
- Affiliation: University of California, San Diego, CA
- Quote: I am very pleased. This is a great honor for me. I served for this division for some years and it is a very good feeling to learn that the division is functioning very well, with excellent programming activities and good membership. I had many good colleagues in this division with whom I had fun doing symposia programming and committee activities; the memory of which I will treasure forever.
- Citation: Dedicated leader in FMD as Division Council Chair, Committee Chair, Committee Member, organizing of numerous symposia and creating two successsful technical committees—Nanomaterials and Biomaterials.
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2014
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FMD Distinguished Service Award
Raymundo Arroyave -
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- Title: Assistant Professor
- Affiliation: Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
- Quote: I am deeply grateful, honored and humbled for receiving this award. I am grateful because TMS is MY society: since I joined back in 2002 I have only encountered kindness, friendship and encouragement among my colleagues and the TMS staff. I am honored because this award means that my colleagues appreciate my contributions to TMS-EMPMD’s mission to foster the exchange of new ideas in the materials field. Finally, I am humbled because whatever I have contributed to TMS, it has been thanks to the encouragement, advise and example of many colleagues, whose tremendous enthusiasm for, and dedication to the society is something I hope to emulate.
- Citation: For exemplifying the qualities of leadership within TMS. He has continuously participated and expanded his activities in TMS. This phenomenal dedication and energy makes him one of the most well versed (and clearly most active) members. He is one of the strongest leaders in TMS, and strongly deserves this recognition.
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2014
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FMD Distinguished Service Award
Laura Turbini -
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- Title: International Reliability Consultant
- Affiliation: Consultant, Ontario, Canada
- Quote: It has been my pleasure to serve TMS for over 15 years, initially as an ABET evaluator and later as a member of the Electronic Packaging and Interconnect Materials Committee. I have worked as a co-organizer of a number of Lead-Free Soldering Symposium and Workshops and was the Guest Editor of the 2004 JEM. In all of these activities, I have been able to reach out to the younger members of the society and to encourage and mentor them. TMS is a wonderful professional society to be a part of, and I am deeply honored to receive the 2014 TMS EMPMD Distinguished Service Award.
- Citation: For her great passion of student education not only in the classroom, but at the TMS Annual meetings. Her vision and passion can be seen in her activities of volunteer, teacher, and attendee.
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2013
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FMD Distinguished Service Award
Jeff Hoyt -
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- Affiliation: McMaster University, Hamilton, ON Canada
- Quote: To be recognized by my colleagues as the recipient of the TMS-EMPMD Distinguished Service Award is truly an honor. TMS and EMPMD are recognized worldwide as the leader in providing an ideal forum for the exchange of ideas and publicizing exciting new developments in the field of Materials Science. I feel fortunate that I have been able to contribute to its continuing success.
- Citation: For his continued and outstanding service to TMS. He sets an excellent example for all TMS volunteers by serving willingly, frequently, and with great humor and attitude.
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2012
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FMD Distinguished Service Award
Srinivas Chada -
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- Affiliation: Power-One Renewable Energy Solutions, Irvine, CA
- Citation: For his years of service to the division, committee activism, and session organization.
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2011
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FMD Distinguished Service Award
Sinn-wen Chen -
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- Title: Professor & Dean of Academic Affairs
- Affiliation: National Tsing Hua University, Hsin-chu, Taiwan
- Quote: “I am very excited to receive this award. I have been a TMS member since 1986 when I was a graduate student in UW-Madison. I attended my first TMS conference in 1989. Since then, attending the TMS conference has become an important annual activity of mine for the past 21 years with no interruptions, TMS helps my professional development and professional connections. I am really grateful to TMS, and very happy to receive this award. It is really a great honor.”
- Citation: For his continuous contribution to the organization of various successful symposia, service as the chairperson of the alloy phase committee and as a long-time JOM advisor.
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2010
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FMD Distinguished Service Award
Elizabeth Holm -
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- Title: Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff
- Affiliation: Sandia National Labs , Albuquerque, NM
- Quote: “I am honored to accept this award for service to TMS and the EMPMD. However, I must admit that I have received much more from my TMS membership than I have given back. TMS has supported my scientific and professional advancement since I was a student. I hope to reciprocate by continuing to serve the Society throughout my career.”
- Citation: For her tireless efforts to improve all aspects of TMS, her technical expertise, and her dedication to the continued success of EMPMD.
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2009
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FMD Distinguished Service Award
Theodore Harman -
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- Title: Former editor of Journal of Electronic Materials
- Affiliation: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
- Quote: “I am greatly honored to receive this award. Over four decades ago, I was attracted to TMS by the quality and the diversity of its programs in materials science, physics, chemistry, and metallurgy as well as the chance to hear and meet outstanding researchers not only in the field of electronic materials but also in related fields. Since then, I’ve attended over 40 electronic materials conferences and more than 90 electronic materials committee meetings, and for 34 years served as editor of Journal of Electronic Materials. For this peer recognition of my efforts on behalf of TMS, I am very grateful.”
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2008
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FMD Distinguished Service Award
Sung-Kwon Kang -
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- Title: Research Staff Member
- Affiliation: IBM Corp, Yorktown Heights, NY
- Quote: “I am greatly honored to receive the 2007 EMPMD Distinguished Service Award. I am humbled that my efforts in working in EMPMD are being recognized because there have been, and continue to be, so many outstanding members working in the Division. It has truly been a pleasure working with TMS staff and TMS membership over the past eighteen years in EMPMD through all my volunteer roles in the Division. TMS and EMPMD have been my professional home for my entire career and I have benefited tremendously from the technical symposia, the ‘hallway’ technical conversations, networking, and friendships developed working in the organization. The benefits of being in TMS are increased many-fold by getting involved in the Society and volunteering in the communities; TMS, the materials profession, and the individual all benefit.”
- Citation: In recognition of his outstanding contributions and service to EMPMD in founding the Electronic Packaging and Interconnection Materials Committee and organizing 18 symposia for TMS over the past 20 years.
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2007
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FMD Distinguished Service Award
Darrel Frear -
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- Title: Department Manager
- Affiliation: Freescale Semiconductor, Tempe AZ
- Citation: For distinguished and consistent service and leadership for advancement of EMPMD’s performance.
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