Research to Industrial Practice Award

This award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated outstanding achievement in transferring research results or findings into commercial production and practical use.

The award consists of a black marble pinnacle.

Recipients of this award may also be eligible for Acta Materialia Gold Medal, AIME Honorary Membership, Fellow, William Hume-Rothery, and IOM/Mehl.

For more information on this award, view the bylaws.

NOTE: The TMS Application to Practice Award was renamed the Research to Industrial Practice Award, starting with the 2021 award. The selection criteria for the award remains the same.

Criteria

Demonstrated outstanding achievement in transferring research results or findings in some aspect of the fields of metallurgy and materials into commercial production and practical use as a representative of an industrial, academic, governmental, or technical organization.

How to Nominate

Submission Deadline:
April 1 of each year.

Please submit the following documents to complete the nomination process:

  1. Completed nomination form.
  2. Nominator's Supporting Statement: This statement is to be included within the principal nominator's cover letter of endorsement. The supporting statement should outline the qualifications of the nominee for the specific honor/award. The nominator’s supporting letter should be no more than two pages.
  3. Current resume or curriculum vitae, no more than 5 pages.
  4. A minimum of two, maximum of five, letters of endorsement. Each letter should be no longer than one page. No more than one letter of endorsement may be from the same affiliation as the nominee. The nominator’s letter may be counted in the total number required.

Send complete nomination packet to TMS Awards.

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2025 Fellow Award
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2025 FMD Gilbert Chin Scholarship
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2025 International Symposium on Superalloys Scholarship
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2025 Kaufman CALPHAD Scholarship
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2025 LMD Scholarship
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2025 MPMD Scholarship
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2025 SMD Scholarship
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2025 TMS Best Paper Contest - Graduate - 1st Place
Hugh Shortt
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2025 TMS Best Paper Contest - Graduate - 2nd Place
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2025 TMS Best Paper Contest - Undergraduate - 1st Place
Sarah Cole
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2025 TMS Best Paper Contest - Undergraduate - 2nd Place
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