Newswise — February 12, 2015—Warrendale, PA (USA)—The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) will recognize more than 70 of its members with division-level awards during the 144th TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition (TMS2015), set for March 15–19 at Walt Disney World, Orlando, Florida. These awards recognize outstanding contributions and excellence within each of the Society’s five technical divisions: Extraction & Processing Division (EPD); Functional Materials Division (FMD; formerly Electronic, Magnetic & Photonic Materials Division); Light Metals Division (LMD); Materials Processing & Manufacturing Division (MPMD); and Structural Materials Division (SMD).
The 2015 recipients are:
EPD• Distinguished Lecturer – Uday Pal, Boston University• Distinguished Service – Adrian Deneys, Praxair Inc.• Pyrometallurgy Best Paper Award – Lloyd Nelson, Anglo American Platinum Ltd.• Science Award – Kenneth Coley, McMaster University• Science Award – Gordon Irons, McMaster University• Science Award – Matthew King, ArcelorMittal Dofasco• Science Award – Tai Xi Zhu, McMaster University and ArcelorMittal Dofasco• Technology Award – Shafiq Alam, University of Saskatchewan • Technology Award – Katsutoshi Inoue, Saga University
FMD• Distinguished Scientist/Engineer – Kannan Krishnan, University of Washington• Distinguished Service – Sungho Jin, University of California• Journal of Electronic Materials (JEM) Best Paper Award – Raymundo Arroyave, Texas A&M University • Journal of Electronic Materials (JEM) Best Paper Award – Sean Gibbons, Naval Post-Graduate School• Journal of Electronic Materials (JEM) Best Paper Award – MinSoo Park, SK Hynix• John Bardeen Award – Chris Van de Walle, University of California
LMD• Distinguished Service – Geoffrey Bearne, Rio Tinto• Energy Best Paper Award—Professional – Zhihe Dou, Northeastern University • Energy Best Paper Award—Professional – Yan Li, Northeastern University• Energy Best Paper Award—Professional – Yan Liu, Northeastern University• Energy Best Paper Award—Professional – Guozhi Lv, Northeastern University• Energy Best Paper Award—Professional – Ting-an Zhang, Northeastern University • Energy Best Paper Award—Professional – Hongliang Zhao, Northeastern University• Energy Best Paper Award—Professional – Qiuyue Zhao, Northeastern University• Energy Best Paper Award—Student – Gregory Rohrer, Carnegie Mellon University • Energy Best Paper Award—Student – Paul Salvador, Carnegie Mellon University• Energy Best Paper Award—Student – Yiling Zhang, Carnegie Mellon University• JOM Best Paper Award – Thomas Eglinton, BP Castrol • JOM Best Paper Award – Jim Hinkley, CSIRO Energy Technology• JOM Best Paper Award – Andrew Beath, CSIRO Energy Technology• JOM Best Paper Award – Mark Dell’Amico, Consultant• Light Metals Award – Pierre Celle, Constellium, Centre de Recherches de Voreppe • Light Metals Award – Jean-Marie Drezet, EPF-Lausanne• Light Metals Award – Thilo Pirling, Institut Laue Langevin• Light Metals Award – Olivier Ribaud, Constellium, Centre de Recherches de Voreppe• Light Metals Subject Award—Aluminum Alloys – Dominik Bösch, Friedrich-Alexander Erlangen-Nürnberg • Light Metals Subject Award—Aluminum Alloys – Werner Fragner, Austria Metall Gmb• Light Metals Subject Award—Aluminum Alloys – Marc Hummel, Audi AG• Light Metals Subject Award—Aluminum Alloys – Helmut Suppan, AMAG Casting GmbH• Light Metals Subject Award—Aluminum Alloys – Peter Uggowitzer, ETH Zurich• Light Metals Subject Award—Aluminum Reduction Technology – Jean-Paul Arvisais, Aluminerie Alouette Inc.• Light Metals Subject Award—Aluminum Reduction Technology – Lukas Dion, University of Quebec• Light Metals Subject Award—Aluminum Reduction Technology – Laszlo Kiss, University of Quebec• Light Metals Subject Award—Aluminum Reduction Technology – Dany Lavoie, Aluminerie Alouette Inc.• Light Metals Subject Award—Electrode Technology for Aluminum Production – Rebecca Jayne Thorne, Norwegian University of Science and Technology• Light Metals Subject Award—Electrode Technology for Aluminum Production – Camilla Sommerseth, Norwegian University of Science and Technology• Light Metals Subject Award—Electrode Technology for Aluminum Production – Ann Mari Svensson, Norwegian University of Science and Technology• Light Metals Subject Award—Electrode Technology for Aluminum Production – Espen Sandnes, Norwegian University of Science and Technology• Light Metals Subject Award—Electrode Technology for Aluminum Production – Lorentz Petter Lossius, Hydro Aluminium a.s. Ardal• Light Metals Subject Award—Electrode Technology for Aluminum Production – Hogne Linga, Hydro Aluminium a.s. Ardal• Light Metals Subject Award—Electrode Technology for Aluminum Production – Arne Petter Ratvik, Sintef• Light Metals Subject Award—Recycling – Amund Lovik, Norwegian University of Science and Technology • Light Metals Subject Award—Recycling – Daniel Müller, Norwegian University of Science and Technology• Magnesium Technology Best Paper Award—Application – Sven Gall, TU Berlin, Extrusion R&D Center • Magnesium Technology Best Paper Award—Application – Felix Gensch, TU Berlin, Extrusion R&D Center• Magnesium Technology Best Paper Award—Application – Sören Müller, TU Berlin, Extrusion R&D Center• Magnesium Technology Best Paper Award—Application – René Nitschke, TU Berlin, Extrusion R&D Center• Magnesium Technology Best Paper Award—Fundamental Research – Dae-Guen Kim, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology • Magnesium Technology Best Paper Award—Fundamental Research – Hak Kim, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology• Magnesium Technology Best Paper Award—Fundamental Research – Shae Kim, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology• Magnesium Technology Best Paper Award—Fundamental Research – Tae-Yang Kwak, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology• Magnesium Technology Best Paper Award—Fundamental Research – Hyun Lim, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology• Magnesium Technology Best Paper Award—Fundamental Research – Wonseok Yang, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology• Magnesium Technology Best Paper Award—Fundamental Research – Young-Ok Yoon, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology• Magnesium Technology Best Paper Award—Student – Moisei Bruhis, McMaster University • Magnesium Technology Best Paper Award—Student – Pauline Mas, McMaster University• Magnesium Technology Best Paper Award—Student – Michael Nemcko, McMaster University• Magnesium Technology Best Paper Award—Student – David Wilkinson, McMaster University• Magnesium Technology Best Poster – Christian Demminger, Leibniz Universität Hannover • Magnesium Technology Best Poster – Christian Klose, Leibniz Universität Hannover• Magnesium Technology Best Poster – Hans Maier, Leibniz Universität Hannover• Technology Award – Jomar Thonstad, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
MPMD• Distinguished Scientist/Engineer – Xiadong (Chris) Li, University of Virginia• Distinguished Service – Katsuyo Thornton, University of Michigan
SMD• Distinguished Scientist/Engineer – Michael Kassner, University of Southern California• Distinguished Service – Judy Schneider, Mississippi State University• JOM Best Paper Award – James E. Saal, QuesTek Innovations LLC • JOM Best Paper Award – Scott Kirklin, Northwestern University• JOM Best Paper Award – Muratahan Aykol, Northwestern University• JOM Best Paper Award – Bryce Meredig, Northwestern University• JOM Best Paper Award – Christopher Wolverton, Northwestern University
For more information about 2015 TMS award winners, visit www.awards.tms.org. Information about TMS2015 is available at www.tms.org/tms2015. Awardee photos are available upon request.
ABOUT TMS The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) is a member-driven international professional society dedicated to fostering the exchange of learning and ideas across the entire range of materials science and engineering, from minerals processing and primary metals production, to basic research and the advanced applications of materials. Included among its 12,000 professional and student members are metallurgical and materials engineers, scientists, researchers, educators, and administrators from more than 70 countries on six continents.
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