Newswise — February 24, 2016—Warrendale, PA (USA): The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) honored members who have made remarkable contributions in the field of materials science and engineering this past year at the 145th TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition (TMS2016), held February 14–18, 2016 in Nashville, Tennessee.
One of the primary objectives of TMS is to recognize the accomplishments of its members, which is carried out through the conferring of various awards. The honorees listed below received their accolades during the TMS-AIME Awards Ceremony on February 16 during TMS2016. The ceremony included presentations of awards from TMS, Acta Materialia Inc., and the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers (AIME), of which TMS is a member society.
TMS Fellows – Class of 2016: This is the highest honor bestowed by TMS. To be inducted, a candidate must be recognized as an eminent authority and contributor within the broad field of materials science and technology, with a strong consideration for outstanding service to the society.
Brajendra Mishra, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteG. Robert Odette, University of California, Santa BarbaraGeorge Pharr, University of TennesseeIan Robertson, University of WisconsinJames Smialek, NASABruce Wessels, Northwestern University
Alexander Scott Distinguished Service Award: This award recognizes a member’s outstanding contributions to TMS, typically presented for 10 or more years of service in membership development, student chapters, education and professional affairs, and/or other society-level activities.
Tirumalai “Sri” Srivatsan, University of Akron
Application to Practice Award: This award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated outstanding achievement in transferring research results or findings into commercial production and practical use.
Guanghui Lang, Sunstone Development Co. Ltd.
Brimacombe Medalists – Class of 2016: This award recognizes professionals in the middle portion of their careers. It is presented to individuals with sustained excellence and achievement in business, technology, education, public policy, or science related to materials science and engineering.
David Bahr, Purdue UniversityCarelyn Campbell, National Institute of Standards and TechnologyXingbo Liu, West Virginia UniversityJames Yurko, Silicon Valley Consumer Products Company
Bruce Chalmers Award: This award recognizes an individual who has made outstanding contributions to the science and/or technology of materials processing.
Michael Aziz, Harvard University
Cyril Stanley Smith Award: This award recognizes an individual who has made outstanding contributions to the science and/or technology of materials structure.
Carlos Tomé, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Early Career Faculty Fellow Award: This award honors two assistant professors for accomplishments that have advanced the academic institution where they are employed, and recognizes his or her abilities to broaden the technological profile of TMS.
Elif Ertekin, University of IllinoisMichael Sangid, Purdue University
Educator Award: This award recognizes an individual who has made outstanding contributions to education in metallurgical engineering and/or materials science and engineering.
Challapalli Suryanarayana, University of Central Florida
Leadership Award: This award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated outstanding leadership in the national and international materials community on some aspects of the fields of metallurgy and materials.
Enrique Lavernia, University of California, Irvine
Morris Cohen Award: This award recognizes an individual who has made outstanding contributions to the science and/or technologies of materials properties.
Gerbrand Ceder, University of California, Berkeley
Wiliam Hume-Rothery Award: This award recognizes a scientific leader for exceptional scholarly contributions to the science of alloys by inviting him or her to be an honored presenter at the William Hume-Rothery Memorial Symposium during the TMS annual meeting.
Brent Fultz, California Institute of Technology
J. Keith Brimacombe Presidential Scholarship: This scholarship is awarded to an undergraduate sophomore or junior student majoring in metallurgical engineering, materials science and engineering, or minerals processing/extraction.
Ivan Au, University of Alberta
TMS Outstanding Student Paper Award: Students are encouraged to submit essays on global or national issues, as well as technical research papers relating to any field of metallurgy or materials science.
First Place: Zhiqian Sun, University of TennesseeSecond Place: Gian Song, University of Tennessee
Acta Materialia Gold Medal Award: Established by Acta Materialia Inc. in 1973, this award is presented to a proven leader in materials science and engineering whose research has significantly impacted the development of the discipline.
Sungho Jin, University of California, San Diego
Acta Materialia Hollomon Materials & Society Award: Established by Acta Materialia Inc. in memory of J. Herbert Hollomon, principal instigator of the journal Acta Metallurgica, this award recognizes an outstanding contributor to the interactions between materials technology and social concerns.
Julia Schoenung, University of California, Davis
AIME Champion H. Matthewson Award: This award is presented to an author(s) of a paper or series of closely related papers, which represents the most notable contribution to metallurgical science during the period under review.
Laura Bartlett, Texas State UniversityDieter Isheim, Northwestern UniversityJulie Medvedeva, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyNadezhde Medvedeva, Institute of Solid State ChemistryKai Song, FEI CompanyDavid Van Aken, Missouri University of Science and Technology
AIME Honorary Membership: In appreciation of outstanding service to or distinguished scientific or engineering achievement in the fields embracing the activities of AIME and its member societies.
Siegfried Hecker, Los Alamos National Laboratory
AIME Robert Lansing Hardy Award: This award recognizes outstanding promise for a successful career in the broad field of metallurgy and materials science by a professional under the age of 35.
Edouard Asselin, University of British Columbia
AIME Rossiter W. Raymond Memorial Award: This award recognizes the best paper published by an AIME society in a given period where the lead author is a member under 35 years of age.
William Joost, U.S. Department of Energy
AIME Henry de Witt Smith Scholarship: Founded in 1967 by AIME< this scholarship aims to advance the mineral industries by assisting students in the pursuit of graduate education in mining, metallurgical, materials, or petroleum-related disciplines.
Jessica Buckner, University of TexasJanet Gbur, Case Western Reserve University
For more information about the TMS Professional Honors and Awards Recognition Program, visit awards.tms.org. For more information about the TMS-AIME Awards Ceremony and other activities at TMS2016, visit www.tms.org/TMS2016. 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 nearly 13,000 professional and student members are metallurgical and materials engineers, scientists, researchers, educators, and administrators from more than 70 countries on six continents. For more information on TMS, visit www.tms.org.
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