Newswise — February 24, 2016—Warrendale, PA (USA): The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) honored more than 80 individuals with division-level awards during the 145th TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition (TMS2016), held in Nashville, Tennessee, February 14–18, 2016. These awards recognize outstanding contributions and excellence within each of the society’s five technical divisions.

The 2016 award recipients are:Extraction & Processing Division (EPD):

Distinguished Lecturer—Markus Reuter, Helmholtz Institute Frieberg for Resource TechnologyDistinguished Science Award—Mahmoud Abdellatief, SESAMEDistinguished Science Award—Edouard Asselin, University of British ColumbiaDistinguished Science Award—Andrea Lausi, Elettra-Sincotrone TriesteDistinguished Science Award—Jasper R. Plasier, Elettra-Sincotrone TriesteDistinguished Science Award—Subrata Roy, New GoldDistinguished Science Award—Paolo Scardi, University of TorontoDistinguished Science Award—Hemidreza Sebardast, AcurenPyrometallurgy Best Paper Award—Nikolas Tzougantos, Paul Scherrer InstitutePyrometallurgy Best Paper Award—Mark Dell’Amico, ConsultantPyrometallurgy Best Paper Award—Jim Hinckley, CSIRO Energy TechnologyPyrometallurgy Best Paper Award—Aldo Steinfeld, ETH ZurichPyrometallurgy Best Paper Award—Christian Weickert, Paul Scherrer InstituteSociety for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME)/TMS/AIME James Douglas Gold Medal—Daniel Kappes, Kappes, Cassiday & AssociatesTechnology Award—Ashutosh Sharma, University of SeoulTechnology Award—Sumit Bhattacharya, Northwestern UniversityTechnology Award—Siddhartha Das, Indian Institute of Technology, KharagpurTechnology Award—Karabi Das, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

Functional Materials Division (FMD):

Distinguished Scientist/Engineer Award—Nikhilesh Chawla, Arizona State UniversityDistinguished Scientist/Engineer Award—Vincent Harris, Northeastern UniversityJohn Bardeen Award—Ilesanmi Adesida, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Light Metals Division (LMD):

Distinguished Service Award—Stephen Lindsay, Alcoa Inc.Energy Best Paper Award—Professional—Wanlin Wang, Central South UniversityEnergy Best Paper Award—Professional—Kechao Zhang, Central South UniversityEnergy Best Paper Award—Professional—Lejun Zhou, Central South UniversityEnergy Best Paper Award—Student—Yongqi Sun, Peking UniversityEnergy Best Paper Award—Student—Zuotai Zhang, Peking UniversityJOM Best Paper Award—Paul Fraser, CSIRO Oceans and AtmosphereJOM Best Paper Award—Jooil Kim, Scripps Institution of OceanographyJOM Best Paper Award—Pascal Lavoie, University of AucklandJOM Best Paper Award—David Wong, University of AucklandLight Metals Award—Fadi Abu-Farha, Clemson UniversityLight Metals Award—Nan Zhang, Clemson UniversityLight Metals Subject Award—Alumina & Bauxite—Peter-Hans ter Weer, TMS Services & Advice BVLight Metals Subject Award—Aluminum Reduction Technology—Yuqing Feng, CSIROLight Metals Subject Award—Aluminum Reduction Technology—Bing-liang Gao, Northeastern UniversityLight Metals Subject Award—Aluminum Reduction Technology—Xianwei Hu, Northeastern UniversityLight Metals Subject Award—Aluminum Reduction Technology—Zhong-ning Shi, Northeastern UniversityLight Metals Subject Award—Aluminum Reduction Technology—Zhao-wen Wang, Northeastern UniversityLight Metals Subject Award—Aluminum Reduction Technology—Zhao ZhiBin, Northeastern UniversityLight Metals Subject Award—Electrode Technology for Aluminum Production—Winfried Boegnik, Rütgers Basic Aromatics GmbHLight Metals Subject Award—Electrode Technology for Aluminum Production—Claudia Boltersdorf, Rütgers Basic Aromatics GmbHLight Metals Subject Award—Electrode Technology for Aluminum Production—Les Edwards, Rain CII Carbon LLCLight Metals Subject Award—Electrode Technology for Aluminum Production—Christopher Kuhnt, Rütgers Basic Aromatics GmbHLight Metals Subject Award—Electrode Technology for Aluminum Production—Marvin Lubin, Rain CII Carbon LLCLight Metals Subject Award—Electrode Technology for Aluminum Production—Jens Stiegert, Rütgers Basic Aromatics GmbHLight Metals Subject Award—Recycling—Wenlong Jiang, Kunming University of Science and TechnologyLight Metals Subject Award—Recycling—Dachun Liu, Kunming University of Science and TechnologyLight Metals Subject Award—Recycling—Bingyi Song, Kunming University of Science and TechnologyLight Metals Subject Award—Recycling—Baoqiang Xu, Kunming University of Science and TechnologyLight Metals Subject Award—Recycling—Shauai Xu, Kunming University of Science and TechnologyLight Metals Subject Award—Recycling—Bin Yang, Kunming University of Science and TechnologyLight Metals Subject Award—Recycling—Qitong Yang, Kunming University of Science and TechnologyLight Metals Subject Award—Warren Peterson Cast Shop for Aluminum Production—Shahin Akbarnejad, Royal Institute of TechnologyLight Metals Subject Award—Warren Peterson Cast Shop for Aluminum Production—Ragnhild E. Aune, Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyLight Metals Subject Award—Warren Peterson Cast Shop for Aluminum Production—Robert Fritzcsh, Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyLight Metals Subject Award—Warren Peterson Cast Shop for Aluminum Production—Mark Kennedy, Proval Partners SAMagnesium Technology Best Paper Award—Application—Sonia Boczkal, Institute of Non-Ferrous Metals Magnesium Technology Best Paper Award—Application—Piotr Korczak, Institute of Non-Ferrous MetalsMagnesium Technology Best Paper Award—Application—Dariusz Leśniak, AGH University of Science & TechnologyMagnesium Technology Best Paper Award—Application—Marek Nowalk, Institute of Non-Ferrous MetalsMagnesium Technology Best Paper Award—Application—Bartłomiej Płonka, Institute of Non-Ferrous MetalsMagnesium Technology Best Paper Award—Application—Krzystof Remsak, Institute of Non-Ferrous MetalsMagnesium Technology Best Paper Award—Fundamental Research—Tilak Bhattacharjee, University of KyotoMagnesium Technology Best Paper Award—Fundamental Research—Kazuhiro Hono, National Institute for Materials ScienceMagnesium Technology Best Paper Award—Fundamental Research—Shigeharu Kamodo, Nagaoka University of TechnologyMagnesium Technology Best Paper Award—Fundamental Research—Nack Joon Kim, Pohang University of Science & TechnologyMagnesium Technology Best Paper Award—Fundamental Research—Taiki Nakata, Nagaoka University of TechnologyMagnesium Technology Best Paper Award—Fundamental Research—Taisuke Sasaki, National Institute for Materials ScienceMagnesium Technology Best Paper Award—Fundamental Research—Byeong Chan Suh, National Institute for Materials ScienceMagnesium Technology Best Paper Award—Student—Sean Agnew, University of VirginiaMagnesium Technology Best Paper Award—Student—Jishnu Bhattacharyya, University of VirginiaMagnesium Technology Best Paper Award—Student—Haitham El Kadiri, Mississippi State UniversityMagnesium Technology Best Paper Award—Student—Wilburn Whittington, Mississippi State UniversityMagnesium Technology Best Paper Award—Student—Peidong Wu, McMaster UniversityMagnesium Technology Best Poster Award—Raymond Brennan, U.S. Army Research LaboratoryMagnesium Technology Best Poster Award—Kyu C. Cho, U.S. Army Research LaboratoryMagnesium Technology Best Poster Award—Rajiv S. Mishra, University of North TexasMagnesium Technology Best Poster Award—Sivanesh Palanivel, University of North TexasTechnology Award—Ray Peterson, Real Alloy

Materials Processing & Manufacturing Division (MPMD):

Distinguished Service Award—Amit Misra, University of Michigan

Structural Materials Division (SMD):

Distinguished Scientist/Engineer Award—Nikhilesh Chawla, Arizona State UniversityDistinguished Service Award—Raul Rebak, GE Global ResearchJOM Best Paper Award—G. Robert Odette, University of California, Santa Barbara

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.