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Announcing the 2019 TMS Division Award Recipients
JOM, Vol. 71, No. 3, 2019
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-019-03352-8
    Ó 2019 The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society

  Announcing the 2019
  TMS Division Award
  Recipients
  Ashley-Anne Bohnert and Carol Matty

                                                                     Nominations Due April 1
                                                                          Many of the award recipients celebrated
                                                                     in this article were selected for the honor
                                                                     of a TMS award thanks to a thoughtful and
                                                                     well-prepared nomination packet submitted
                                                                     by a colleague.
                                                                         You can also put forth a deserving
                                                                     candidate for a TMS award. To begin,
                                                                     visit awards.tms.org to see a complete
                                                                     list of TMS awards and learn more about
   In addition to the many Society-level awards and              the nomination process. Then, prepare your
scholarships annually administered by TMS, a host of             nomination packet for a 2020 TMS award and
VSHFLDODZDUGVDUHFRQIHUUHGE\HDFKRIWKH6RFLHW\¶V¿YH       submit it before the April 1, 2019, deadline.
technical divisions: Extraction & Processing, Functional
                                                                 For assistance or additional information,
Materials, Light Metals, Materials Processing &
                                                                 contact Deborah Hixon, TMS Awards Program
Manufacturing, and Structural Materials.
   TMS Division Awards are a special honor as they often         Administrator, at awards@tms.org.
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realm of technical expertise or laud distinguished service to      Meaningful professional recognition is an important tool
a technical division or the membership it serves.               for acknowledging the achievements of our peers and all
   Most of the division awards highlighted on these pages       TMS2019 attendees are encouraged to show their support
will be conferred during special recognition programs or        by attending these special sessions. Visit www.tms.org
division luncheons hosted during the TMS 2019 Annual            /TMS2019 for additional information or to access a
Meeting & Exhibition (TMS2019).                                 schedule of events.
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EXTRACTION & PROCESSING DIVISION                              EPD SCIENCE AWARD
(EPD) DISTINGUISHED LECTURER AWARD                            This award recognizes a paper, or series of closely related
$QRXWVWDQGLQJVFLHQWL¿FOHDGHULQWKH¿HOGRIQRQIHUURXV    papers, with at least one common author, which represents
extraction and processing metallurgy is invited to present    DQRWDEOHFRQWULEXWLRQWRWKHVFLHQWL¿FXQGHUVWDQGLQJRI
a comprehensive lecture at the TMS annual meeting to          extraction and processing metallurgy, with emphasis on
recognize his or her contribution.                            nonferrous metals.

                         Sridhar Seetharaman,
                         Professor and Associate Vice
                         President for Research, Colorado
                         School of Mines
                         Citation: Understanding the
                         kinetics and thermodynamics
                         of high temperature reactions
                         and transformations relevant to
                         processing and performance of
                         metals.
                         Lecture: “The Importance of          Ata Fallah-Mehrjardi       Peter Hayes
Transient Phenomena in Metallurgical Processes”
“Research in materials extraction and processing are of       Ata Fallah-Mehrjardi, Senior Manager, Aurubis
great importance for enabling a responsible use of Earth’s    AG; Taufiq Hidayat, University of Queensland;
resources since these steps often are the most energy and     Peter Hayes, Professor and Program Leader,
carbon intensive steps of metals production,” Seetharaman     University of Queensland; and Evgueni Jak,
noted. “The EPD of TMS has been at the forefront of           Professor, University of Queensland
advancing this area, and to be recognized by my colleagues    Paper: “Experimental Investigation of Gas/Slag/Matte/
and peers is a great honor. It is perhaps the best possible   Tridymite Equilibria in the Cu-Fe-O-S-Si System in
encouragement for me as an academic to continue to teach      Controlled Gas Atmosphere: Development of Technique,”
DQGFDUU\RXWUHVHDUFKLQWKLV¿HOG´                         Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, December
                                                              2017.
EPD DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD                               “It is a great honor that my publication has been recognized
This award recognizes an individual whose continuous          by the science community to have a major contribution
service to the EPD activities has clearly facilitated the     in the understanding of metallurgical processes,” stated
Society’s capability to serve its EPD-oriented members and    Fallah-Mehrjardi. Hayes added, “For me, breaking new
their supporting organizations.                               ground is always exciting, and it is rewarding to know that
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                         Jiann-Yang (Jim)
                         Hwang, Professor, Michigan
                         Technological University               Discover Even More TMS Awards
                         Citation: For creative and                This article highlights the awards sponsored
                         exceptional contributions and           by the Society’s five technical divisions, but there
                         leadership for mineral processing
                                                                 are also many several other awards administered
                         and metallurgy community for
                         over 40 years.                          by TMS each year. These include Society level
                         “TMS provides a great platform          awards, honors specific to young professionals,
                         for me to interact with colleagues      and scholarships for students in the field.
                         from all over the world,” stated          Visit the TMS Honors & Awards web page at
                         Hwang. “I am very honored to            awards.tms.org to view other TMS awards and to
receive the 2019 TMS Extraction & Processing Division            learn more about current and past recipients.
Distinguished Service Award. This is recognition from              Already familiar with TMS’s offerings? New
my colleagues and the Society. I am very thankful for
                                                                 honors will be available in 2020. Look to other
the support from my family, my department, TMS, my
colleagues, and friends. I will continue my efforts to make      articles in the March, 2019, issue of JOM to
WKH6RFLHW\VWURQJHUDQGPRUHLQÀXHQWLDO´                       learn more about these new opportunities to
                                                                 distinguish yourself and your peers.
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EPD TECHNOLOGY AWARD                                           NAGY EL-KADDAH AWARD FOR
Conferred on a paper that represents a notable contribution    BEST PAPER IN MHD IN MATERIAL
to the advancement of the technology of extraction and         PROCESSING
processing metallurgy, with emphasis on nonferrous metals.     Awarded through the EPD, this award honors the
                                                               memory of Professor Nagy El-Kaddah for his
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                                                               magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) material processing.

Adam Gesing                Subodh Das

Adam Gesing, President, Gesing Consultants Inc.; and
Subodh Das, CEO & Founder, Phinix LLC
Paper: “Use of Thermodynamic Modeling for Selection of         Lukas Dion               Laszlo Kiss
(OHFWURO\WHIRU(OHFWURUH¿QLQJRI0DJQHVLXPIURP$OXPLQXP
Alloy Melts,” Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B,
February 2017.
“This award is a very welcome peer validation of our
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with the FactSage thermodynamic modeling group at École
Polytechnique and with the Materials and Electrochemical
Research Corporation for electrochemical experimentation,”
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years associated with TMS, I have made and built many
professional and personal contacts and relationships which
KDYHLPPHQVHO\EHQH¿WHGP\SHUVRQDODQGSURIHVVLRQDO          Sandor Poncsak           Charles-Luc Lagace
career and enhanced technical and market knowledge of the
global aluminum industry.”
                                                               Lukas Dion, Research Scientist, Rio Tinto; Laszlo
EPD PYROMETALLURGY BEST PAPER AWARD                            Kiss, Professor, University of Quebec at Chicoutimi;
Recognizes individual excellence of a paper published in the   Sandor Poncsak, Research Professor, University
proceeding volume of the EPD pyrometallurgy symposium          of Quebec at Chicoutimi; and Charles-Luc
from the previous year.                                        Lagace, Lean Expert, Masonite International
                                                               Paper: “Simulator of Non-homogenous Alumina and
Ata Fallah-Mehrjardi, Senior Manager, Aurubis AG;              Current Distribution in an Aluminum Electrolysis Cell to
Taufiq Hidayat, University of Queensland; Peter                 Predict Low-Voltage Anode Effects,” Metallurgical and
Hayes, Professor and Program Leader, University of             Materials Transactions B, April 2018.
Queensland; and Evgueni Jak, Professor, University of          “TMS is the best known publication platform in the
Queensland                                                     aluminum industry and being recognized for my work
Paper: “Experimental Investigation of Gas/Slag/Matte/          from this organization is a great honor,” noted Dion.
Tridymite Equilibria in the Cu-Fe-O-S-Si System in             Kiss stated, “This award for Best Paper recognizes our
Controlled Gas Atmosphere: Experimental Results at 1523        ZRUNLQWKH¿HOGRIDOXPLQXPHOHFWURO\VLV,DPSURXG
K (1250 °C) and P(SO2) = 0.25 atm,” Metallurgical and          of my coworkers, this is a great honor for all of us.”
Materials Transactions B, April 2018.                          ³706LVDQLFHSODWIRUPWRVKDUHRXUODWHVW¿QGLQJVDQG
“I am glad some years of spending time in research has         to exchange ideas with colleagues working on the same
been recognized by the science community, and I appreciate     ¿HOG´DGGHG3RQFVDN/DJDFHUHÀHFWHG³7KLVDZDUGLV
the selection of my paper for the Best Paper Award,” noted     the accomplishment of an extraordinary collaboration
Fallah-Mehrjardi.                                              between industry and university.”
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FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS DIVISION (FMD)                             activities since 1987 has been enormously rewarding to
JOHN BARDEEN AWARD                                              me personally and professionally, especially in enabling
This award is presented to an individual who has made           me to develop a network of international associates that I
RXWVWDQGLQJFRQWULEXWLRQVWRDQGLVDOHDGHULQWKH¿HOGRI    treasure. My volunteer work with TMS is a way of partly
                         electronic materials.                  UHSD\LQJWKHVHEHQH¿WV´

                         Eric Chason, Professor,                LMD LIGHT METALS AWARD
                         Brown University                       Awarded to the author(s) of a paper presented in
                         Citation: For pioneering               the preceding year’s volume of Light Metals, which
                         contributions to understanding         QRWDEO\H[HPSOL¿HGWKHVROXWLRQRIDSUDFWLFDOSUREOHP
                         how stresses develop in thin           Distinguished from the Light Metals Subject Award Best
                         ¿OPVXVLQJWKHRU\DQGLQQRYDWLYH     Papers, the Light Metals Award is the paper selected as
                         measurement science to reveal          having the highest rank of the Subject Award Papers for
                         processes happening at multiple        that year.
                         length scales.

FMD DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
This award recognizes an individual whose continuous
service to the FMD activities has clearly facilitated the
society’s capability to serve its FMD members and their
supporting organizations.

                         Tae-Kyu Lee, Associate
                         Professor, Portland State
                         University
                         Citation: For altruistic service       Jean-Louis Achard          Fabio Taina
                         to the community of researchers
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                         and packaging by catalyzing rapid
                         dissemination between industry
                         and academia of important
                         advances.

LIGHT METALS DIVISION (LMD)
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
Award recipients are individuals whose continuous service
to the LMD activities has facilitated TMS’s capability
to serve its light metals-oriented members and their
supporting organizations.                                       Pierre Le Brun             Pierre-Yves Menet

                          Barry Sadler, Managing                Jean-Louis Achard, R&D Technician, Constellium
                          Director, Net Carbon Consulting       Technology Center; Fabio Taina, Metallurgy and
                          Pty Ltd.                              Quality Manager, Constellium Issoire; Pierre Le
                          Citation: For advancing the           Brun, Technical Expert, Constellium Technology
                          role of TMS through his many          Center; and Pierre-Yves Menet, R&D Group
                          contributions of time and effort      Manager, Constellium Technology Center
                          DVDQDXWKRURUJDQL]HUDQG         Paper: “An Innovative Ultrasonic Technology for the
                          instructor.                           Continuous Quality Monitoring of Liquid Aluminum on
                                                                Casting Lines”
                           “Thank you to the LMD for this       “It’s a strong recognition for a long and laborious
recognition of my service,” stated Sadler. “Throughout my       ZRUN´UHÀHFWHG$FKDUG³7KLVDZDUGUHSUHVHQWVWKH
career, the recognition I have valued most is that provided     accomplishment of an innovative research project handled
by my peers, so receiving the Distinguished Service Award       by a team composed of experts in industrial process,
has special personal VLJQL¿FDQFH,QYROYHPHQWLQ706           liquid metal treatment, and non-destructive testing,” added
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Taina. Le Brun observed, “Being a member of TMS for            MATERIALS PROCESSING &
many years allowed me to be in contact with colleagues         MANUFACTURING DIVISION (MPMD)
throughout the world, to keep up to date with new research     DISTINGUISHED SCIENTIST/ENGINEER
activities, and to network with academia and industry.”        AWARD
Menet noted, “TMS is for our profession an important           This award recognizes an individual who has made
institution as it offers a great opportunity for sharing       a long lasting contribution to design, syntheses,
knowledge and develop professional networks.”                  processing, and performance of engineering materials,
Note: This paper also earned the Light Metals Subject          ZLWKVLJQL¿FDQWLQGXVWULDODSSOLFDWLRQV
Award-Warren Peterson Cast Shop for Aluminum
Production.                                                                            David Furrer, Senior
                                                                                       Fellow, Pratt & Whitney
LMD JOM BEST PAPER AWARD                                                               Citation: For pioneering
This award recognizes the author(s) for excellence of a                                contributions to the
paper published in the preceding year’s volume of JOM                                  development and
under a light metals related technical topic.                                          implementation of ICME
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                                                                                       for the introduction of new
                                                                                       materials and manufacturing
                                                                                       processes.

                                                               STRUCTURAL MATERIALS DIVISION
                                                               (SMD) DISTINGUISHED SCIENTIST/
                                                               ENGINEER AWARD
                                                               Recognizes long-lasting contributions to the
                                                               fundamental understanding of microstructure,
                                                               properties, and performance of structural materials for
                                                               industrial applications.
Gregory Smith             Sanjay Sampath
                                                                                         Ricardo Lebensohn,
Gregory Smith, Researcher, Naval Research                                                Scientist 5, Los Alamos
Laboratory; and Sanjay Sampath, Distinguished                                            National Laboratory
Professor and Director, Stoney Brook University                                          Citation: For pioneering
Paper: “Sustainability of Metal Structures via Spray-Clad                                ZRUNLQWKH¿HOGRIPXOWLVFDOH
Remanufacturing,” JOM, April 2018.                                                       modeling of materials
“We are grateful to the JOM awards committee for                                         and its connection with
selection of our paper,” stated Sampath. “JOM is an                                      the characterization of
outstanding journal with a large number of excellent                                     microstructure by x-ray
publications and getting recognized is an honor. We                                      diffraction.
believe our paper about approaches for sustainable                                       “Being recognized by our
remanufacturing of metals is very timely given the                                       ÀDJVKLSPDWHULDOVVRFLHW\
challenges the world faces in terms of resource utilization,   and joining the list of such prestigious past recipients
energy consumption and environmental management.               UHQHZP\VWUHQJWKLQSXUVXLWRIVFLHQWL¿FSURJUHVVLQ
JOM will provide a broad exposure to our concepts and          terms of theoretical and numerical formulations for
potentially lead to applications based on the concepts         PRGHOLQJDQGLQWHUSUHWDWLRQRIYHUL¿HGDQGUHSURGXFLEOH
described in our paper. We thank JOM and TMS for               experimental evidence,” noted Lebensohn. “I am very
this distinct honor and look forward to our continued          grateful to my SMD peers who, through this award,
interaction with the journal and the Society.”                 UHFRJQL]HP\FRQWULEXWLRQVWRWKH¿HOGRIPRGHOLQJ
                                                               mechanical behavior of materials. These advances
                                                               were enabled throughout my career by multiple
                                                               collaborations with excellent mentors, colleagues and
                                                               mentees, and by institutional support from Los Alamos
                                                               National Laboratory.”
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SMD JOM BEST PAPER AWARD
This award recognizes the author(s) for
excellence of a paper published in the
preceding year’s volume of JOM under a
structural materials related technical topic.
Jeromy Snel, Business Development
Manager, LEITAT Technological
Center; Miguel Alberto Monclus,
Research Associate, IMDEA Materials             Jeromy Snel
Institute; Miguel Castillo-
Rodriguez, Instrument Scientist,
                                                                       Miguel Alberto Monclus       Nathan Mara
IMDEA Materials Institute; Nathan
Mara, Associate Professor, University
of Minnesota; Irene J. Beyerlein,
Professor, University of California,
Santa Barbara; Javier Llorca,
Professor, IMDEA Materials Institute;
and Jon Molina-Aldareguia,
Senior Researcher, IMDEA Materials
Institute
 Paper: “Deformation Mechanism Map
of Cu/Nb Nanoscale Metallic Multilayers
as a Function of Temperature and Layer
Thickness,” JOM, November 2017.                 Irene J. Beyerlein     Javier Llorca               Jon Molina-Aldareguia

  LIGHT METALS SUBJECT AWARDS
  The following awards recognize the individual excellence of papers presented at the previous year’s TMS annual
  meeting in an LMD-sponsored session.

  Alumina/Bauxite                                                Aluminum Reduction Technology
  Panagiotis Davris, Aluminium of Greece; Efthymios              Grant J. McIntosh, Principal Chemist/Research Fellow,
  Balomenos, Senior Researcher/External Associate,               University of Auckland; Hasini Wijayaratne, Research
  National Technical University of Athens/ Mytilineos S.A.;      Engineer, University of Auckland; Gordon E.K.
  Dimitrios Panias, Professor, National Technical University     Agbenyegah, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Auckland;
  of Athens; and Ioannis Paspaliaris, Professor, National        Margaret M. Hyland, Vice-Provost Research, Victoria
  Technical University of Athens                                 University of Wellington; and James B. Metson, Deputy
  Paper: “Developing New Process for Selective Extraction        Vice Chancellor of Research, University of Auckland
  of Rare Earth Elements from Bauxite Residue Based on           Paper: “Impacts of Sodium on Alumina Quality and
  Functionalized Ionic Liquids,” Light Metals 2018.              &RQVHTXHQFHVIRU&XUUHQW(I¿FLHQF\´Light Metals 2018.

  Aluminum Alloys                                                Electrode Technology for Aluminum
  Tao Liu, Graduate Research Assistant, University of            Production
  Alabama; Sydney Morales, Student, University of Alabama;       Bruno Rausch, Principal Engineer, Hydro Aluminium
  Mikko Karkkainen, Student, University of Alabama; Luke         Deutschland GmbH; Juraj Chmelar, Area Manager
  N. Brewer, Associate Professor, University of Alabama;         Process, Hydro Aluminium AS; Hogne Linga, Consultant;
  Laurentiu Nastac, Professor, University of Alabama;            Lorentz Petter Lossius, Principal Engineer, Hydro
  Vishweshwar Arvikar, Senior Process Engineer, Nemak            Aluminium AS; Rebecca J. Thorne, Researcher,
  Alabama; and Ilya Levin, Site Metallurgist, Nemak Alabama      Norwegian Institute for Air Research; and Viktorija
  Paper: “The Combined Effects of Sr Additions and Heat          Tomkute, Project Engineer, Hydro Aluminium AS
  Treatment on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of   Paper: “Interaction of Anode Aggregate and Binder in the
  High Pressure Die Cast A383 Alloy,” Light Metals 2018.         Sessile Drop Wetting Test,” Light Metals 2018.
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LMD MAGNESIUM TECHNOLOGY AWARDS
The following awards celebrate the individual excellence of papers published in the previous year’s volume
of Magnesium Technology on specific topics or presented during the TMS annual meeting at the Magnesium
Technology Symposium.

Application                                                Student Paper
Raymond Decker, &KLHI7HFKQLFDO2I¿FHU Thixomat/          Charlotte Wong, Student, RMIT University; Mark
nanoMAG, LLC; Stephen LeBeau, President, nanoMAG,          J. Styles, Research Scientist, CSIRO Manufacturing;
LLC; Daniel LaCroix, Student, Michigan Technological       Suming Zhu, Senior Research Fellow, RMIT University;
University; Surendra Makineni, Postdoctoral Research       Trevor Abbott, Director - Research & Development,
Fellow, Max Planck Institute for Iron Research; and        Magontec Limited; Kazuhiro Nogita, Professor,
John Allison, Professor, The University of Michigan        University of Queensland; Stuart D. McDonald,
Paper: “Development of BioMg® 250 Bioabsorbable            Senior Research Fellow, University of Queensland;
Implant Alloy,” Magnesium Technology 2018.                 David St. John, Professor Emeritas, University of
                                                           Queensland; Mark A. Gibson, Honorary Fellow, CSIRO
                                                           Manufacturing; and Mark Easton, Professor, RMIT
Fundamental Research
                                                           University
Huimin Lu, Professor, Beihang University; and
                                                           Paper: ³([SHULPHQWDO6WXG\RIWKH6ROLGL¿FDWLRQ
Guangzhi Wu, Chairman, Inner Mongolia Xintai
                                                           Microstructure in the Mg-Rich Corner of the Mg-Al-Ce
Construction and Installation Group Co., Ltd.
                                                           System,” Magnesium Technology 2018.
Paper: “Study on the production of Metallic Magnesium
from Nickel – Containing Serpentine,” Magnesium
                                                           Best Poster
Technology 2018.
                                                           Zhihua Huang, Student, University Of Michigan; John
                                                           Allison, Professor, University of Michigan; and Amit
                                                           Misra, Professor, University of Michigan
                                                           Title: “Interaction of Glide Dislocations with Extended
                                                           Precipitates in Mg-Nd Alloys”

LMD/EPD SUBJECT AWARDS
These awards recognize the individual excellence of a paper within the recycling subject area presented the
preceding year in a Light Metals or EPD-sponsored session at the annual meeting.

Recycling
Jan Steglich, Project Manager R&D, TRIMET                  Thomas Boundy, Student, Colorado School of Mines;
Aluminium SE; Christiane Matthies, TRIMET                  and Patrick Taylor, Professor, Colorado School of
Aluminium SE; Marcel Rosefort, Head of R&D,                Mines
TRIMET Aluminium SE; and Bernd Friedrich, RWTH             Paper: “Towards Commercialization of Indium
Aachen University                                          Recovery from Waste Liquid Crystal Display Screens,”
Paper: “Behavior of Mg–Si-Rich Phases in Aluminum          Energy Technology 2018.
Can Sheets and Their Impact on Metal Oxidation during
Industrial Thermal Pre-treatment,” Light Metals 2018.
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LMD/EPD ENERGY BEST PAPER AWARDS
These awards recognize the individual excellence of a paper exemplifying the application of science in solving
a practical problem, and therefore must be technological in nature and present new and significant information
related to an energy topic.

Professional                                               Waterloo; Zongliang Zuo, Student, Northeastern
Xia Lou, Professor, Curtin University; and Hossein         University; and Qin Qin, Vice-Professor, Northeastern
Dashti, Ph.D. Candidate, Curtin University                 University
Paper: “Gas Hydrate-based CO2 Separation Process:          Paper: “Preparation and Characterization of Activated
Quantitative Assessment of the Effectiveness of Various    Carbon from Waste Ion-Exchange Resin for CO2
Chemical Additives Involved in the Process,” Energy        Adsorption,” Energy Technology 2018.
Technology 2018.                                           “Thank you for giving us the opportunity to learn and
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membership. It is an excellent recognition of quality
                                                           research of the CO2 emission reduction,” observed Yu.
research and great encouragement to the researchers,
                                                           “I am very glad and proud to have received this award,”
especially for young and early career researchers.”
                                                           noted Guo. “Thank you for giving us the opportunity to
Student                                                    learn and communicate with peer experts,” added Zuo.
Mengqi Wei, Student, Jiangsu Provincial Academy            “This award is the recognition of my present work and
of Environmental Science; Qingbo Yu, Professor,            WKHUHVHDUFKRIWKLV¿HOG)XUWKHUUHVHDUFKLQWKLV¿HOGZLOO
Northeastern University; Qiang Guo, University of          be carried out for the forthcoming period,” stated Qin.

EPD MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION AWARDS
The following awards acknowledge the individual excellence of papers published or posters presented on the
topic of materials characterization.

Best Paper Award – First Place                             Best Poster Award – First Place
Mingming Zhang, Lead Research Engineer,                    Mustafacan Kutsal, Student, Technical University of
ArcelorMittal Global R&D; Udaya Bhaskar                    Denmark; Bengisu Yasar, Research Assistant, Middle
Kodukula, Lead Engineer, ArcelorMittal Global              East Technical University; and Yunus Eren Kalay,
R&D; and Marcelo Andrade, Ironmaking Manager,              Associate Professor, Middle East Technical University
ArcelorMittal Global R&D                                   Title: ³7KH(IIHFWRI7UDQVLWLRQ0HWDOVLQ'HYLWUL¿FDWLRQ
Paper: “Characterization of HPGR Pre-treated Sinter        of Al-TM-RE Marginal Glass Forming Alloys”
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                                                           Best Poster Award – Second Place
Materials 2018.
                                                           Veeraraghavan Sundar, Technical Marketing
                                                           Manager, UES Inc.; Satya RNL Ganti, Research
Best Paper Award – Second Place
                                                           Scientist, UES Inc.; and Bryan Turner, Materials
Zheng Wei, Chongqing University; Tao Li, Chongqing
                                                           Engineer, Materials Resources LLC
University; Xueli Cao, Fujian Institute of Research
                                                           Title: “Automated Optical Serial Sectioning Analysis of
on the Structure; Hanying Wen, Chongqing
                                                           Phases in a Medium Carbon Steel”
University; Guodong Shi, Chongqing University;
Lei Yu, Chongqing University; Lin Zhu, Chongqing           Best PosterAward – Third Place
University; Wen-xin Tang, Chongqing University;            Md Ashraful Islam; Md Abdul Kader, Student,
Meng Li, Chongqing University; and Chenguang Bai,          University of South Wales; Paul Hazell; Juan
Chongqing University                                       Escobedo Diaz, Lecturer-Assistant Professor,
Paper: “Applications of Aberration-Corrected Low-          University of South Wales; and Andrew Brown
Energy Electron Microscopy for Metal Surfaces,”            Title: “Experimental Investigation of Low-
&KDUDFWHUL]DWLRQRI0LQHUDOV0HWDOVDQG0DWHULDOV       velocity Ballistic Impact Response of Closed
2018.                                                      Cell Aluminium Foams for Various Shaped           JO
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