ASM International Announces Award Recipients Recognizing Excellence in Materials Science and Engineering
Winners include those in U.S. and abroad, private sector and academia, and represent companies including Pratt & Whitney, Timken Co. and top universities including Ohio State and University of California-Berkeley.
MATERIALS PARK, Ohio, Aug. 19, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- ASM International's 2020 Award winners represent a broad range of achievements and talent in the materials sciences and engineering fields. Honorees include those who helped develop important products to those whose overall accomplishments have advanced the industry.
Award winners include professors at distinguished universities in the U.S. and abroad, including Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa., and the KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden; executives at large companies such as Timken Co., Pratt & Whitney and 3M, and outstanding college students. The full list of award winners can be found here.
"We're proud to honor all of our award winners for their important contributions to the material sciences and engineering community,'' said Dr. Zi-Kui Liu, FASM, ASM President and Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University.
ASM International's awards program is a decades-old tradition with the first Henry Marion Howe Medal awarded in 1923. Awards presented range from certificates, plaques, honorariums, cash prizes, as well as bronze, silver and gold medal awards. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the traditional in-person awards ceremony will not be held this year. Honorees and media are encouraged to check the ASM International website for more information regarding formal presentation plans in 2020 and 2021.
Nominations for next year's awards are open and details can be found here: ASM 2021 Awards.
In addition to the award recipients, ASM has announced its Class of 2020 Fellows. This international class of Fellows represents many top universities, such as Texas A&M and Case Western Reserve, and companies such as General Motors, and countries, including Sweden and Australia.
The Fellow of ASM (FASM) was established in 1969 to provide recognition to ASM members for their distinguished contributions to materials science and engineering. It is considered one of the highest honors and provides ASM with a broad based forum of technical and professional leaders to serve as advisors to ASM.
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ASM International is the world's largest and foremost professional technical society serving the information needs of scientists, engineers, and technicians who develop, test, select, and apply advanced materials, including metals, composites, polymers, and ceramics. As the world's largest and most established materials information society, ASM engages and connects members to a global network of peers and provides access to trusted materials information through reference content and data, education courses, international events, and applied research.
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