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2011 Award Recipients
Recognition of Excellence


A fundamental responsibility of the Metallurgy and Materials  Society of CIM is to recognize and honour those members who have excelled through their outstanding achievements and contributions to metallurgy and related fields. By bestowing appropriate awards, the Society encourages high standards of endeavour and focuses the attention of peers and public alike on the accomplishments and careers of its most talented members.

We would like to congratulate all of our 2011 CIM & MetSoc award recipients for their outstanding contributions to the profession and industry and setting the highest standards for the student and future members of our society.

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Airey Award
Engin Ozberk, Cameco

Rio Tinto Alcan Award
Gary R. Purdy, McMaster University

Silver Medal
Joel Kapusta, BBA Inc.

Brimacombe Award
Mathieu Brochu, McGill University

CIM Distinguished Lecturer
Bern Klein

CIM Fellowship
Janice Zinck, Natural Resources Canada and Torstein Utigard, University of Toronto

Sherritt Hydrometallurgy Award
Michael Edward Chalkley, Sherritt International

Teck Environmental Award
Richard Lawrence, Lawrence Consulting Inc.

ArcelorMittal Dofasco Award
Arthur Pelton, Ecole Polytechnique

MetSoc Best Paper Award
H. Henein, University of Alberta; V. Buchoud, Stiftung Institut fur Werkstofftechnik; R.-R. Schmidt, Ecole des Mines de Nancy; C. Watt, University of Alberta; D. Malakhov, McMaster University; C.-A. Gandin, Ecole des Mines de Paris; G. Lesoult, Ecole des Mines de Nancy

Non-ferrous Pyrometallurgy Best Paper Award
M. Muinonen, University of Toronto; G. Plascencia, University of Toronto; T. Utigard, University of Toronto

Outstanding CIM-MetSoc Student Chapter
McGill University

Gordon M. Ritcey Award
Ghazaleh Nazari, University of British Columbia

Best Student Poster Award
Cangji Shi, UQAC: 1st Prize
Hamed Heidari, University of Laval: 2nd Prize
Alexandre Bois-Brochu, University of Laval: 3rd Price
Murray Clark, Dalhousie University: Honorable mention
Mousa Javidani, University of Laval: Honorable mention

Hydrometallurgy Scholarships
J. Zampini, McGill University
S. Fitzel, University of Alberta

Brimacombe Prize
Seshadri Seetharaman, Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden