2022 Awards Recipients

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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.

2022 Award Recipients Recognition of Excellence

We would like to congratulate all of our 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.

Photos from 2022 MetSoc Awards Banquet

View the photos from the Awards Banquet which took place on August 23, at COM 2022, in Montreal, Quebec.

MetSoc Airey Award

Sponsored by XPS, Expert Process Solutions

Tony Warner, Worley

MetSoc Award for Research Excellence

MetSoc Sustainability Award

MetSoc Brimacombe Award

Leili Tafaghodi, McMaster University

MetSoc Innovation Award

MetSoc Distinguished Materials Scientist Award

Prakash Patnaik, National Research council Canada

Silver Medal

Mihaiela M. Isac, McGill University

The Sherritt Hydrometallurgy Award

TBA

Pyrometallurgy Best Paper Award

Recycling Ferronickel Concentrates as an Iron Source to Extract Nickel from Nickel Sulphide Concentrates
Authors: Fanmao Wang, Sam Marcuson, Mansoor Barati and Leili Tafaghodi
Presented at COM 2021, WALSIM symposium

Light Metals Best Paper Award

Laser-Powered Bed Processing of Aluminum Powders Containing Iron and Nichel Additions
Authors: J. Hierlihy, I. W. Donaldson, M. Brochu, G. A. W. Sweet and D. P. Bishop.
Presented at COM 2021, Advances in Additive Manufacturing of Light Metals symposium