Our Awards

The call for nominations for 2023 is closed.

Click on the title of each award for information including its description, criteria, and nomination process.
Not all awards are open to general submissions, please consult the list below.

METSOC AWARDS

The MetSoc head office administers these awards.

THE METSOC AIREY AWARD
THE METSOC AWARD FOR RESEARCH EXCELLENCE
THE METSOC SILVER MEDAL (not open to general nominations)
THE METSOC BRIMACOMBE AWARD
THE METSOC SUSTAINABILITY AWARD
THE METSOC INNOVATION AWARD (group recognition)
SPECIAL AWARDS

METSOC TECHNICAL SECTION AWARDS

Various sections of MetSoc administer these awards.

METSOC DISTINGUISHED MATERIALS SCIENTIST AWARD
METSOC ENGINEER IN MATERIALS INNOVATION AWARD
SHERRITT HYDROMETALLURGY AWARD
LIGHT METALS BEST PAPER AWARD (not open to general nominations)
PYROMETALLURGY BEST PAPER AWARD (not open to general nominations)
METSOC BEST PAPER AWARD (not open to general nominations)

METSOC scholarships

MetSoc of CIM and its sections offer students scholarship awards.

METSOC 2023 AWARDS COMMITTEE

2023 AWARDS CHAIR

Stephen Corbin, Dalhousie University MetSoc Past President

COMMITTEE
Chris Pickles, Queen’s University
Dogan Paktunc, CanmetMINING
Joel Kapusta, BBA
Mike Dry, Arithmetek
Mihaiela Isac, McGill University
Julie Levesque, Cégep de Trois-RivièresClod Aranas, University of New Brunswick-Canada
Wenying Liu, The University of British Columbia
Jean-Francois Boulanger, Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue

VOTING PROCESS

After ensuring that all conditions of the award have been satisfied and that the procedures were followed, the Awards Chair forwards the nomination and its supporting documentation to the MetSoc Awards Committee.

Steps

The awards committee will review the submissions and prepare a short list of candidates for each award.
A teleconference will be held and, if required, prepare a list of questions to be sent back to the original nominators via the selected person from the secretariat. Ie. a person must fill out further endorsements or letters attached.
Before voting takes place the awards committee discusses the various short-listed nominees and answers to any questions.
The nominations are then put to a vote by ballot will of the committee. The ballot must include a “no award” option.