Current Award Recipients
MetSoc of CIM has an important role in celebrating the incredible accomplishments and contributions of our members in the fields of metallurgy and materials sciences. We believe it’s crucial to recognize and honour those who have excelled in their work. We hope these awards inspire others to aim for excellence!
2023 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 students and future members of our society.
MetSoc Airey Award
Hani Henein
University of Alberta
Sponsored by XPS, Expert Process Solutions
MetSoc Research Excellence Award
Priti Wanjara
National Research Council of Canada
Sponsored by Rio Tinto
MetSoc Best Paper Awards
Pyrometallurgy Best Paper Award
Using Hydrogen as a Reductant in Fire Refining at Aurubis Hamburg’s “Down-town” Smelter
Authors: Torben Edens and Johann Steindor
Light Metals Best Paper Award
Natural Ageing of Al-Fe (Zn, Mg) Alloy Castings for Structural Automotive
Authors: Chimaobi Orji, Anthony Lombardi, Glenn Byczynski, Mohamed Hamed and Sumanth Shankar
MetSoc Scholarships
Hydrometallurgy John E. Dutrizac Undergraduate Scholarship
William Slaney
Memorial University
