MetSoc Brimacombe Award
In January 1998, the MetSoc Board of Directors created this award to honour the memory of Professor J. Keith Brimacombe who was an innovative giant in the field of materials process engineering.
THE CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR IS OPEN for 2024. The deadline has been extended to February 29, 2024
2024 Recipient
Jing Liu
University of Alberta
Citation: In recognition of excellent early career contributions in research, education and the profession.
Dr. Jing Liu holds the position of Associate Professor and UA Engineering Research Chair in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at the University of Alberta (U of A). Prior to joining U of A in 2019, she served as a principal metallurgist at Kemetco Research. Dr. Liu completed her Ph.D. and conducted postdoctoral research in the Department of Materials Engineering at the University of British Columbia from 2011 to 2018. Her research expertise encompasses several domains, including high-temperature and high-pressure aqueous electrochemistry, hydrometallurgy, corrosion and materials degradation, as well as materials innovation for sustainable energy transition. In recognition of her contributions, Dr. Liu was honored with the 2022 Petro-Canada Young Investigator Award at U of A for her work on repurposing oil and gas infrastructure for a carbon-neutral society. She has authored over 40 peer-reviewed papers published in reputable journals such as Materials Today, Acta Materialia, Chemical Engineering Journal, and Corrosion Science. Dr. Liu has also made significant contributions to the academic community, serving as the Associate Editor of the Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly since 2022. Furthermore, she has chaired notable symposiums at The 60th Conference of Metallurgists (COM 2021) and the 34th Canadian Materials Science Conference (CMSC 2023), and she is also chairing the CMSC 2024.
2023 – Yu Zou 2022 – L. Tafaghodi | 2015 – M. Barati |
| 2021 – W. Liu | 2014 – A. Phillion |
| 2020 – P. Lind | 2013 – E. Asselin |
| 2019 – H. Zurob | 2012 – L. Bichler |
| 2018 – J. Song | 2011 – M. Brochu |
| 2017 – S. Mostaghel | 2010 – P. Coursol |
| 2016 – K. Chattopadhyay | 2009 – P. Wanjara |
Criteria
The Brimacombe award is to recognize early-career MetSoc member achievers who have made noteworthy contributions in any of the scientific and technological disciplines relevant to MetSoc.
Preference will be given to an individual who has demonstrated the ability to collaborate with all parts of the metallurgical and materials community.
All nominees must have a minimum of three years of membership in the Institute and be in good standing. The contributions and impact must be to the benefit of Canada.
There is no cash prize for this award.
The nominees of this award must be individuals working for a Canadian academic, industrial, or government organization, who are within the first 10 years of their professional career at the time of nomination.
The award nomination program is closed for 2024.
The nominator has 5 steps to complete. The documents can be uploaded to our online nomination system.
- Fill in the contribution box – a summary of why this person is being nominated (see item 3) with any information listed above that is not included in the CV.
- Fill in the citation – in 15 words this person is being recognized for.
- The CV should contain the items listed below. If the CV does not contain these items, consider adding them to the Contribution box and letter statement:
- Major contributions relevant to the award
- A record of at least five relevant patents and/or papers authored by the nominee plus a count of other patents and papers
- A service history related to CIM/MetSoc if applicable
- A record of the years of membership in CIM
- A listing of volunteer activities if applicable
- A listing of awards previously received
- A listing of academic achievements
- One written letter by the nominator on letterhead describing in full length why this candidate is nominated for the award.
- A minimum of 3 Endorsers (outside of company colleagues) – these endorsers simply must support with an online approval click, however, a supporting letter is also welcomed and encouraged.
General Policies
- A nominator can put forward only one candidate up for nomination in each award category.
- No Member of the Executive Board shall be nominated for a MetSoc administered Award while in office. The nomination will be held until the term on the executive board is expired.
- Each award shall be made from time to time as circumstances warrant with no more than one award recipient per year.
- The nominators are responsible for verifying that all conditions of the award have been satisfied and all procedures were properly followed in making the nomination.
- All nominations will stand for three years.
- The adjudication of the award shall be made by the MetSoc Awards Committee of The Metallurgy and Materials Society of CIM.
- The award shall be presented at the Awards Banquet of the Conference of Metallurgists.
- Posthumous awards will be allowed only if the candidate has already been shortlisted.
- Self-nominations are not permitted.
