Recent MetSoc/CIM Award Recipients
CIM Distinguished Lecturer
CIM Distinguished Lecturers are chosen on the basis of their accomplishments in scientific, technical, management or educational activities related to the minerals industry, and speak at CIM Branch and Student Chapter meetings across the country.
2023 Recipient

Priti Wanjara
Dr. Priti Wanjara is Principal Researcher at the National Research Council of Canada. She obtained her B. Eng. and Ph.D. from McGill University in Materials Engineering. Priti is recognized internationally as a leading material scientist in advanced manufacturing technologies, specializing in developing welding process design and additive manufacturing solutions for aerospace, automotive and power generation industries. She is the author of 250 refereed articles and 140 technical reports. She currently serves on the Neutrons Canada Board and the Scientific Advisory Committee of the NSERC network for Holistic Innovation in Additive Manufacturing. Within CIM, Dr. Wanjara is a contributing member for 30 years. She is a 30-year CIM Member, Past President of the Metallurgical Society and an elected Fellow of CIM, ASM International, Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute, Canadian Welding Bureau, and the Canadian Academy of Engineering. Her prestigious recognitions from the Metallurgical Society of CIM include the Brimacombe Award, Silver Medal and Distinguished Scientist Award.
2022 – Steven Thorpe 2021 – Gillian Holcroft 2020 – James Budac |
MetSoc has chosen to allow each section in rotation to nominate the CIM Distinguished Lecturer:
2018 Minerals Science and Engineering
2019 Pyrometallurgy
2020 Hydrometallurgy
2021 Sustainability
2022 Materials
2023 Light Metals
2024 Management in Metallurgy
CIM Fellowship
The CIM Fellowship award was established by CIM Council in November 1986 for outstanding continuous contributions to CIM and/or the mining, metallurgical and petroleum industries.
2023 – none 2022 – Maurice Tagami 2021 – Mihaiela Isac, Boyd Davis 2020 – Joël Kapusta, Qingxia Liu 2019 – none 2018 – Daolun Chen, Greg Richards 2017 – none 2016 – G.Kipouros, M.Militzer, S.Shipilov 2015 – R.M.Berezowsky, J.J. Budac, X.Cao, N.Voermann 2014 – K.Coley, M.Collins, J.Goode, D.Gallienne 2013 – Vladimiros Papangelakis, Ravi Ravindran, Priti Wanjara 2012 – Akram Alfantazi, Georges Houlachi, Edmond K. Lam, Jean-Pierre Martin, Nathan Stubina 2011 – Janice Zinck, T. Utigard 2010 – Daniel Ashman, Hubert King, Ronald Molnar, Bert Wasmund, Zhenghe Xu 2009 – M. Agnew, M. Chaturvedi, D. Dreisinger, I. Masters, M. Sahoo, M. Sudbury | 2008 – A. Allaire, D.L. Jones, E. Krause, and R. Sridhar 2007 – G. P. Demopoulos, B. Harris, R. Lee, N. L. Piret 2006 – R. Drew, H. Henein, V.S. Sastri and M. Xu 2005 – J. Laskowski 2004 – C.A. Fleming and S. Yue 2003 – A. Bustos, R. del Villar, T. Lehner, L. Surges, K. Thomas 2002 – M.E. Chalkley, C.A. Pickles, G.M. Ritcey, G.W. Smith 2001 – A. Galibois, C. Twigge-Molecey, S.R. Rao 2000 – C.Bazin, W.K. Lu, A.D. Pelton, D.L. Piron, G.R. Purdy, W.T. Yen 1999 – C.M. Bickert, T.T. Chen, L.E. Collins, G.H. Kaiura, V.I. Lakshmanan, D.J. Lloyd, R.W. Revie, I.V. Samarasekera, A. Vahed, D.S. Wilkinson 1998 – F. Habashi, D.W. MacMillan, W.J. Thoburn, R.C. Urquhart | 1997 – L.M. Amaratunga, D. Poggi, G. Ruddle, N. Ryan, W.T. Thompson 1996 – B.R. Conard, P. Mackey, J.W. Matousek, W. Petruk, G. Van Weert 1995 – M.C. Bell, G.L. Bolton, G. Irons, D.A.R. Kay, J.P. Lewis, S. Marcuson, J. McGurn, H.J. McQueen, J. Peacey 1994 – J. Cameron, J.J. Jonas, A. McLean, E. Ozberk 1993 – C. Diaz, C.J. Newman, M.L. Wayman 1992 – G. Hatch, V. Mackiw 1991 – C. Bale, R. Bergman, W.G. Davenport, L. Seeley, G.C. Weatherly, D.R. Weir 1990 – W. Curlook, G.R. Heffernan, W.J. Langford, F. Weinberg 1989 – J.D. Boyd, J.E. Gruzleski, J.S.G. Kirkaldy, P.J. Hunt, B.H. Morrison, L.M. Pidgeon 1988 – J.K. Brimacombe, W.C. Cooper, J.E. Dutrizac, E. Peters, P. Stubbs, J.M. Toguri, W.M. Williams 1987 – R.I.L. Guthrie, D.J. Hains, M. Rigaud, P.Tarassoff, D.W. Wyslouzil |
Please refer to the CIM Website for complete details.