MetSoc Engineer In Materials Innovation Award
The award recognizes highly significant contributions to technological advancements and innovation in industrial applications in the field of materials engineering.
THE CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR 2026 IS OPEN. The deadline is February 10, 2026.
2025 Recipient
Allan MacRae
MacRae Technologies, Inc.
Allan MacRae graduated with a Ph.D. in Civil-Structural engineering in 1985, MASc in 1983, and BASc in 1981. In addition to his studies in civil-structural engineering, Allan also obtained an M.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering in 1994 with a focus on materials, fluids, and heat transfer.
Allan has nearly forty years of experience in the design and modification of pyrometallurgical furnaces, specifically the detailed thermal and stress design of cooling elements, refractory, and structural systems for industrial process equipment, including electrical arc and flash furnaces, converters, rotary vessels, hot gas ducting and fluid-cooled components. Allan also supports his clients by performing shop inspections of furnace components, and provide field installation support for refractories, cooling elements, structural steel, and concrete. He has also acted as an international expert witness for pyrometallurgical furnace crucibles. He holds several patents related to furnace cooling elements and structural binding systems. Allan’s current interests concern the development of new furnace configurations for high intensity processes.
- Fill in the contribution box – a summary of why this person is being nominated (see item 3) with any information not included in the CV.
- Fill in the citation – in 15 words, what this person is being recognized for.
- Upload either a concise CV of the nominee or in the case of a process, a recent paper, relevant to the process being nominated. Nominators should consider approaching nominees themselves to request the CV. In the case of a process, the recent paper is likely already available. The CV should contain the following information:
- Major contributions relevant to the award – contributions to materials-related technological advancements and innovation in industry (Contributions that have not been previously recognized through the MetSoc Distinguished Materials Science Award)
- A record of at least five relevant patents and/or papers authored by the nominee plus a count of other patents and/or papers.
- Additional information can be included if applicable: awards previously received, volunteer activities, service history to CIM.
- Industrial experience/achievements: list of projects/outcomes that lead to significant materials related to technological advancements and innovation
- At least two references from the industry
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 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.
- 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.
The award nomination program is closed for 2025.