HIGHLIGHTS ADVANCED MATERIALS & PROCESSES | JULY 2026 47 Established in 2014, the honor recognizes ASM members who are in early-career positions, typically 0 to 10 years of experience, for significant contributions in the field of materials science and engineering through technical content and service to ASM and the materials science profession. Bradley Stoughton Award for Early Career Teachers Prof. Michael J. Benoit, assistant professor, mechanical and mechatronics engineering, University of Waterloo, Canada, will receive this year’s award “for significant contributions to the materials science community and to student education, training, and development through his passion for teaching, innovative approach to curriculum design, and genuine care for student success.” This award, accompanied by $3000, was established in 1952 in memory of an outstanding teacher in metallurgy and dean of engineering who was president of ASM in 1942. The award recognizes early career teachers of materials science, materials engineering, and design and processing, by rewarding them for their ability to impart knowledge and enthusiasm to students. The recipient must have no more than 10 years teaching experience at the time of nomination. ASM Historical Landmark Designation Los Alamos Neutron Science Center, New Mexico, was selected as a 2026 Historical Landmark and the citation reads, “For transforming materials science by revealing processing-structure-properties-performance relationships through neutron and proton beams—advancing national 2026 AWARD PROGRAM HONOREES security, energy innovation, and fundamental discovery since 1972.” In 1969, the ASM Historical Landmarks Designation was established to permanently identify the many sites and events that have played a prominent part in the discovery, development, and growth of metals and metalworking. In 1987, the scope of this award broadened to include all engineered materials. Henry Marion Howe Medal Katherine E. Rader, Andrew Chuang, Mark Bowden, Alan Schemer-Kohrn, Jonova Thomas, Dileep Singh, FASM, and Aashish Rohatgi will receive this year’s award for their paper entitled, “In-situ Synchrotron X-ray Diffraction of Ultrasonic Microstructural Refinement During Solidification in a Commercial Al-Si-Mg Alloy.” The award was established in 1923 in memory of a distinguished teacher, metallurgist, and consultant, to honor the author(s) whose paper was selected as the best of those published in a specific volume of Metallurgical and Materials Transactions. Schemer-Kohrn Rader Thomas Chuang Singh Bowden Rohatgi Benoit
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