iTSSe TSS ADVANCED MATERIALS & PROCESSES | JULY/AUGUST 2025 39 iTSSe TSS SOCIETY NEWS Journal of Thermal Spray Technology Volume 33 Best Paper Award “Aerosol Deposition of CuFeO2 Photocathode Coatings for Hydrogen Production” by Alessia Bruera (second from right), Giulia Dolcetti, Giovanni Bolelli, and Luca Lusvarghi, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia; Andreas Elsenberg and Frank Gärtner (second from left), Helmut Schmidt University, University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg; Mauro Borghi, Institute for Microelectronics (TU Wien); Mauricio Schieda, Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon GmbH; and Thomas Klassen (left), Helmut Schmidt University, University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg and Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon GmbH. Journal of Thermal Spray Technology Volume 33 Best Paper Honorable Mention “Generating Oxide-free Molten Metal Droplets by Air Plasma Spraying Enabled by Deoxidizer Addition to the Feedstock Powders” by Chang-Jiu Li (left), Xiao-Tao Luo, Xin-Yuan Dong, Li Zhang, Yong-Sheng Zhu, Cheng-Xin Li, and Guan-Jun Yang, Xi’an Jiaotong University. This paper was published as part of the Asian Thermal Spray Conference & Expo 2023 (ATSC 2023) special issue. ITSC 2025 AWARDS Best Paper Awards This year’s ITSC Best Paper Award went to “Laser Heat Treatment for Improved Cold Sprayed Copper Coating Ductility” by Dominique Poirier (left) and Bruno Guerreiro, National Research Council of Canada; Bertrand Jodoin and Arnaude Weck, University of Ottawa; and Jason D. Giallonardo, Nuclear Waste Management Organization. The award was presented by TSS President Andrew Ang (center) and Julio Villafuerte, ITSC 2025 Best Paper chair (far right). The Young Professionals Competition was sponsored by Oerlikon. First Place: “Influence of Secondary Paraments in Cold Gas Spraying of Al6061” by Luca Hagen Klingler (center), Helmut Schmidt University. Second Place (Tied): “Luminous Discharge Analysis on Ceramic Coating Process” by Caleb Griffin (left), University of Strathclyde and “Luminous Discharge Analysis on Ceramic Coating Process by Aerosol Deposition Method: Influence of Particle Rate and Size” by Ximena Ospina (right), University of Limoges. Young Professionals Competition Winners 5
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