HIGHLIGHTS ADVANCED MATERIALS & PROCESSES | MARCH 2026 57 2026 ASM Student Paper Contest Winner receives a $500 cash prize and up to $500 toward expenses to attend IMAT. Deadline April 1. Qualifications: • Entrant must be a Material Advantage member in good standing and enrolled as a student at a school or university offering courses in the field of materials science or engineering. • All entries must be submitted to ASM Headquarters no later than April 1. All entrants will be advised of the status of their submission (including the author selected to receive the award) by July 1 of the year preceding presentation of the award. ASM is seeking nominations for the 2026 and 2027 contests. • For multi-author papers, the student must be the first author. • At the time of submission, the paper must be published or accepted for publication in an ASM-owned or co-owned journal (such as Metallurgical and Materials Transactions). Visit the ASM website at asminternational.org/ about-asm/awards for complete sample form, rules, and past recipients. Engineering Materials Achievement Award Deadline March 15 This award recognizes an outstanding achievement in materials or materials systems related to the application of knowledge of materials to an engineering structure or to the design and manufacture of a product. Do you know of an innovative, cutting-edge scientific achievement that has distinctly impacted industry, technology, and society within the past 10 years? If so, consider submitting a nomination for the 2026 award. View sample forms, contest rules, and past recipients at asminternational.org/about- asm/awards. To submit a nomination, contact christine. hoover@asminternational.org for a unique nomination form link. Canada Council Award Nominations Deadline April 30 ASM’s Canada Council is seeking nominations for its 2026 awards program. These prestigious awards include: G. MacDonald Young Award—The ASM Canada Council established this award in 1988 to recognize distinguished and significant contributions by an ASM member in Canada. This award consists of a plaque and a piece of Canadian native soapstone sculpture. M. Brian Ives Lectureship—This award was established in 1971 by the ASM Canada Council to identify a distinguished lecturer who will present a technical talk at a regular monthly meeting of each Canadian ASM Chapter who elects to participate. The winner receives a $1000 honorarium and travels to each ASM Canada Chapter throughout the year to give their presentation with expenses covered by the ASM Canada Council. John Convey Innovation Awards—In 1977, the Canada Council created a new award to recognize sustaining member companies that contribute to development of the Canadian materials engineering industry. The award considers a new product and/or service directed at the Canadian or international marketplace. Two awards are presented each year, one to a company with annual sales in excess of $5 million, and the other to a company with annual sales below $5 million. Place your nominations for the 2026 awards! Award rules, past recipients, and sample nomination forms can be found at asminternational.org/about-asm/awards. ASM-IIM Visiting Lecturer Program Seeks Applicants Deadline March 15 The cooperative Visiting Lecturer Program of ASM International and the Indian Institute of Metals (IIM) is seeking applicants for 2026. View rules, past recipients, and criteria at asminternational.org/about-asm/awards. SEEKING NOMINATIONS Mir Ishfaq, a student at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India, was the 2025 ASM Student Paper Contest winner. 2026 Bradley Stoughton Award for Early Career Teachers Deadline March 15 Winner receives $3000. This award recognizes excellence in early career teachers in the field of materials science, materials engineering, design, and processing. Do you know a colleague who: • Is a teacher of materials science, materials engineering, design, or processing • Has the ability to impart knowledge and enthusiasm to students • Candidates must have not more than 10 years of teaching experience at the time of nomination • Is an ASM member Visit the form, rules, and past recipients at asminter- national.org/about-asm/awards. To nominate someone, contact christine.hoover@asminternational.org for a unique nomination link.
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