Apr 15, 2025 | No Comments | By Guest Author
Kevin Hemker (left), Tim Rupert (right), and Jaafar El-Awady (not pictured) received awards at this year’s TMS Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) recognized three HEMI Fellows with awards for 2025.
Kevin Hemker, Alonzo G. Decker professor of mechanical engineering, was honored with the Oleg D. Sherby Award “for pioneering work in quantifying the underlying atomic, nano, and microstructural mechanisms that govern high temperature deformation of materials.” The award is given for making significant contributions to the understanding of the behavior of materials at high temperatures.
Jaafar El-Awady, professor of mechanical engineering, was awarded the Brimacombe Medal “for pioneering advances in physically reliable modeling and experiments, fundamental insights into dislocation-based fatigue, and leadership in the promotion of multiscale materials modeling.” The award recognizes individuals with sustained excellence and achievement in business, technology, education, public policy, or science related to materials science and engineering and with a record of continuing service to the profession.
Tim Rupert, professor of materials science and engineering and director of HEMI, was awarded the Brimacombe Medal for contributions to the science of nanocrystalline metals and interfacial science, specifically exploring defects in the grain boundaries of materials. “I am so very honored to be selected as a Brimacombe Medalist,” says Rupert. “TMS has been my home society for many years, and it is incredibly meaningful to be recognized here. I see it as a call to action to continue contributing to this community that has helped me so much.”
Reporting on these awards was initially published by the Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering.
