The inaugural TMS William Hume-Rothery Award was given in 1974 to Paul A. Beck and has been since awarded to highly recognized scientists in the field of materials science, such as John W. Cahn who is also a NIST Fellow Emeritus. The award is presented to recognize ‘‘a scientific leader for exceptional scholarly contributions to the science of alloys’’ and is considered a pinnacle award of the society. Dr. William J. Boettinger was recognized ‘‘for outstanding contributions to thermodynamics and kinetics of metallurgical systems and their application to the understanding of alloy microstructures and the relationship to processing conditions.’’ After being informed that he would be the 2015 recipient of the TMS HumeRothery award, Dr. Boettinger wrote: ‘‘Hume-Rothery embodied the transformation of metallurgy from an empirical practice to one embracing the increasing knowledge of materials obtained from all fields of science during the mid-twentieth century. I am humbled to be added to the list of awardees.’’

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2015 TMS William Hume-Rothery 奖和研讨会

首届 TMS William Hume-Rothery 奖于 1974 年授予 Paul A. Beck，此后一直授予材料科学领域备受认可的科学家，例如 John W. Cahn，他也是 NIST 名誉研究员。该奖项旨在表彰“对合金科学做出杰出学术贡献的科学领导者”，被认为是社会的最高奖项。William J. Boettinger 博士因“对冶金系统的热力学和动力学及其在理解合金微观结构和与加工条件的关系方面的应用做出的杰出贡献”而获得认可。在被告知他将成为 2015 年的获奖者之后TMS HumeRothery 奖，Boettinger 博士写道：''Hume-Rothery 体现了冶金学从经验实践到 20 世纪中期从所有科学领域获得越来越多的材料知识的转变。我很荣幸被添加到获奖者名单中。”