The Young Scientist Award, established by the Industrial Minerals & Aggregates Division in 1985, brings recognition of scientific professionalism to young people working in the industrial minerals & aggregates industry. The award consists of a plaque, a stipend of $250 to help defray expenses while attending the Annual Conference at which the award is presented, and paid housing, registration(s) and ticket(s) for the recipient and his/her spouse at the SME Annual Conference & Expo and the IM&AD Luncheon. The recipient will be encouraged to submit an article within a year of the award presentation for consideration for publication in "In the Aggregate."
Past Award Winners
- 2023 - Sachin Urade
- 2022 - Riddhika Jain
- 2021 - Swadhin Saurabh
- 2020 - Tathagata Ghosh
- 2019 - Raghav M. Dube
- 2018 - Sarah Gaillard
- 2017 - Not given
- 2016 - Not given
- 2015 - Hyunjung Kim
- 2014 - Xihui Yin
- 2013 - Hongjuan Sun
- 2012 - Vishal Gupta
- 2011 - Rajesh Raitani
- 2010 - John (Mike) Randolph
- 2009 - Abani Samal
- 2008 - Paula R. Alves
- 2007 - Aaron M. McMahon
- 2006 - Jason T. McCuistion
- 2005 - Michael C. Cheshire
- 2004 - Ismail Yildirim
- 2003 - Srinivas Veeramasuneni
- 2002 - Nathan Earl Robison
- 2001 - Not given
- 2000 - Kip J. Smith
- 1999 - Kurt B. Oakes
- 1998 - Joel F. Hutwelker
- 1997 - Jun G. Yuan
- 1996 - Don D. Eisenhour
- 1995 - Marc A. Herpfer
- 1994 - Robert J. Pruett
- 1993 - Robert J. Piniazkiewicz
- 1992 - Jessica Elzea Kogel
- 1992 - Cheryl M. Seeger
- 1991 - Charles L. Karr
- 1990 - Thomas Dombrowski
- 1988 - Daniel T. Eyde
- 1987 - Todd S. Harris
- 1985 - Roger D. Sharpe