AIST Presents Steelmaker of the Year and Other Awards at AISTech 2013
05/07/2013 - Joon Yang Chung, chairman and chief executive officer of POSCO, was named “Steelmaker of the Year” at AISTech 2013 — The Iron & Steel Technology Conference and Exposition, managed by the Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST). Other award winners were also announced during the President's Award Breakfast.
Joon Yang Chung, chairman and chief executive officer of POSCO, was named “Steelmaker of the Year” at AISTech 2013 — The Iron & Steel Technology Conference and Exposition, managed by the Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST). The Steelmaker of the Year Award is presented annually by AIST to recognize notable leaders and their contributions to the steel industry.
Mr. Chung received the honor on 7 May during the conference’s annual President’s Award Breakfast, in recognition as a visionary for the global steel industry for his knowledge of steel operations, his dedication to safety, his awareness to secure raw materials, his enthusiasm to incorporate new technologies, his foresight to expand POSCO’s foreign presence, and his prudent strategy to promote mutual growth with steel-consuming industries. Mr. Chung exemplifies the remarkable spirit that is POSCO.
Mr. Chung was introduced by John P. Surma, chief executive officer of United States Steel Corporation, as a man of steel with a personal zest for life. While accepting the award, Mr. Chung said, “I am honored and humbled to be here today. I would like to thank Pierre Dauby for the nomination and unwavering support. AIST has made remarkable contributions to the iron and steel industry through various programs. POSCO has taken part in many technical transfers with Pittsburgh-based companies. These technical sharing opportunities have provided POSCO with opportunities to compete in today’s steel market. POSCO will continue to collaborate with the U.S. steel industry to continue to develop technologies.”
Other award winners announced during the President’s Award Breakfast included:
AIST Distinguished Member and Fellow Awards — Established in 1975, the Distinguished Member and Fellow Award is presented to an AIST member who has attained eminent distinction in advancing the technical development, production, processing and application of iron and steel and/or related activities of the industry and has performed meritorious service to the association.
Mr. Chung received the honor on 7 May during the conference’s annual President’s Award Breakfast, in recognition as a visionary for the global steel industry for his knowledge of steel operations, his dedication to safety, his awareness to secure raw materials, his enthusiasm to incorporate new technologies, his foresight to expand POSCO’s foreign presence, and his prudent strategy to promote mutual growth with steel-consuming industries. Mr. Chung exemplifies the remarkable spirit that is POSCO.
Mr. Chung was introduced by John P. Surma, chief executive officer of United States Steel Corporation, as a man of steel with a personal zest for life. While accepting the award, Mr. Chung said, “I am honored and humbled to be here today. I would like to thank Pierre Dauby for the nomination and unwavering support. AIST has made remarkable contributions to the iron and steel industry through various programs. POSCO has taken part in many technical transfers with Pittsburgh-based companies. These technical sharing opportunities have provided POSCO with opportunities to compete in today’s steel market. POSCO will continue to collaborate with the U.S. steel industry to continue to develop technologies.”
Other award winners announced during the President’s Award Breakfast included:
AIST Distinguished Member and Fellow Awards — Established in 1975, the Distinguished Member and Fellow Award is presented to an AIST member who has attained eminent distinction in advancing the technical development, production, processing and application of iron and steel and/or related activities of the industry and has performed meritorious service to the association.
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Shank R. Balajee, principal engineer, steelmaking operating technology, ArcelorMittal Indiana Harbor, East Chicago, Ind., USA
Balajee received this honor because of his unselfishness, his boundless energy, and his tireless efforts toward change and improvement in the steelmaking process. His positive influence and professional mentoring as a world-renowned steelmaking expert are carried out in the true spirit of AIST and the Oxygen Steelmaking Technology Committee. Balajee said, “It is a great honor to accept this award. Thanks to AIST and the Oxygen Steelmaking Technology Committee. I’d also like to thank my wife for allowing hours of work, my home country of India for a base education and the U.S. for advanced education, and the entire steel fraternity.” Jeremy A.T. Jones, vice president of process sales, Tenova Core, Coraopolis, Pa., USA Jones received this honor in recognition of his tireless dedication to the Association and industry through leadership in AIST’s Technology Committees, teaching in dozens of specialty training conferences, and the contribution of more than 100 technical papers. While accepting the award, Jones said, “I can’t possibly thank everyone individually who has helped me in my career. I have learned everything from the AIST members who have shared their knowledge with me over the years, and I encourage the younger engineers involved to continue to share that knowledge.” James R. Salisbury, crane maintenance specialist, ArcelorMittal Dofasco Inc., Hamilton, Ont., Canada Salisbury received this honor in recognition of his career spanning 40 years of diligence in plant-wide crane technology and maintenance, and his dedication to sharing his knowledge, experience and leadership with hundreds through his extensive participation in AIST activities. While accepting the award, Salisbury said, “I welcome those who are new to the industry. You are in for a great ride. Thanks to all the AIST members who have shared their knowledge with me throughout the years.” |
AIST William T. Hogan, S.J. Lecture Award — Established in 1990, this honorary lecturer is selected in recognition of individual outstanding leadership to the iron and steel industry, with selected lectures covering trade, economics, steel industry operations, developments or forecasts. This award is given in appreciation of the keynote lecture presented during the AISTech President’s Award Breakfast.
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Richard J. Harshman, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Allegheny Technologies, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pa., USA
Harshman’s keynote presentation topic was “Specialty Metals: Creating Value Through Relentless Innovation in a Dynamic, Global Industry.” While accepting the award, Harshman said, “I am honored to be the speaker at this President’s Award Breakfast.” |
AIST Tadeusz Sendzimir Memorial Medal — This distinguished award was established in 1990 to perpetuate the memory of Dr. Tadeusz Sendzimir’s achievements and engineering contributions in developing process equipment for the steel industry. The award is presented in recognition of an individual who has advanced steelmaking through the invention, development or application of new manufacturing processes or equipment.
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Bruce Kelley and David C. Meissner, retired, Midrex Enterprises Inc., Charlotte, N.C., USA
Kelley and Meissner received this honor for their instrumental roles as pioneers and promoters of the MIDREX® Direct Reduction Process, providing an alternate ironmaking process previously unavailable to some developing economies. Mr. Kelley is an expert in catalysts and reforming, while Mr. Meissener’s contributions are in iron ore characterization and development of the FASTMET® process. Both have achieved reputations as respected leaders in the industry. |
Howe Memorial Lecture — This award was established in 1923 to honor the late professor Henry Marion Howe, who helped turn steelmaking from an art into a science. This honorary lecturer is selected in recognition of individual outstanding contributions to the science and practice of iron and steel metallurgy or metallography.
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Veena Sahajwalla, scientia professor, associate dean (strategic industry relations) — faculty of science, and director, Centre for Sustainable Materials Research & Technology, University of New South Wales, Australia
Sahajwalla’s lecture was entitled, “The Power of Steelmaking — Harnessing High-Temperature Reactions to Transform Waste Into Raw Material Resources.” While accepting the award, Ms. Sahajwalla expressed her gratitude for the tremendous honor and she acknowledged the entire iron and steel community for their commitment and making the research worthwhile. |
John F. Elliott Lectureship Award — Established in 1990, this honorary lectureship is designed to acquaint students and engineers with the exciting opportunities in chemical process metallurgy and materials chemistry. This lecturer is selected in recognition of distinguished contributions in chemical process metallurgy and materials chemistry to the iron and steel industry.
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Geoffrey A. Brooks, professor of engineering, Swinburne University, Australia
Prof. Brooks received this honor in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the understanding of steelmaking through his research and his efforts to enthuse and educate people about steelmaking in both academia and industry. |
Benjamin F. Fairless Award (AIME) — This award was established in 1954 in honor of Benjamin F. Fairless, chairman of the board of U. S. Steel, for his intense interest in the technology and development of the iron and steel industry. This award recognizes distinguished achievement in iron and steel production and ferrous metallurgy.
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Bruce L. Bramfitt, metallurgical consultant, ArcelorMittal Steelton, Steelton, Pa., USA
Bramfitt received this award for his 45 years of sustained contributions to the steel industry in applying ferrous physical metallurgical principles to the development of new and innovative steels, and his long-term commitment to young engineers. |
Hunt-Kelly Outstanding Paper Award (AIME) — This award recognizes the author(s) of the best published paper of the previous year: US$5,000 for first place, US$2,500 for second place and US$1,000 for third place.
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First Place — Pallava Kaushik, Hongbin Yin, Howard M. Pielet and Michael L. Lowry
These authors were selected to receive this year’s honor for their paper entitled, “How to Evaluate a Process for Clean Steelmaking and Quality Control.” Second Place — Colleen Lyons and Pallava Kaushik These authors were selected to receive this award for their paper entitled, “Inclusion Characterization of Titanium Stabilized Ultralow-Carbon Steels — Impact of Oxygen Activity at Deoxidation.” Third Place — Joydeep Sengupta, Donald Crosbie, Stephen D. Chung, ManhKha Trinh, Eva Dillon, Julie Dixon, Vivien Gueugnon and Jean-Francois Domgin These authors were selected to receive this award for their paper entitled, “Direct Measurement of Sub-Meniscus Velocity at ArcelorMittal Dofasco’s No. 1 Continuous Caster to Evaluate Mold Fluid Flow at Different Casting Conditions.” |
AISTech 2013 was one of the largest gatherings of industry personnel in the world this year, with more than 8,000 people attending. The four-day conference program encompassed more than 400 technical presentations, and exhibits by 509 domestic and international companies.
AIST is an international technical association of more than 16,000 professional and student members, representing iron and steel producers, their allied suppliers and related academia. The association is dedicated to advancing the technical development, production, processing and application of iron and steel.
