EPMA Announces Winners of 2012 PM thesis competition.
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European Powder Metallurgy Association (EPMA) announced winners of 2012 Powder Metallurgy Thesis Competition. In the Doctorate category, Dr. Catalina Elena Jiménez won for her thesis on "Characterisation and modification of powders used to make Al-based metal foams." Masters winner was Bruno José Jordão Marques for "Stainless Steel as an alternative binder in WC based composites." Both winners were awarded their prizes at Opening Plenary session of Euro PM2012 Congress and Exhibition.
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2012 EPMA PM Thesis Competition Winners
The European Powder Metallurgy Association (EPMA) is proud to announce the winners of the 2012 Powder Metallurgy Thesis Competition. The winner in the Doctorate category was Dr Catalina Elena Jiménez for her thesis on “Characterisation and modification of powders used to make Al-based metal foams”, which was completed at the Institute of Materials Science and Technology, TU Berlin. The Masters winner was Bruno José Jordão Marques from the University of Aveiro, Portugal, for his thesis “Stainless Steel as an alternative binder in WC based composites”. Both winners were awarded their prizes, sponsored by Höganäs AB, Sweden, of cheques for Euros1000 and Euros750 for the Doctorate and Masters categories respectively, at the Opening Plenary session of the Euro PM2012 Congress & Exhibition which took place in Basel, Switzerland, 16th-19th September 2012.
The PM Thesis Competition is held every two years and aims to promote powder metallurgy and to encourage research at both under and post graduate levels among young scientists at European academic establishments.
To receive further information on this please contact the EPMA on:
Joan Hallward
European Powder Metallurgy Association,
2nd Floor Talbot House
Market Street
Shrewsbury
SY1 1LG
United Kingdom
Email: jh@epma.com
Tel: +44 1743 248899
Fax: +44 1743 362968
Images of the 2012 EPMA PM Thesis Competition Winners can be downloaded at - www.epma.com/zips/Thesis_Comp_Winners_2012.zip
