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CIRCS director Alain Karma is awarded the 2008 Bruce Chalmers Award by TMS (The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society) for his interdisciplinary work at the interface of physics and materials science. Award citation: "For his many outstanding and innovative contributions to the science and technology of solidification and for providing exceptional insight into the fundamentals of microstructure evolution". Bruce Chalmers Award: The Bruce Chalmers Award was established in 1989 by the Materials Processing & Manufacturing Division of TMS and is named for Bruce Chalmers, widely acknowledged as the father of modern solidification science. The award recognizes outstanding contributions to the field of solidification science.

Alain Karma receives Bruce Chalmers award at the 2008 TMS
meeting award cermony in New Orleans