Sadoway Materials Innovation and Advocacy Award
Sadoway Materials Innovation and Advocacy Award recognizes materials innovators who combine scientific achievement with education, advocacy, or entrepreneurship to advance sustainable global development.
Funder: Minerals Metals and Materials Society
Due Dates: April 1, 2027 (Annual nomination deadline)
Funding Amounts: $5,000 cash prize and an award piece
Summary: Recognizes a mid-career individual combining materials science and engineering innovation with education, public advocacy, or entrepreneurship, particularly in sustainability.
Key Information: Nominees must be considered mid-career in the year of their initial nomination.
Description
The Sadoway Materials Innovation and Advocacy Award is presented by The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS). It recognizes impactful, broad materials science and engineering achievements alongside an exceptional ability to champion that work through education, public advocacy, or entrepreneurship. Its particular emphasis is sustainability: contributions that enable sustainable global development and communicate materials science beyond scientific and technical communities. Researchers working in materials processing are included within the award’s scope.
Endowed by Donald R. Sadoway’s students, friends, and colleagues, the award honors his innovative research, commitment to sustainable materials processing, and legacy of teaching and public advocacy. It also seeks to foster materials scientists’ and professionals’ participation in public advocacy for sustainable materials solutions.
