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Basic Science Division
Robert B. Sosman Award and Lecture
Deadline for Nominations: October 31, 2006
2006 Robert B. Sosman Award Recipient

2006 Lecturer
I-Wei Chen (right)
The Robert B. Sosman Award is the highest recognition of scientific accomplishment given by the Basic Science Division and is given in recognition of outstanding achievement in basic science of an area that results in a significant impact to the field of ceramics. The award consists of a plenary lecture presented at the Annual Meeting, a certificate commemorating the event and a piece of Steuben glassware. The lecture is given each year by the awardee who has been deemed by the award committee to have made the most significant contribution to the field of ceramics.

Nomination Form
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The Nominating Process

For more information contact:
Keith Bowman
Professor of Materials Engineering
Purdue University
501 Northwestern Ave
West Lafayette, IN 47907
765 494 6316
765 494 1204 (fax)

For more information about the Sosman Award, click here.

History of Winners
Date
Elevated
Name Date
Elevated
Name
2006 I-Wei Chen 1989 Kenneth H. Jack
2005 David J. Green 1988 Leslie E. Cross
2004 Ed Fuller 1987 Frederick F. Lange
2003 Larry Hench 1986 Arthur H. Heuer
2002 Dennis Readey 1985 Sheldon M. Wiederhorn
2001 George Onoda 1984 H. Kent Bowen
2000 Gary L. Messing 1983 Donald R. Uhlmann
1999 David R. Clarke 1982 Brian R. Lawn
1998 David Marshall 1981 Anthony G. Evans
1997 Rowland M. Cannon 1980 James E. White
1996 Donald M. Smyth 1979 Robert L. Coble
1995 Manfred Ruhle 1978 Richard L. Charles
1994 George W. Scherer 1977 A L Stuijts
1993 Gunter Petzow 1976 Robert J. Stokes
1992 Robert E. Newnham 1975 Rustum Roy
1991 Robert S. Roth 1974 John B. Wachtman, Jr.
1990 Paul F. Becher 1973 W. David Kingery
       


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