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AWARDS & HONORS
2025 Morris Cohen Award, The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS)
This award recognizes an individual who has made outstanding contributions to the science and/or technology of materials properties.
Criteria: The individual must have an established record of research, publications, and/or patents in the field of materials properties. The award recognizes the quality and relevance of work that has had or is likely to have a significant and lasting impact on the development of the discipline.
Recipient: Sergei A. Shipilov
Citation: For advances in the fundamental understanding of environmental effects on the mechanical properties and integrity of materials.
2023 Troconis de Rincón Field Applied Technology Award, Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP)
This award recognizes individuals, teams or organizations for achievements in the application of engineering and scientific principles to the protection and preservation of field structures and property. Criteria: To qualify, a nominee may have used cathodic protection, coatings, inhibitors, materials selection, inter-multi engineering, or other notable efforts to protect and preserve assets.
Recipient: Sergei A. Shipilov
Citation: For achievements in applying engineering and scientific principles to protecting and preserving the U.S. Army’s double V-hull Stryker combat vehicles.
2023 MP [Materials Performance] Corrosion Innovation of the Year Award Finalist
Finalist: Sergei A. Shipilov
Innovation: Thermosyphon-Based Irradiation Experiment Assembly for In-Core IASCC/FCC [Irradiation-Assisted Stress
Corrosion Cracking/Fatigue Corrosion Cracking] Studies.
2021
IMPACT
CANADA STUDY
A Key Reference for the 2021 IMPACT Canada Study.
A 2009 study “What Corrosion Costs Canada; Or, Can We Afford to Ignore Corrosion?” by Shipilov—which provided the first estimate of the impact that corrosion has on the Canadian economy—is a key reference for the 2021 IMPACT (International Measures of Prevention, Application, and Economics of Corrosion Technologies) Canada Study.
Association for
Materials Protection
and Performance
Association for Materials Protection and Performance
2021 MP (Materials Performance) Corrosion Innovation of the Year Award Finalist.
The world’s first experimental irradiation assembly for in situ and operando monitoring of electrochemically controlled irradiation-assisted stress corrosion cracking (IASCC) in cyclically loaded fracture-mechanics specimens under the influence of high-temperature water (up to 347 °C, 15.5 MPa) and radiation, which also allows for charging precracked specimens with hydrogen at any specific crack growth rate, measured with the world’s highest average crack extension resolution of about 10 nm, allowing the use of—for the first time in high-temperature water—an experimental method developed for quantitatively defining the extent of hydrogen-induced cracking and stress-assisted dissolution in corrosion fatigue crack growth.
2017
BEST PAPER
AWARD
(TOP HONOR)
Best Paper Award in the category "Corrosion Resistant Materials" at the 2017 Department of Defense-Allied Nations Technical Corrosion Conference, sponsored by the Office of the U.S. Secretary of Defense.
Citation: “The paper journaled the study of fielded double-V hull Stryker light armored vehicles that were found to have structural cracking issues that affected availability.” Paper entitled “Corrosion Fatigue Crack Propagation in a Stryker Combat Vehicle” by S.A. Shipilov.
U.S. Department of Defense
CIM Fellowship Award of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM).
Citation: “For internationally-recognized research on the mechanistic understanding of environment-induced cracking in advanced materials."
2016
CIM FELLOWSHIP AWARD
Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum
2015
R.A. BRANNON AWARD
R.A. Brannon Award, The Signature Award of NACE International.
Citation: “For enthusiasm, commitment, and leadership in creating a joint ASM/NACE Teacher Materials Camp Program and a NACE Collegiate Student Certificate Program that enhanced the reputation of NACE International in secondary and post-secondary applied science and engineering education.”
NACE International
ASM Fellow Honor, ASM International.
Presented in recognition of distinguished contributions to the field of materials science and materials engineering. Citation: “For continuous and international contributions to material science, particularly in the advancement of fundamental knowledge of corrosion science and engineering, environment enhanced cracking and understanding the interactions between the environment, a material’s microstructure, and the applied and residual stresses acting on a failing component.”
2014
ASM FELLOW HONOR
ASM International
2012
CIM DISTINGUISHED LECTURER AWARD
CIM Distinguished Lecturer Award from the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM).
Citation: “In recognition of significant contributions and achievements in the field of corrosion research, practice and education across Canada and the globe.”
Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum
ASM Canada Council G. MacDonald Young Award.
The highest honor bestowed on a member of ASM International in Canada. Citation: “For
seminal contributions and leadership in the achievement of fundamental science and
technology in the field of materials performance and reliability and for significantly raising
the public’s awareness of corrosion in industry and government.”
ASM International
2011
G. MACDONALD
YOUNG AWARD
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2011
NACE FELLOW HONOR
NACE Fellow Honor, NACE International
Presented in recognition of distinguished contributions in the field of corrosion and its prevention. Citation: “For outstanding advances in the development of crack-growth characterization techniques usable in a variety of corrosive environments and their application to environment-induced cracking and related fracture phenomena.”
NACE International
Technical Achievement Award in Corrosion Engineering from NACE International.
Citation: “For developing the first successful method for quantitatively defining the role of hydrogen-induced cracking and stress-assisted dissolution in corrosion fatigue crack propagation and for providing innovative metallurgical and corrosion engineering solutions for a wide range of technologies in nuclear power generation, aerospace, naval, medical device, and pipeline industries.”
2010
NACE TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
NACE International
2007
MORRIS COHEN
AWARD
Morris Cohen Award from The Metallurgical Society of CIM.
Presented in recognition of significant contributions to the achievement of corrosion
science and engineering in Canada. Citation: “In recognition of sustained leadership in the
area of corrosion research and education in materials science and corrosion.”
The Metallurgical Society
Canadian Institute of Mining,
Metallurgy and Petroleum
ASM-IIM (Indian Institute of Metals) Visiting Lecturer Award from ASM International
Competitively selected by ASM International to present a lecture to industrial, government & academic organizations in India. Host: Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai, India.
2007
ASM-IIM VISITING LECTURER AWARD
ASM International
2007
FOREIGN
VISITING
PROFESSORSHIP
Foreign Visiting Professorship of the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of
China.
Host: University of Science and Technology Beijing. Course: Materials Degradation and Failure of Materials (June-July, 2007).
Ministry of Education of the
People’s Republic of China
Distinguished Service Award from NACE International
Citation: "For excellent work in advancing corrosion education, promotion of research in corrosion within the scientific and professional community, and personal contributions to scientific investigations of corrosion and corrosion-related problems in industry.”
2007
NACE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
NACE International
2005
M. BRIAN IVES LECTURESHIP AWARD
ASM Canada Council M. Brian Ives Lectureship Award
Presented biennially by ASM International to a distinguished lecturer from among university professors in Canada working in the field of materials.
ASM International
Special Recognition Award from The Metallurgical Society of CIM.
Citation: “For his contribution and dedication to the organization of COM 2005 [44th Annual Conference of Metallurgists of CIM], Calgary, Alberta, Canada, August 21-24, 2005.”
2005
SPECIAL
RECOGNITION
AWARD
The Metallurgical Society
Canadian Institute of Mining,
Metallurgy and Petroleum