The Granjon Prize, sponsored by the International Institute of Welding (IIW), is an annual international competition among authors of papers devoted to research into welding technology or a related subject. The research is categorized into one of four areas of joining, surfacing or cutting technology. Dr. Zhang's paper, "Probing heat transfer, fluid flow and microstructural evolution during fusion welding of alloys," was selected in the joining and fabrication category of the Granjon Prize competition. He will present his research findings and accept the Granjon Prize during the opening ceremonies of the IIW Annual assembly in Quebec, Canada, on August 27.
The W.H. Hobart Award, sponsored by The Hobart Brothers Company to honor William H. Hobart Sr., is given to authors of a paper published in AWS's Welding Journal during the previous calendar year that represents the best contribution to pipe welding, the structural use of pipe or similar applications, excluding the manufacture of pipe. In 2005, the Welding Journal published Dr. Ramirez' paper, "Properties and Sulfide Stress Cracking Resistance of Coarse-Grained Heat-Affected Zones in V-Microalloyed X60 Steel Pipe." He will receive his award at the Annual AWS Welding Show in Atlanta in October.