The Rishi Raj Medal for Innovation and Commercialization Award is awarded annually to recognize one individual whose innovation lies at the cusp of commercialization in a field related, at least in part, to ceramics and glass.
The Award is a medal, $2,500 award and registration waiver to attend ACerS Annual Meeting. The award is presented at the ACerS Annual Meeting Awards Banquet.
Nomination Process
The Medal is awarded annually to recognize a member of the ceramics and glass research community for exceptional discovery or invention(s) that can, or have, led to innovative products and/or processes. Nominations should consist of a concise description of the achievement (200 word maximum) that outlines its significance in terms of past, on-going or the potential for societal benefit through science and technology. Supplementary documents that would aid in the evaluation process also are requested.
The confluence of science, manufacturing, and software tools is leading to a new era of innovation and commercialization. Its impact will continue to be felt broadly in how we live, work, travel, and interact with one another and our environment. The endeavors receiving this award are expected to be high risk, but, nevertheless, the potential application of the work should be visionary and purposeful.
Membership in the Society is not required.
Contact
Erica Zimmerman
ezimmerman@ceramics.org
Award Winners
Sanjay Sampathis
Dr. Sanjay Sampathis currently Distinguished Professor of Materials Science at Stony Brook University(SUNY) and director of the Center for Thermal Spray Research, an interdisciplinary industry-university partnership in the field of thermal spray materials. He received his B. Tech in Metallurgy in 1985 from Indian Institute of Technology-Banaras Hindu University, and his Ph.D. in Materials Science from Stony Brook in 1989. After graduating, he spent four years at GTE Sylvania involved in research, development, and processing of refractory metal composites. Upon joining the faculty at Stony Brook University in 1993, he has directed research efforts on various federal and industrially funded programs. Under the auspices of the NSF Center, he directed a group of a dozen or so interdisciplinary faculty members towards fundamental understanding of thermal spray processes, materials, and applications. The self-sustaining Center (since 2005) is home to the Industrial Consortium for Thermal Spray Technology comprising of 30 leading companies aimed at knowledge transfer from fundamental research to applications.
He was also principal investigator on the DARPA Mesoscale Integrated Conformal Electronics (MICE) project enabling 3D printing of sensors via direct write thermal spray technology. Dr. Sampath has 250 journal publications, 15 patents and winner of several best paper awards. He has advised over 60 MS and PHD students, mentored 30 post-docs and over 100 undergraduates. He has received numerous recognition including designation as Distinguished Professor, Fellow of ASM, ACERs and IOM3, Two R&D 100 Awards, Thermal Spray Hall-of-Fame, TMS Application to Practice, ACERS John Jeppson Award, ASM Albert Sauveur Award. He serves as Associate Editor of JACERS. He continues to contribute to Research and Education in Coatings with an emphasis on science derived implementation of advanced materials and manufacturing.