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
Mrityunjay Singh
Dr. Mrityunjay Singh is Chief Scientist, Ohio Aerospace Institute, Cleveland, OH. He received his Ph.D. in Metallurgical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology-BHU, India in 1983 and did his post-doctoral work at Louisiana State University, LA and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, NY.
Dr. Singh is globally recognized for his long term and outstanding contributions to science and technology of advanced materials and manufacturing technologies. His research has addressed both basic and applied questions and has been instrumental in establishing design, integration, and performance limits for single and multi-materials used in a wide variety of aerospace and ground-based applications.
Dr. Singh is ACerS Past President and currently President of World Academy of Ceramics, Italy. He is a Fellow of ACerS, ASM International, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Indian Institute of Metals (IIM), and US National Academy of Inventors (NAI). He is Honorary Fellow of European Ceramic Society, Indian Institute of Ceramics, and honorary member of Materials Research Society of India, Indian Ceramic Society, and Distinguished Life Member of Alpha Sigma Mu. He has received Honorary Doctorates from Nagaoka University of Technology, Japan, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovakia, and AGH University, Krakow, Poland.
Dr. Singh is recipient of nearly 100 national and international awards including Distinguished Life Membership (DLM) Award, Edward Orton, Jr. Memorial Lectureship Award, W. David Kingery Award, John Jeppson Award, Richard M. Fulrath Award, Samuel Geijsbeek PACRIM International Award, and James I. Mueller Awards from ACerS, and Albert Sauveur Achievement Award and Edward DeMille Campbell Memorial Lectureship from ASM International. He received NASA Public Service Medal, NASA Outstanding Public Leadership Medal, Silver Snoopy Award, Sir Richard Brook Award, Ishikawa International Carbon Prize, and International Dresden Barkhausen Prize and many other awards and honors from all over the world.