Prof. Hong Yong Sohn, University of Utah, for whom Dr 
Florian Kongoli organized a symposium in his honor and 
bearing his name "Sohn International Symposium on Advanced 
Processing of Metals and Materials", in San Diego California,
 in August 2006 (archived WebSite 
 here), was awarded 2009 
 Fellow Award by TMS, USA "in recognition of outstanding 
 contribution to the practice of metallurgical/materials 
 science and technology"
This is the second Award after the major "Sohn 
International Symposium on Advanced Processing of 
Metals and Materials", organized in his honor by Dr. 
Florian Kongoli in San Diego California, August 2006 with 
more than 500 presentations and 9 published volumes - the 
biggest stand-alone symposium in its class organized by Dr. 
Florian Kongoli until 2006.