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FLOGEN Award Recipients during the years: alphabetically ordered per family name within each year in a descending order. Affiliation is specific to the time of the award

Koji Abe
Dr. Koji Abe

Professor
Okayama University
Japan

2024
Murad Intl Life Improvement Award
Oxidative Stress

Thank you very much for this award.

Georgios N. Anastassakis
Dr. Georgios N. Anastassakis

Professor
National Technical University of Athens
Greece

2024
Geim International Innovation Award
Mineral Processing

Thank you very much, Florian. I am truly touched by this great honor, and I feel deeply humbled.

Marcos Paulo Barrias
Mr. Marcos Paulo Barrias

Public Servant
Government of the State of Rio de Janeiro
Brazil

2024
Fray International Sustainability Award
Politics

I want to reinforce that as a public agent of the state of Rio de Janeiro that science and public policies should walk in the same direction without egos without vanities, understanding that at the end we have the same functions to transform the world into a better place. Thank you.

Burak Büyükfırat
Mr. Burak Büyükfırat, MBA

Chief Research, Development and Quality Officer
Şişecam
Turkey

2024
Von Klitzing International Engineering Award
Glass Processing

Thank you very much, Florian. I am accepting this award on behalf of Şişecam, and I would also like to thank you for organizing this great event. It has been quite enriching. Thank you very much.

Martin Bultmann
Dr. Martin Bultmann

Director, Research Fellow
University of Heidelberg
Germany

2024
Hershko International Biochemistry Award
Biochemistry

Thank you so much. This is overwhelming, astonishing, and quite a surprise. I am deeply grateful. I also want to thank you all for being part of this incredible, multidisciplinary family.

Pierre da Silva Moraes
Dr. Pierre da Silva Moraes

Vereador
Câmara Municipal de Nova Friburgo
Brazil

2024
Dibra International Justice and Ethics Award
Laws & Their Applications

Thank you very much for this award.

Migen Dibra
Me. Migen Dibra, LL.B., J.D., LL.M., LL.D.

Attorney at Law
Migen Dibra Law Office
Canada

2024
Otis International Judicial and Mediation Award
Law

Mehmet Åževket Erol
Mr. Mehmet Şevket Erol, MSc

Chief Operating Officer
Yilmaden Holding
Turkey

2024
Marcus International Managing Award
Management

Thank you very much for this award. It is a great honor and pleasure for me to receive it. I would also like to express my gratitude for the opportunity to participate in the SIPS. Thank you very much.

Emily Hersh
Ms. Emily Hersh, BSc, MA

CEO
Luna Energy Ltd.
United States

2024
Yildirim Entrepreneurship Award
Entrepreneurship

Thank you very much for the opportunity to join this exciting interdisciplinary conversation. Thank you again for the invitation and for the recognition.

Harvey J. Alter
Dr. Harvey J. Alter

Distinguished NIH Investigator, Emeritus
National Institutes of Health
United States

2024
Fray International Sustainability Award
Medicine

Arnold Schwarzenegger once said, "I have received many awards in my life, but this award tonight is without a doubt the most recent." Well, I must say, this has been such a great meeting, and it's been wonderful to meet so many people here. This award is for the work done after receiving the Nobel Prize, and for the work yet to come in the future. Thank you again.

Davis Joseph
Davis Joseph

Researcher
McGill University
Canada

2024
Semenza International Cell Engineering in Medicine Award
Medicine

Thank you very much for this award. I am humbled and very grateful. I am truly honored to receive it from Dr. Semenza—you are a role model for the next generation because of all your accomplishments and everything you’ve done, so I am deeply honored.I will use this award to motivate myself to work even harder. I received some great life advice recently, especially from Dr. Alter. Your speech about there being no elevator to success and that you have to take the stairs really resonated with me. I’ve taken the stairs, and I’ll keep taking them again and again, I promise.

Mercouri G. Kanatzidis
Dr. Mercouri G. Kanatzidis

Professor
Northwestern University
United States

2024
Stoddart International Scientific Award
Solid State Chemistry

Well, this was a surprise, certainly not something I was expecting. I'm truly honored to receive this award. I am deeply honored, and this recognition is a testament to the work we've done in designing new materials for energy applications, particularly their impact on renewable energy technologies like solar energy and waste heat recovery.

Go Kimura
Dr. Go Kimura

Senior Director
Shionogi & Co., Ltd.
Japan

2024
Ciechanover International Biology Award
Pharmacy

I would like to say thank you to everyone related to me, especially Professor Leuenberger, who has guided me to this point. I also want to thank Florian for presenting me with such a prestigious award. I am truly honored to receive it. Thank you very much.

Branislav Klocok
Mr. Branislav Klocok, MSc

CEO
OFZ,a.s
Slovakia

2024
Whittingham International Energy Award
Managing

Okay, so for sure, I didn’t expect this, but thank you very much. I wish Florian all the best in his efforts and hope to receive many more awards like this in the future. Thank you.

Jean-Marie Lehn
Dr. Jean-Marie Lehn

Professor
University of Strasbourg
France

2024
Fray International Sustainability Award
Chemistry

Thank you very much for this award.

Sergio Leite de Andrade
Mr. Sergio Leite de Andrade

Vice-President
Usiminas
Brazil

2024
Shechtman International Leadership Award
Iron & Steel

Thank you, Dr. Florian, thank you, everybody. This is a very important moment in my life, a moment I will dedicate to all Brazilian students of metallurgy and to all teachers and professors of metallurgy in Brazil.

Hans Leuenberger
Dr. Hans Leuenberger

Professor
University of Florida
United States

2024
Fray International Sustainability Award
Pharmaceutical Sciences and Industrial Applications

Thank you so much, Florian. I'm overwhelmed. I don't know what to say, because I already received a very nice award in biophysics in Panama and I don't deserve it. I'm also thinking that it's great that some scientists are being awarded, not only athletes, dancers, or people from very good movies. Thank you so much.

Mario Linhares
Mr. Mario Linhares

CEO
Atlantica Green Tech
Brazil

2024
Fray International Sustainability Award
Business

Dr. Florian, thank you very much. The first time I attended SIPS, I hoped that one day I would receive one of these, and now that day has finally arrived. Thank you very much, everyone!

Janusz Lipkowski
Dr. Janusz Lipkowski

Retired Professor
Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski U. in Warsaw
Poland

2024
Lehn International Chemistry Award
Physical Chemistry

Thank you so much for this unexpected distinction.

Michael Makanga
Dr. Michael Makanga

Executive Director
Global Health EDCTP3
Belgium

2024
Marshall International Life Sciences Award
Medicine

Thank you very much, Dr. Florian, for this pleasant surprise. I am truly delighted to receive this award and look forward to continuing my work in sustainable development. Thank you very much.

Alexandre Meyohas
Mr. Alexandre Meyohas

Secretary
Secretary at the Civil House of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Representing the Governor of Rio de Janeiro
Brazil

2024
Fray International Sustainability Award
Politics

Receiving this award from such brilliant people, such brilliant minds, it's such an honour; not even in my best dreams I have thought about getting an award like this, thank you Dr. Florian.

Sergio Monteiro
Dr. Sergio Monteiro

Professor
Military Institute of Engineering
Brazil

2024
Fray International Sustainability Award
Composite, Ceramic & Nano Materials

Thank you very very much for this award. As soon as I received it, I immediately thought that I don't deserve it, especially when I have the chance to meet so many of you here, who are also being honored. I feel I am the least deserving of this award. I can only think that it's not just for me, but for my country, Brazil, which is striving to move toward sustainability—an idea that you have been bringing to us through all these years.

Sener Oktik
Dr. Sener Oktik

Professor, Sisecam Board Member
Sisecam
Turkey

2024
Fray International Sustainability Award
Glass Processing and Applications

I do thank Florian and everybody in here. I'm taking this for my colleagues at Şişecam R&D Center. Thank you very much.

Louise Otis
Honorable Louise Otis

International Judge, Mediator and Arbitrator
NATO and OECD
Canada

2024
Lee-McNeil International Law Award
Law


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Thank you very much Florian, I was not expecting this.

Nancy Ross
Dr. Nancy Ross

Professor
Virginia Tech
United States

2024
International Life In Universe Award
Geochemistry

Thank you. It is a great honor to receive this award, especially considering the distinguished individuals who have received it before me.

Peter Rowlands
Dr. Peter Rowlands

Research Fellow
University of Liverpool
United Kingdom

2024
Fray International Sustainability Award
Mathematics Applications

It's a great honor to receive this wonderful award. I'm very privileged and lucky to get it, and I thank all my colleagues, as well as my friends and relatives. It's also a great honor because I'm a pure scientist; however, I think my work will have some really good applications eventually. Thank you.

Ludwig Schultz
Dr. Ludwig Schultz

Professor Emeritus
TU Dresden
Germany

2024
Novoselov International Materials Award
Intelligent Materials/Superconductivity

I am truly grateful for this wonderful honor. First, I want to congratulate FLOGEN for organizing this fantastic conference series. It is a privilege to participate for the second time, the first being in Cyprus in 2019, which was also a very memorable event.

Norbert Schwarzer
Dr. Norbert Schwarzer

CEO
Saxonian Institute of Surface Mechanics and RASA Energy Inc.
Germany

2024
Frank International Biophysics Award
Biophysics

I'm pretty sure I do not deserve this, but definitely, it’s for all those emergency responders who help others. So, I take this award on behalf of all the firefighters. Thank you very much.

Gregg L. Semenza
Dr. Gregg L. Semenza

Professor
Johns Hopkins University
United States

2024
Fray International Sustainability Award
Medicine

It is a great honor to receive this award, especially in light of the distinguished individuals who have been recipients before me. Thank you and congratulations to all.

Frank J. Slack
Dr. Frank J. Slack

Director
BIDMC/Harvard Medical School
United States

2024
Alter International Biomedicine and Public Health Award
Biomedicine

Thank you so much. It’s truly wonderful to be here, and I’m grateful for the honor. I just want to take a moment to acknowledge all the people who have trained me along the way. I’m deeply thankful for the great advice and the excellent training I’ve received.

Michael Stelter
Dr. Michael Stelter

Professor
TU Bergakademie Freiberg
Germany

2024
Fray International Sustainability Award
Non-ferrous Smelting & Hydro/Electrochemical & Processing

Thank you very much for this award. It's one of the largest I’ve received, I have to say, and I think it’s also one of the most important because my academic lifetime is over right now.

Yoichiro Sugiyama
Dr. Yoichiro Sugiyama

Professor
Saga University
Japan

2024
Roberts International medicine Award
Medicine

Thank you so much. I am truly honored to receive this award. It’s a great pleasure, and I want to thank everyone here. Thank you very much.

Andrzej Szydło
Mr. Andrzej Szydło

CEO
KGHM
Poland

2024
Shechtman International Leadership Award
Entrepreneurship

Tomaž Tomše
Tomaž Tomše

PhD
Jožef Stefan Institute
Slovenia

2024
Wüthrich International Young Star Award
Intelligent Materials

Thank you so much for this great honor. I wasn't expecting it, so I don't have a speech prepared, but I just want to say that it's truly fantastic. This award is a great confirmation of the work we're doing, and I am incredibly grateful. Thank you again.

Rodrigo Alvarenga Vilela
Mr. Rodrigo Alvarenga Vilela, MBA

CEO
Samarco
Brazil

2023
Yildirim Entrepreneurship Award
Entrepreneurship

It is really a big surprise to me. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. I want to dedicate this Award to Samarco employees and my professors.

Paulo Assis
Dr. Paulo Assis

Professor
Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto
Brazil

2023
Stoddart International Scientific Award
Iron & Steel Making

I thank you for this very interesting award. I hope that is really it's not my prize, but a prize for my students.

Claudio Capiglia
Dr. Claudio Capiglia

Senior Vice President
Reliance Industries Limited
India

2023
Marcus International Managing Award
Corporate Managing

It is an honor to receive this Award. I will keep inspiration to apply my management skills and will to make a renewable society through management.

Hunter Carter
Mr. Hunter Carter, J.D.

Partner
ArentFox Schiff LLP
United States

2023
Lee-McNeil International Law Award
Law

You may not believe that lawyers can be emotional, but I am very touched and grateful. Thank you, Dr. Kongoli. I'm very grateful for this recognition and the opportunity to be with you tonight. Thank you.

Dimas Coura
Mr. Dimas Coura, B.Eng, M.Eng

Assistant Professor
IFMG Campus Ouro, Branco
Brazil

2023
Wüthrich International Young Star Award
Industrial Energy

This Award is a great honor for me. Thank you

Alicia Duran
Dr. Alicia Duran

Professor
Spanish Research Council CSIC
Spain

2023
Fray International Sustainability Award
Glass

Thank you very much. I have to say, really, that is a wonderful prize.

Luis Echegoyen
Dr. Luis Echegoyen

Professor
University of Texas El-Paso
United States

2023
Novoselov International Materials Award
Nanomaterials

I thank you, Florian and the organization for the award. A very interesting award.

Joachim Frank
Dr. Joachim Frank

Professor
Columbia University
United States

2023
Fray International Sustainability Award
Biophysics

Thank you very much. It's such an outstanding event for me. I'm very gratified that structural biology is really seen as a very important element in the future and a sustainable future. Thank you very much.

Richard L. Guerrant
Dr. Richard L. Guerrant

Professor
University of Virginia
United States

2023
Marshall International Life Sciences Award
Infectious Diseases

Thank you for this Award

Gregory Knipp
Dr. Gregory Knipp

Professor
Purdue University
United States

2023
Hershko International Biochemistry Award
Pharmacy

It's a great honor. I am humbled to be in your company because most of you have done an incredible job in your lives. Thank you so much.

Vasant Kumar
Dr. Vasant Kumar

Professor
University of Cambridge
United Kingdom

2023
Whittingham International Energy Award
Battery

On behalf of Professor Kumar, thank you for this award.

Hans Leuenberger
Dr. Hans Leuenberger

Professor
University of Florida
United States

2023
Frank International Biophysics Award
Pharmacy

I thank you for this Award serving to a sustainable future of the world.

Rudy Marcus
Dr. Rudy Marcus

Professor
California Institute of Technology
United States

2023
FLOGEN 100 Life Achievements Award
Chemistry

Thank you for this Award

Fernand Marquis
Dr. Fernand Marquis

Professor
Materials Technologies & Systems
United States

2023
Geim International Innovation Award
Advanced Materials

I am pleased. I am humbled and honored with this award. And I want to thank the Floridian, all the organizers and members of the committees, all the funding agencies, all my graduate students, all my coworkers that made this award possible.

Barry James Marshall
Dr. Barry James Marshall

Professor
University of Western Australia
Australia

2023
Fray International Sustainability Award
Life Sciences

Thank you for this Award

Erik Muijsenberg
Dr. Erik Muijsenberg

Vice President
Glass Service Inc
Czech Republic

2023
Von Klitzing International Engineering Award
Glass Engineering

Thank you for this Award

Alexandra Navrotsky
Dr. Alexandra Navrotsky

Professor
Arizona State University
United States

2023
International Life In Universe Award
Geochemistry

Thank you for this Award

Cristovam Paes Oliveira
Dr. Cristovam Paes Oliveira

Executive President
Fundacao Gorceix
Brazil

2023
Shechtman International Leadership Award
Leadership of Public Organizations

It's a great honor for the Gorceix foundation to receive this award.

Eduardo Ortega-Barría
Dr. Eduardo Ortega-Barrí­a

National Secretary
SENACYT
Panama

2023
Shechtman International Leadership Award
Politics

Thank you for this Award

Toshihiko Ozawa
Dr. Toshihiko Ozawa

Professor
Nihon Pharmaceutical University
Japan

2023
Murad Intl Life Improvement Award
Oxidative Stress

Thank you for this Award

Kenneth Poeppelmeier
Dr. Kenneth Poeppelmeier

Professor
Northwestern University
United States

2023
Fray International Sustainability Award
Solid State Materials Chemistry

Thanks to FLOGEN organization. I want to thank the organizers for this award.

Mauricio Leonardo Torem
Dr. Mauricio Leonardo Torem

Professor
Pontifical Catholic U. of Rio de Janeiro
Brazil

2023
Fray International Sustainability Award
Mineral Processing

I'm very happy and honored with this prize. It represents a lot for me.

Eugenia Trushina
Dr. Eugenia Trushina

Professor
Mayo Clinic
United States

2023
Ciechanover International Biology Award
Mitochondria

This is very unexpected. And thank you so much for recognizing this work. And I'm very touched. I enjoyed very much this meeting.

Stanley Whittingham
Dr. Stanley Whittingham

Professor
Binghamton University
United States

2023
Fray International Sustainability Award
Lithium Batteries

Thank you very much. These are exciting times. We see technology going from the bench into actual use.

Fuhua Yang
Dr. Fuhua Yang

Asistant Professor
Gifu University
Japan

2023
Roberts International medicine Award
Medicine

Thank you very much for a wonderful Award.

Miguel A. Alario Franco
Dr. Miguel A. Alario Franco

Professor
Universidad Complutense
Spain

2022
Fray International Sustainability Award
Solid State Chemistry

I am very pleased, very honored. It is unusual, not only at my age, to have a distinction of this caliber.

Christian Andre Amatore
Dr. Christian Andre Amatore

Professor
CNRS & PSL, French Academy of Sciences
France

2022
Novoselov International Materials Award
Oxidative Stress

It is a very great honor for me, especially with this title of award.

Andrey Dmitriev
Dr. Andrey Dmitriev

Professor, Chief Research Officer
Institute of Metallurgy of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation

2022
Fray International Sustainability Award
Metals and Alloys Processing

I am very honored to receive this award

Jean-Marie Dubois
Dr. Jean-Marie Dubois

Professor
Institute Jean Lamour
France

2022
Stoddart International Scientific Award
Science of Intelligent & Sustainable Advanced Materials (SISAM)

It is of course an honor to be awarded along with so many brilliant people.

Koji Fukui
Dr. Koji Fukui

Professor
Shibaura Institute of Technology
Japan

2022
Fray International Sustainability Award
Oxidative Stress

I came here for the first time, this is a fantastic meeting, so thank you very much for the Award.

Shinichi Hori
Dr. Shinichi Hori

MD, Chief Director
Institute for Image Guided Therapy
Japan

2022
Geim International Innovation Award
New Technologies in Medicine

I am very honored to receive this award.

Mark Horstemeyer
Dr. Mark Horstemeyer

Professor
Liberty University
United States

2022
Fray International Sustainability Award
Multiscale Materials

Thank you everybody, thank you Florian it has been an honor to be here, an honor to get this Award, I had no idea.

Haruhiko Inufusa
Dr. Haruhiko Inufusa

MD, CEO
TIMA
Japan

2022
Murad Intl Life Improvement Award
Oxidative Stress

Thank you very much Florian, it is so unexpected, and I really appreciate this award.

Mariia Kaidash
Dr. Mariia Kaidash

Researcher
Institute for Single Crystals
Ukraine

2022
Wüthrich International Young Star Award
New Technologies in Medicine

Thank you Florian, I did not expect to get any award but I am honored so much.

Osamu Kimura
Dr. Osamu Kimura

MD
Tokyo CA Clinic
Japan

2022
Hershko International Biochemistry Award
New Technologies in Medicine

I never dreamt that this wonderful great thing would happen to me tonight, and all I can say is thank you. It is a great honor to me to have this award in front of such distinguished guests.

Georges Kipouros
Dr. Georges Kipouros

Professor
Dalhousie University
Canada

2022
Fray International Sustainability Award
Molten Salt, Ionic & Glass-forming Liquids

Thank you very much. I didn't expect anything. I enjoyed the conference, and that is why I came.

Karel Kolomaznik
Dr. Karel Kolomaznik

Professor
Tomas Bata University in Zlin
Czech Republic

2022
Fray International Sustainability Award
Recycling

I am very surprised, thank you so much for this Award

Harn Wei Kua
Dr. Harn Wei Kua

Professor
National University of Singapore
Singapore

2022
Von Klitzing International Engineering Award
Cement

This is a big surprise for me! I am very honored to be here. Just because this is from FLOGEN Stars Outreach.

Digby Macdonald
Dr. Digby Macdonald

Professor
U. of California at Berkeley
United States

2022
Fray International Sustainability Award
Corrosion

It is a great honor, truly a great honor to receive this Award.

Manfred Mauntz
Dr. Manfred Mauntz

Professor
cmc Instruments GmbH
Germany

2022
Yildirim Entrepreneurship Award
Energy Production

Thank you very much. This is a great honor for me, this comes unexpected, and I am really surprised, and it gives me warm feelings. And I am very close to crying.

Uichiro Mizutani
Dr. Uichiro Mizutani

Professor
Nagoya Industrial Science Research Institute
Japan

2022
Fray International Sustainability Award
Science of Intelligent & Sustainable Advanced Materials (SISAM)

I am very happy. Thank you for this Award

Mathew Nolan
Mr. Mathew Nolan

Partner
ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP
United States

2022
Lee-McNeil International Law Award
Laws

Thank you very much for this Award. It is great to be here, I just enjoyed it tremendously.

Konstantin Novoselov
Dr. Konstantin Novoselov

Professor
National University
Singapore

2022
Fray International Sustainability Award
New and Advanced Materials

Thank you very much for this Award. I feel honored and a bit unexpected.

Naomi Okada
Dr. Naomi Okada

MD
Gifu University
Japan

2022
Ciechanover International Biology Award
New Technologies in Medicine

I am very honored to have this wonderful award, thank you, thank you very much.

Joseph Poveromo
Dr. Joseph Poveromo

Professor
Raw Materials & Ironmaking Global Consulting
United States

2022
Marcus International Managing Award
Iron & Steel Making

Thank you for the Award, it is an Honor.

Ferid Murad Presented by Dr. Florian Kongoli
Dr. Ferid Murad

Professor
Stanford University
United States

2022
Fray International Sustainability Award
Medicine

I am very honored to receive this award.

Didier Queloz
Dr. Didier Queloz

Professor
ETH-Z
Switzerland

2022
Fray International Sustainability Award
Life in Universe

It is a good surprise, thank you very much for this Award.

Richard Roberts
Dr. Richard Roberts

Professor, Sir.
New England Biolabs
United States

2022
Fray International Sustainability Award
New Technologies in Medicine

Thank you very much. I am not too sure what I did to deserve this, but I am very happy.

Gurtej Sandhu
Dr. Gurtej Sandhu

Vice President & Senior Fellow
Micron Technology
United States

2022
Fray International Sustainability Award
New Materials

I am very honored to accept this award.

Dan Shechtman
Dr. Dan Shechtman

Professor, SIPS Honorary President
Technion
Israel

2022
SIPS Honorary President

I am very honored to receive this Award.

Subra Suresh
Dr. Subra Suresh

Professor
President, World Learning Council, Switzerland
Switzerland

2022
Shechtman International Leadership Award
Education

Thank you Florian for this award, it is a great pleasure.

Nektarios Tavernarakis
Dr. Nektarios Tavernarakis

Professor
Chair, EIT Governing Board (European Institute of Innovation & Technology)
Greece

2022
International Life In Universe Award
New Technologies in Medicine

Thank you very much Florian, I am really wallowed and humble to receive this Award.

Patrizia Trovalusci
Dr. Patrizia Trovalusci

Professor
Sapienza - University of Rome
Italy

2022
Fray International Sustainability Award
Modelling

I am pleased and honored to receive this award, to have been invited to this conference, and for the symposium that is dedicated to my activity.

Hardev Singh Virk
Dr. Hardev Singh Virk

Professor
SGGS World University Fatehgarh Sahib
India

2022
Fray International Sustainability Award
Physics

I feel honored and humbled. Thank you for this Award.

Rachid Yazami
Dr. Rachid Yazami

Professor
KVI PTE LTD
Singapore

2022
Whittingham International Energy Award
Battery

Thank you so much for this Award. I want to congratulate you for this event. What you are doing is exceptional.

Toshikazu Yoshikawa
Dr. Toshikazu Yoshikawa

Professor
Louis Pasteur Center
Japan

2022
Roberts International medicine Award
Oxidative Stress

Thank you very much. It is a great honor to get a good prize.

Katerina Aifantis
Dr. Katerina Aifantis

Associate Professor
University of Florida
United States

2019
Stoddart International Scientific Award
Materials Chemistry

Thank you so much; it is an honor. This is a great honor.

Austen Angell
Dr. Austen Angell

Professor
Arizona State University
United States

2019
Fray International Sustainability Award
Molten Salt, Ionic & Glass-forming Liquids

Thank you. Very kind of you. I don't know if I deserve this.

Bo Flink
Mr. Bo Flink

Board Member
Vargon Alloys AB
Sweden

2019
Von Klitzing International Engineering Award
Ferro-Alloys

I am very, very honored to have this award.

Marcelle Gaune-Escard
Dr. Marcelle Gaune-Escard

Professor
Polytech
France

2019
Fray International Sustainability Award
Molten Salts and Ionic Liquids

I am speechless. I do not know what to say. Thank you.

Shigeru Hirano
Dr. Shigeru Hirano

Medical Doctor, Professor
Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
Japan

2019
Geim International Innovation Award
Medicine

I am really honored to have this very outstanding award.

Spomenka Kobe
Dr. Spomenka Kobe

Professor
Jožef Stefan Institute
Slovenia

2019
Fray International Sustainability Award
Magnets

I am very honored. I am very proud.

Nina Kostevsek
Dr. Nina Kostevsek

Scientist
Jozef Stefan Institute
Slovenia

2019
Wüthrich International Young Star Award
Nanoparticles in Medicine

Thank you very much. I thank my colleagues who inspired me toward science.

Yuan T. Lee
Dr. Yuan T. Lee

1986 Nobel Laureate, Professor
Academia Sinica
Taiwan

2019
Fray International Sustainability Award
Life Time Achievements/Sustainability

Thank you so much for giving me an award. I'm happy that my effort is recognized.

Alp Malazgirt
Dr. Alp Malazgirt

CEO
YILMADEN Corporation
Turkey

2019
Fray International Sustainability Award
Mining and Processing

I am extremely honored. You have honored us, myself and my company.

Rudy A. Marcus
Dr. Rudy A. Marcus

1992 Nobel Laureate, Professor
CALTECH
United States

2019
Fray International Sustainability Award
Life Time Achievements / Chemical Systems

Thank you very much for this Award. It was unexpected.

Malcolm McNeil
Dr. Malcolm McNeil

Attorney at Law
ArentFox Schiff LLP
United States

2019
Lee-McNeil International Law Award
Laws and Legislations

I want to thank FLOGEN for giving me this award. I'm blessed to be recognized in this fashion.

Ferid Murad
Dr. Ferid Murad

(Passed away on Sept 4, 2023)
Stanford University
United States

2019
Shechtman International Leadership Award
Medicine

It's a nice honor. I'm pleased. I'm excited.

Joao Ricardo Ribas
Dr. Joao Ricardo Ribas

Medical Doctor and Politician
Hospital Miguel Couto
Brazil

2019
Murad Intl Life Improvement Award
Medicine

I am absolutely thrilled. This is not only a recognition but an incentive to continue.

Masato Sagawa
Dr. Masato Sagawa

CEO
NdFeB Corporation
Japan

2019
Yildirim Entrepreneurship Award
Entrepreneurship

It is a great honor. I think it confirms that I am contributing to the world.

Bernhard Schrefler
Dr. Bernhard Schrefler

Professor
University of Padua
Italy

2019
Fray International Sustainability Award
Geomechanics

It is an honor not only for me but for all my coworkers.

Johan Svensson
Mr. Johan Svensson, BA

Director
Vargon Alloys AB
Sweden

2019
Marcus International Managing Award
Ferro-Alloys

I was very surprised and I am also very honored.

Alain Tressaud
Dr. Alain Tressaud

Professor
ICMCB-CNRS, University Bordeaux
France

2019
Fray International Sustainability Award
Solid State Chemistry

I am honored to receive this Award. Thank you.

Tateo Usui
Dr. Tateo Usui

Emeritus Professor
Osaka University
Japan

2019
Fray International Sustainability Award
Iron and Steel Making

I am very pleased with this prize. I am very happy.

Constantinos Vayenas
Dr. Constantinos Vayenas

Professor
University of Patras
Greece

2019
Fray International Sustainability Award
Physical Chemistry

It is a great honor. I dedicate it to my family, my colleagues and students.

Klaus von Klitzing
Dr. Klaus von Klitzing

1985 Nobel Laureate, Professor
Max-Planck Institut FKF
Germany

2019
Fray International Sustainability Award
Life time Achievements / Von Klitzing constant

I was surprised and happy.

Paulo Afonso Gomes
Mr. Paulo Afonso Gomes, B.Eng

Engineer (former CEO)
FLOGEN Technologies Inc.
Brazil

2018
Fray International Sustainability Award
Iron and Steel Making

Thank you, this award is the coronation of my career.

Christian Andre Amatore
Dr. Christian Andre Amatore

Professor
Ecole Normale Superieure, Department of Chemistry, UMR CNRS PASTEUR
France

2018
Fray International Sustainability Award
Electrochemistry for Sustainable

Thank you very much! I feel highly honored!

Romero Machado Correa
Mr. Romero Machado Correa, BSc

CEO
Grupo Vetorial
Brazil

2018
Fray International Sustainability Award
Iron and Steel Making

Thank you very much. This Award will enrich the story of my family

Rasmus Fehrmann
Dr. Rasmus Fehrmann

Emeritus Professor
DTU
Denmark

2018
Fray International Sustainability Award
Molten Salts and Ionic Liquids

It is a great honor! My dedication and hard work is awarded.

Andre Geim
Sir Dr. Andre Geim

2010 Nobel Laureate, Professor
University of Manchester
United Kingdom

2018
Fray International Sustainability Award
Life Time Achievements / Graphene

I feel very honored to be awarded for the work done after receiving the Nobel Prize.

Haruhiko Inufusa
Dr. Haruhiko Inufusa

Med Doctor, CEO & Professor
TIMA Japan & Gifu University
Japan

2018
Geim International Innovation Award
Oxidative Stress

I feel very honored to receive this award.

Athanasios G. Mamalis
Dr. Athanasios G. Mamalis

Professor
Demokritos National Center for Scientific Research
Greece

2018
Fray International Sustainability Award
Manufacturing

It is a great honor, this award is one of the best in my academic career

Alexander Oleinick
Dr. Alexander Oleinick

Scientist
CNRS
France

2018
Wüthrich International Young Star Award
Electrochemistry

I feel fantastic! It was really a big surprise for me, thank you.

Florian Spieckermann
Dr. Florian Spieckermann

Scientist
Montanuniversití¤t Leoben
Austria

2018
Stoddart International Scientific Award
Intelligent Materials

It was a very special experience and a very emotional moment.

Fraser Stoddart
Sir Dr. Fraser Stoddart

2016 Nobel Laureate, Professor
Northwestern University
United States

2018
Fray International Sustainability Award
Life Time Achievements / Mechanical Bond Chemistry

I feel honored beyond belief, thank you.

Rodrigo Valladares
Mr. Rodrigo Valladares, BSc, MSc

CEO
Viena Siderurgica S/A
Brazil

2018
Yildirim Entrepreneurship Award
Iron and Steel Making

It is a great feeling. It is an honor for me and my company to be recognized in this way

Kurt Wuthrich
Dr. Kurt Wuthrich

2002 Nobel Laureate, Professor
ETH Zurich Switzerland and Scripps Research, USA
Switzerland

2018
Fray International Sustainability Award
Life Time Achievements / Magnetic Resonance

This award makes me feel very good, thank you.

Michael J. Zehetbauer
Dr. Michael J. Zehetbauer

Professor
University of Vienna
Austria

2018
Fray International Sustainability Award
Intelligent Materials

I am very happy, this award will be an important line in my CV.

Patricio Barrios
Dr. Patricio Barrios

Vice President
Aurubis
Germany

2017
Fray International Sustainability Award
Non-Ferrous Processing

The Fray Intl. Award is something important for me personally and for the industry. I feel so happy and honored receiving it.

Harold Dodds
Dr. Harold Dodds

Professor
University of Tennessee
United States

2017
Fray International Sustainability Award
Energy Production

It was a total surprise and I am very humbled. I appreciate the fact that I was selected and it's a real honor.

Norman Lotter
Dr. Norman Lotter

President
Flowsheets Metallurgical Consulting Incorporated
Canada

2017
Fray International Sustainability Award
Mineral Processing

I feel very appreciative and very honored. It has been my career work to hybridize disciplines and I am honored to be recognized for this

Fernand Marquis
Dr. Fernand Marquis

Professor
Integrated Materials Technologies and Systems (IMTS)
United States

2017
Fray International Sustainability Award
New and Advanced Materials and Technologies

I feel very humbled and very honored and pleased to receive this award. Fray Intl. Award means something important

Donna Nelson
Dr. Donna Nelson

Professor
University of Oklahoma
United States

2017
Fray International Sustainability Award
Life Time Achievements / Carbon Nanotube

I am deeply honored and sincerely grateful. Thank you very much, it means a great deal to me. I am delighted to be given an award that is on the cutting edge fo science.

Robert Yuksel Yildirim
Mr. Robert Yuksel Yildirim, BSc, MSc

CEO
Yildirim Group
Turkey

2017
Shechtman International Leadership Award
Entrepreneurship

I was very much honored and surprised. It made me very happy and gave me the motivation to do even better.

Jose Carlos D'Abreu
Dr. Jose Carlos D'Abreu

Professor
PUC-Rio
Brazil

2016
Fray International Sustainability Award
Iron and Steel Making

I am very proud and honored to receive this award... Thank you very much.

Jean-Marie Dubois
Dr. Jean-Marie Dubois

Professor
Institut Jean Lamour
France

2016
Fray International Sustainability Award
Complex Metallic Systems

Thank you so much, this is a great honor and a great pleasure.

Harald Arnljot Oye
Dr. Harald Arnljot Oye

Professor
NTNU
Norway

2016
Fray International Sustainability Award
Aluminum Extraction and Processing

Many of my accomplishments are due to my doctor students. Thank you.

Ruggero Maria Santilli
Sir Dr. Ruggero Maria Santilli

Chief Scientist
Hadronic Technologies Corporation
United States

2016
Fray International Sustainability Award
Mathematics

Thank you for this beautiful award, I will remember this for the rest of my life.

John Starkey
Mr. John Starkey, BSc

CEO
Starkey & Associates Inc.
Canada

2016
Fray International Sustainability Award
Mineral Processing

I'm really humbled and surprised... I thank Dr.Kongoli for giving me this award it's something I never expected.

Jun-Ichiro Yagi
Dr. Jun-Ichiro Yagi

Professor
Tohoku University
Japan

2016
Fray International Sustainability Award
Metals and Alloys Processing

I am very happy to receive this honor with my workers and also the students.

Wei Yang
Dr. Wei Yang

President
National Natural Science Foundation of China
China

2016
Fray International Sustainability Award
Government Programs / Research

It is my great honor to receive this prize... I am the first in China to receive it.

Elias Aifantis
Dr. Elias Aifantis

Professor
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Greece

2015
Fray International Sustainability Award
Multiscale Material Mechanics and Multi-physics

I am very much honored by this award and for the recognition of my work

Heinrich Wilhelm Gudenau
Dr. Heinrich Wilhelm Gudenau

Professor
RWTH Aachen University
Germany

2015
Fray International Sustainability Award
Iron and Steel Making

Thank you very much for this honor. I appreciate this very much.

Ei-ichi Negishi
Dr. Ei-ichi Negishi

2010 Nobel Laureate, Professor
Purdue University
United States

2015
Fray International Sustainability Award
Life Time Achievements/Organic Syntheses

It is an honor to receive this award. Thank you very much

John Prescott
Hon. Sir John Prescott, BA

Lord, Member
House of Lords
United Kingdom

2015
Shechtman International Leadership Award
Sustainability

I am frightfully honored by this Award. It will make me think always about scientists and engineers

Cyro Takano
Dr. Cyro Takano

Professor
University of Sao Paulo
Brazil

2015
Fray International Sustainability Award
Metals and Alloys Processing

It is a great honor for me to receive this prestigious award.

Sydney Tavares
Mr. Sydney Tavares, MBA

CEO
Queiroz Galvao Siderurgia
Brazil

2015
Fray International Sustainability Award
Iron and Steel Making

I am honored to be awarded this prestigious award. I am grateful to be part of this group of excellence

Pierre Arcand
Hon. Pierre Arcand

Minister
Energy & Natural Resources & Northern Mining Plan
Canada

2014
Fray International Sustainability Award
Government Programs / Mining

I am proud to receive on behalf of myself and all Quebecers this important award.

Dirk Fransaer
Mr. Dirk Fransaer, BSc (Civil), BSc (BioMed)

Managing Director
VITO NV
Belgium

2014
Fray International Sustainability Award
Sustainable Research

It is my distinct honor to receive this award. Thank you very much to the Award Council for recognizing our work in this way.

Oscar Gonzalez Rocha
Mr. Oscar Gonzalez Rocha, B.Eng

CEO
Southern Copper Corporation
Peru

2014
Fray International Sustainability Award
Non-Ferrous Mining and Processing

This award is a recognition of the organized, harmonic, and responsible work of more than 15,000 workers in Mexico, Peru and the USA. Thank you.

Tarja Halonen
Hon. Tarja Halonen, BA

11th President
Finland
Finland

2014
Fray International Sustainability Award
Government Programs

Thank you! I am very honored to receive this Award on Sustainability

John Meech
Dr. John Meech

Professor
UBC-Mining
Canada

2014
Fray International Sustainability Award
Sustainable Mining

I am honored and deeply humbled to receive the Fray Intl. Sustainability Award.

Randy Schekman
Dr. Randy Schekman

2013 Nobel Laureate, Professor
University of California
United States

2014
Shechtman International Leadership Award
Life Time Achievements/Cell biology/Open Access Science

I am very much honored. Thank you very much

Dan Shechtman
Dr. Dan Shechtman

Professor, SIPS Honorary President
Technion
Israel

2014
Fray International Sustainability Award
Life Time Achievements / Quasi Periodic Materials

I am honored to receive this great Award and its trophy... this "Crystal Ball" trophy. Thank you.

R. Russell Rhinehart
Dr. R. Russell Rhinehart

Professor
Oklahoma State University
United States

2013
Fray International Sustainability Award
Automation

Thank you for this Award and for recognition of my work

Hans Jurgen Schrag
Dr. Hans Jurgen Schrag

CEO
CEO, Oschatz GmbH Startseite
Germany

2013
Fray International Sustainability Award
Energy

Thank you for this Award. It proves that our work on industrial energy saving is worth continuing.

Jan-Christopher Schrag
Dr. Jan-Christopher Schrag

Director
Oschatz GmbH Startseite
Germany

2013
Fray International Sustainability Award
Energy

Thank you. It is very appreciated since sustainability in energy has been always our focus

Jean Charest
Hon. Jean Charest, LL.B

Premier
Government of Quebec
Canada

2012
Fray International Sustainability Award
Government Programs / Mining

Thank you very much, I am very honoured to receive the Fray International Sustainability Award.

Alberto Fabrini
Mr. Alberto Fabrini, B.Eng

Director
Paranapanema
Brazil

2012
Fray International Sustainability Award
Non-Ferrous Processing

I am touched to receive this award since it recognizes our work.

Luiz Antonio Ferraz Jr.
Mr. Luiz Antonio Ferraz Jr.

CEO
Paranapanema
Brazil

2012
Fray International Sustainability Award
Non-Ferrous Processing

Thank you very much for this Award. Sustainability has been and will be always the goal for Paranapanema

Rafael Rebollar Gonzalez
Mr. Rafael Rebollar Gonzalez, BSc, MBA

Vice-President Metals & Chemicals
Penoles Industries
Mexico

2012
Fray International Sustainability Award
Non-Ferrous Processing

I am very happy and honored to receive this award that recognizes our efforts in the direction of sustainability

David S. Halley
Mr. David S. Halley, BSc

CEO
Pasar Corporation
Philippines

2012
Fray International Sustainability Award
Non-Ferrous Processing

We are honored to receive this Award on Sustainability. Our goal has been always sustainability.

Javier Hernandez Gallegos
Mr. Javier Hernandez Gallegos, BSc, MBA

Vice President Operations
Penoles Industries
Mexico

2012
Fray International Sustainability Award
Non-Ferrous Processing

Thank you for this honor. This Award reflects our daily work towards sustainability and it is an incentive to continue in this direction

Ulrich Kerney
Dr. Ulrich Kerney

Director
Weser-Metall
Germany

2012
Fray International Sustainability Award
Recycling

I am honored by this Award since our work has been always on the sustainable development track.

Mirardo C. Malazarte
Mr. Mirardo C. Malazarte, BSc (Chem), BSc (Mec)

Senior Vice President Operations
Pasar Corporation
Philippines

2012
Fray International Sustainability Award
Non-Ferrous Processing

Truly honored to get this award. It reflects the successes of our work in the framework of sustainability

Hans-Peter Behrendt
Dr. Hans-Peter Behrendt

Managing Director
Berzelius Metall
Germany

2011
Fray International Sustainability Award
Metal Production

Berzelius is very honored to receive this award as a recognition of its work based on sustainability principles.

Debanarayan Bhattacharya
Mr. Debanarayan Bhattacharya, BTech, BSc

Vice Chairman and Non Executive Director,
Aditya Birla
India

2011
Fray International Sustainability Award
Non-Ferrous Processing

We are honored to receive this Award. Thank you very much for recognizing our efforts toward sustainability

Reinhard Butikofer
Hon. Reinhard Butikofer

Member
European Parliament
Germany

2011
Fray International Sustainability Award
Government Programs / Resources

It is a great honor for me to receive the Fray Intl. Sustainability Award. I am overwhelmed by this honor. Thank you again for awarding me this great award.

Mark Caffarey
Dr. Mark Caffarey

Vice President
Umicore
Belgium

2011
Fray International Sustainability Award
Recycling

Thank you for giving us this Award and including us in this highly respected group of people.

Stephane Dion
Hon. Dr. Stephane Dion

Member
Parliament of Canada (Foreign Minister 2015-2017)
Canada

2011
Fray International Sustainability Award
Government Programs / Mining

I am truly honored to receive this prominent award on sustainability. Thank you.

Derek Fray
Dr. Derek Fray

Professor
University of Cambridge
United Kingdom

2011
Fray International Sustainability Award
Molten Salts and Ionic Liquids

Thank you for this Award and named it after me. I am extremely honored.

Dilip Gaur
Mr. Dilip Gaur, BSc, AMP

CEO
HINDALCO
India

2011
Fray International Sustainability Award
Non-Ferrous Processing

I am honored to receive this Award on Sustainability. Thank you very much for recognizing our work

Wojciech Kedzia
Dr. Wojciech Kedzia

COO
KGHM
Poland

2011
Fray International Sustainability Award
Non-Ferrous Mining and Processing

KGHM is very honored to receive this award. We will continue in the path of sustaiability

Reinhard Pippan
Prof. Reinhard Pippan

Austrian Academy of Sciences
Austria

2011
Fray International Sustainability Award
Nonferrous Processing and Recycling

Janez Potocnik
Dr. Janez Potocnik

Commissioner for Environment
European Union
Slovenia

2011
Fray International Sustainability Award
Government Programs / Resources

It is an honor for me to receive the Fray International Sustainability Award. Thank you once again for this prestigious award.

Reinhard Pullenberg
Dr. Reinhard Pullenberg

CEO
Berzelius Metal
Germany

2011
Fray International Sustainability Award
Non-Ferrous Processing and Recycling

Thank you very much. I am very honored to receive this award.

Juan Rafael Elvira Quesara
Mr. Juan Rafael Elvira Quesara, BSc, MSc

Minister
Environment and National Resources
Mexico

2011
Fray International Sustainability Award
Government Programs

I am extremely honored to receive this award. I am glad that my work in the environmental aspects of natural resources is acknowledged this way

Manuel Ramos
Mr. Manuel Ramos, BSc

COO
ASARCO LLC
United States

2011
Fray International Sustainability Award
Sustainable Mining & Processing

I am very honored to receive this award for our work on sustainable mining. Thank you very much.

Nobuhiko Takamatsu
Mr. Nobuhiko Takamatsu

Director General Manager, Iron Making
Nippon Steel
Japan

2011
Fray International Sustainability Award
Iron and Steel Making

Nippon Steel is extremely honored to receive this award. We thank the Award Council for this recognition.

Maurits Van Camp
Mr. Maurits Van Camp, BSc, MSc

Director
Umicore
Belgium

2011
Fray International Sustainability Award
Recycling

We are very honored to get Fray International Sustainability Award. It is an incentive to continue in the current successful path.

Herbert Wirth
Dr. Herbert Wirth

President and CEO
KGHM
Poland

2011
Fray International Sustainability Award
Non-Ferrous Mining and Processing

Thank you very much for this award. This reflects our successes in Sustainability and it is an incentive to continue on the same path. I accept it on behalf of all our KGHM employees

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