Clarke receives medal for excellence in materials science

The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society named Los Alamos National Laboratory engineer Kester Clarke a member of its Brimacombe Medalist class of 2025. The mid-career award recognizes sustained excellence and achievement in business, technology, education, public policy or science related to materials science and engineering and with a record of continuing service to the profession.

What he did: Clarke was recognized for “sustained contributions to the science and application of metals processing, outstanding service to our technical community and excellence in mentoring.”

Of note: 

• Clarke leads the Fabrication Manufacturing Science group in Los Alamos’ Sigma division.
• His experience also includes serving as the Forging Industry Research and Educational Foundation Professor at the Colorado School of Mines and an engineer in industry.
• Clarke received his doctorate in metallurgical and materials engineering from the Colorado School of Mines.