Clarke receives medal for excellence in materials science

TMS award recognizes mid-career contributions to science, professional service

Kester Clarke, right, accepts an award at the TMS 2025 Annual Meeting and Exhibition in Las Vegas, Nevada. Credit to: The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society

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 recently led the Fabrication Manufacturing Science group in Los Alamos’ Sigma division. He now leads the Materials Science in Radiation and Dynamics Extremes group. 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. LA-UR-25-24868

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