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June 5, 2025

Clarke receives medal for excellence in materials science

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

0525 Clarke Feature
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.

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