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FLOGEN Award Recipients Achieve Further Recognition

This is a chronological list of about 70 awards given to our honorees after receiving the FLOGEN Awards. The list will be updated continuously.

2021

Dr. Malcolm S. McNeil, Attorney at Law, Arent Fox LLP, USA, recipient of FLOGEN 2019 Lee International Law Award at FLOGEN´s 2019 Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit (SIPS 2019) in Paphos, Cyprus October 2019, is promoted to the position of President-Elect of the Beverly Hills Bar Association, USA: https://www.flogen.org/?p=33&an=2021&m=10
Prof. Christian Amatore, CNRS France, recipient of FLOGEN 2018 Fray International Sustainability Award and honored with a symposium bearing his name (Amatore International Symposium on International Symposium on Electrochemistry for Sustainable Development) at FLOGEN´s 2018 Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit (SIPS 2018) in Rio de Janeiro Brazil was elected as a Member of the Scientific Council of the UNESCO International Basic Science Program (UNESCO IBSP) as of October 2021: https://www.flogen.org/?p=33&an=2021&m=10
Hon. Stephane Dion, recipient of FLOGEN 2011 Fray International Sustainability Award in the category of politics at FLOGEN 2011 SIPS (Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit) in Cancun, Mexico, November 2011, was appointed Canada´s Special Envoy to Armenia in addition to his existing role as Ambassador to Germany and Special Envoy to the European Union and Europe: https://www.flogen.org/?p=33&an=2017&m=1
Ir Maurits Van Camp, Director, Umicore, Belgium, recipient along with his company Umicore of FLOGEN 2011 Fray International Sustainability Award at FLOGEN´s 2011 Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit (SIPS 2011) in Cancun, Mexico received The James Douglas Gold Medal from American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers, USA: https://www.flogen.org/?p=33&an=2021
Dr. Katerina E. Aifantis, Associate Professor and Faculty Fellow, University of Florida, recipient of the FLOGEN 2019 Stoddart International Science Award at FLOGEN´s 2019 Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit (SIPS 2019) in Paphos, Cyprus October 2019, was featured in the ACS Energy Letters’ Women Scientists at the Forefront of Energy Research: https://flogen.org/?p=33&an=2021&m=2

2020

Prof. Christian Amatore, CNRS FRANCE Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris, France, recipient of FLOGEN 2018 Fray International Sustainability Award and honored with a symposium bearing his name (Amatore International Symposium on International Symposium on Electrochemistry for Sustainable Development) at FLOGEN´s 2018 Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit (SIPS 2018) in Rio de Janeiro Brazil:
was elected Honorary Member of Academie Lorraine des Sciences (Academy Lorraine des Sciences): https://www.flogen.org/?p=33&an=2020&m=11
Dr. Malcolm S. McNeil , Attorney at Law, Arent Fox LLP, USA, recipient of FLOGEN 2019 Lee International Law Award at FLOGEN´s 2019 Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit (SIPS 2019) in Paphos, Cyprus October 2019, is promoted to the position of vice president of the Beverly Hills Bar Association, USA: https://www.flogen.org/?p=33&an=2020&m=9
Prof. Sir. Fraser Stoddart, Northwestern University, USA, recipient of FLOGEN 2018 Fray International Sustainability Award at FLOGEN 2018 Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit (SIPS 2018) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 2018:
- receives the Doctor of Science, honoris causa (2019) by Hong Kong Baptist University: https://www.flogen.org/?p=33&an=2020&m=9
- was named 2018/2019 Chemistry Europe Fellow by Chemistry Europe: https://www.flogen.org/?p=33&an=2020&m=5
Prof. Tateo Usui, Professor, Osaka University, Japan, recipient of FLOGEN 2019 Fray International Sustainability Award in the category of academia, and honored with a symposium bearing his name, (Usui International Symposium on Advanced Sustainable Iron and Steel Making), at FLOGEN 2019 SIPS (Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit) in Paphos, Cyprus, November 2019:
Prof. Jun-Ichiro Yagi, Professor Tohoku University, Japan, recipient of FLOGEN 2016 Fray International Sustainability Award in the category of academia, and honored with a symposium bearing his name (Yagi International Symposium on Sustainable Metal and Alloys Processing) at FLOGEN 2016 SIPS ( Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit) in Hainan, China, November 2016, won the 2020 "Iron and Steel Merit Award" by The Iron and Steel Institute of Japan (ISIJ) in March 2020: https://www.flogen.org/?p=33&an=2020&m=3
Prof. R Russell Rhinehart II, Professor Oklahoma State University, USA recipient of FLOGEN 2013 Fray International Sustainability Award at FLOGEN 2013 SIPS (Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit/Control Symposium) in San Diego, California, USA, August 2013 was keynote speaker at the Jubilee 75th Instrumentation and Automation Symposium for the Process Industries, Texas, USA: https://www.flogen.org/?p=33&an=2020&m=1

2019

Robert Yuksel Yildirim, BSc, MSc, CEO and President of YILDIRIM Group, recipient of FLOGEN 2017 Shechtman International Leadership Award at 2017 Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit (SIPS 2017) in Cancun Mexico, October 2017, won the honorary title of 2019 Oregon State University Hall of Fame on February 22, 2019: https://www.flogen.org/?p=33&an=2019&m=2
Prof. Sir. Fraser Stoddart, Northwestern University, USA, recipient of FLOGEN 2018 Fray International Sustainability Award at FLOGEN 2018 Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit (SIPS 2018) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 2018:
Prof. Ei-ichi Negishi, , Purdue University in Indiana, USA, recipient of FLOGEN 2015 Fray International Sustainability Award at FLOGEN 2015 Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit (SIPS 2015) in Antalya, Turkey, October 2015 was honored by naming a New Atrium after his name at Purdue University, IN, USA: https://www.flogen.org/?p=33&an=2019&m=10
Prof. Randy W. Schekman, University of California, Berkeley, USA, recipient of FLOGEN 2014 Shechtman International Leadership Award at FLOGEN 2014 Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit (SIPS 2014) in Cancun, Mexico, June-July 2014:
Prof. Christian Amatore, CNRS FRANCE Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris, France, recipient of FLOGEN 2018 Fray International Sustainability Award and honored with a symposium bearing his name (Amatore International Symposium on International Symposium on Electrochemistry for Sustainable Development) at FLOGEN´s 2018 Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit (SIPS 2018) in Rio de Janeiro Brazil:
Prof. R Russell Rhinehart II, Professor Oklahoma State University, USA recipient of FLOGEN 2013 Fray International Sustainability Award at FLOGEN 2013 SIPS (Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit/Control Symposium) in San Diego, California, USA, August 2013 became 2019 Fellow of American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE): https://www.flogen.org/?p=33&an=2019&m=9
Prof. Jean-Marie Dubois, CNRS, France and Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovenia, recipient of FLOGEN 2016 Fray International Sustainability Award and honored with a symposium bearing his name (Dubois International Symposium on Sustainable Complex Metallic Systems) at FLOGEN 2016 Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit (SIPS 2016) in Hainan, China, November 2016:
Prof. Dr. Harold L. (Lee) Dodds, Jr., University of Tennessee-Knoxville, USA, recipient of FLOGEN 2017 Fray International Sustainability Award and honored with a symposium bearing his name (Dodds International Symposium on Sustainable Energy Production) at FLOGEN 2017 Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit (SIPS 2017) in Cancun, Mexico, October 2017, was awarded the 2019 Robert L. Long Training Excellence Award, by American Nuclear Society, USA, in June 2019: https://www.flogen.org/?p=33&an=2019&m=6
Prof. Athanasios Mamalis, PC-NAE, NCSR Demokritos, Greece, recipient of FLOGEN 2018 Fray International Sustainability Award and honored with a symposium bearing his name (Mamalis International Symposium on Advanced Manufacturing of Advanced Materials and Structures with Sustainable Industrial Applications) at FLOGEN 2018 Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit (SIPS 2018) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 2018, was awarded Honorary Doctor (Dr.h.c.) / Honorary Professor (Prof.h.c.): Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University, Batumi, Georgia in September 2019: https://www.flogen.org/?p=33&an=2019&m=9
Dr. Masato Sagawa, President of NDFEB Co., Ltd., Japan recipient of FLOGEN 2019 YILDIRIM International Entrepreneurship Award, 2019 Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit (SIPS 2019) in Paphos, Cyprus, October 2019, was appointed as a Distinguished Invited University Professor at Tohoku University, Japan on November 11, 2019: https://www.flogen.org/?p=33&an=2020&m=1
Dr. Katerina E. Aifantis, Associate Professor and Faculty Fellow, University of Florida, recipient of FLOGEN 2019 Stoddart International Science Award at FLOGEN 2019 Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit (SIPS 2019) in Paphos, Cyprus, October 2019, received the 2019 George Th. Fotini Award from the Academy of Athens in December 2019: https://www.flogen.org/?p=33&an=2020&m=1
Hon. Tarja Halonen, recipient of FLOGEN 2014 Fray International Sustainability Award in the category of politics at FLOGEN 2014 SIPS (Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit) in Cancun, Mexico, July 2014, became Knight of the Order of the Elephant from Denmark on May, 2019: https://flogen.org/?p=33&an=2019&m=5
Prof. Spomenka Kobe, Josef Stefan Institute Slovenia, recipient of FLOGEN 2019 Fray International Sustainability Award at FLOGEN´s 2019 Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit (SIPS 2019) in Paphos, Cyprus October 2019, is now a full member of the Slovenian Academy of Engineering: https://www.ijs.si/ijsw/EnakostSpolov-EN

2018

Prof. Dan Shechtman, Technion Institute of Technology and Iowa State University, recipient of FLOGEN 2014 Fray International Sustainability Award and with the entire Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit (SIPS 2014) bearing his name (Cancun, Mexico, June-July 2014), was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, in November 2018: https://www.flogen.org/?p=33&an=2018&m=12
Prof. Jean-Marie Dubois, CNRS, France and Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovenia, recipient of FLOGEN 2016 Fray International Sustainability Award and honored with a symposium bearing his name: "Dubois International Symposium on Sustainable Complex Metallic Systems" at FLOGEN 2016 Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit (SIPS 2016) in Hainan, China, November 2016, was elected Fellow of European Academy of Sciences in October 2018: https://www.flogen.org/?p=33&an=2018&m=10
Prof. Christian Amatore, CNRS FRANCE Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris, France, recipient of FLOGEN 2018 Fray International Sustainability Award and honored with a symposium bearing his name (Amatore International Symposium on International Symposium on Electrochemistry for Sustainable Development) at FLOGEN´s 2018 Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit (SIPS 2018) in Rio de Janeiro Brazil:
Prof. Sir Andre K Geim, University of Manchester, UK, recipient of FLOGEN 2018 Fray International Sustainability Award at FLOGEN´s 2018 Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit (SIPS 2018) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 2018, received the Creativity Prize (PSIPW) from Saudi Arabia: https://www.flogen.org/?p=33&an=2018&m=12
Prof. Jose D´Abreu, PUC-RIO, Brazil, recipient of FLOGEN 2016 Fray International Sustainability Award and honored with a symposium bearing his name (D´Abreu International Symposium on Sustainable Iron and Steel Making) at FLOGEN 2016 Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit (SIPS 2016) in Hainan, China, November 2016, was awarded the 2018 Reduction Prize by Brazilian Metallurgy, Materials and Mining Association (ABM) in October 2018: https://www.flogen.org/?p=33&an=2018&m=9
Prof. Michael Zehetbauer, University of Vienna, Austria, recipient of FLOGEN 2018 Fray International Sustainability Award and with a symposium bearing his name (Zehetbauer International Symposium on International Symposium on Science of Intelligent and Sustainable Advanced Materials (SISAM)) at FLOGEN´s 2018 Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit (SIPS 2018) in Rio de Janeiro Brazil, was awarded the 2018 UNESCO Medal for Contributions to the Development of Nanoscience and Nanotechnologies: https://www.flogen.org/?p=33&an=2018&m=12
Prof. Cyro Takano, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, recipient of FLOGEN 2015 Fray International Sustainability Award and honored with a symposium bearing his name (Takano International Symposium on Sustainable Metals & Alloys Processing) at FLOGEN 2015 Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit (SIPS 2015) in Antalya, Turkey, October 2015, won the title "Engineer of the Year for 2018" given by Association of Polytechnical Engineers, Brazil: https://www.flogen.org/?p=33&an=2018
Dr. Ruggero Santilli, CEO of Thunder Energies USA, recipient of FLOGEN 2016 Fray International Sustainability Award in the category of corporations and honored witha symposium bearing his name (Santilli International Symposium on Sustainable Mathematics Applications) at FLOGEN 2016 SIPS ( Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit) in Hainan, China, November 2016,was awarded the title "Order of the Star of Italy" by the President of Italy Sergio Mattarella on March 31, 2018: https://www.flogen.org/?p=33&an=2018&m=5
Hon. Tarja Halonen, recipient of FLOGEN 2014 Fray International Sustainability Award in the category of politics at FLOGEN 2014 SIPS (Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit) in Cancun, Mexico, July 2014, became Member of the Decoration for Exceptional Merits from Slovenia on May, 2018: https://flogen.org/?p=33&an=2018&m=5

2017

Prof. Wei Yang, President of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, recipient of FLOGEN 2016 Fray International Sustainability Award in the category of politics and honored with a symposium bearing his name (Yang International Symposium on Multiscale Material Mechanics and Multiphysics and Sustainable Applications) at FLOGEN 2016 SIPS (Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit) in Hainan, China, November 2016, was awarded the title "Honorary Doctor of the Faculty of Engineering of AUTh - by Aristotle University of Thessaloniki on 13 June 2017: https://www.flogen.org/?p=33&an=2017&m=6
Prof. Randy W. Schekman, University of California, Berkeley, USA, recipient of FLOGEN 2014 Shechtman International Leadership Award at FLOGEN 2014 Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit (SIPS 2014) in Cancun, Mexico, June-July 2014, received the 2017 Honorary Doctorate from Jacobs University, Bremen, Germany: https://www.flogen.org/?p=33&an=2017&m=6
John Starkey, BSc, CEO at Starkey Associates, recipient of FLOGEN 2016 Fray International Sustainability Award in the category of corporations, and honored with a symposium bearing his name (Starkey International Symposium on Sustainable Mineral Processing) at FLOGEN 2016 SIPS ( Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit) in Hainan, China, November 2016, was awarded with the 2017 Fellowship Award and 2017 Distinguished Speaker Award by the Canadian Institute of Mining in May 2017 : https://www.flogen.org/?p=33&an=2017&m=5
Hon. Stephane Dion, recipient of FLOGEN 2011 Fray International Sustainability Award in the category of politics at FLOGEN 2011 SIPS (Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit) in Cancun, Mexico, November 2011, on January 10, 2017, became the Canadian Ambassador to Germany and special envoy to the European Union: https://www.flogen.org/?p=33&an=2017&m=1
Hon. Pierre Arcand, recipient of FLOGEN 2014 Fray International Sustainability Award in the category of politics at FLOGEN 2014 SIPS (Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit) in Cancun, Mexico, July 2014, became Chair of the treasury board for the Quebec Liberal Party on October 11, 2017: https://www.flogen.org/index.php?p=33&an=2017&m=10
Hon. Tarja Halonen, recipient of FLOGEN 2014 Fray International Sustainability Award in the category of politics at FLOGEN 2014 SIPS (Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit) in Cancun, Mexico, July 2014:
became Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Special Class on January, 2017: https://flogen.org/?p=33&an=2017&m=1
became Grand Cross of the Order of the Pioneers of Liberia on January, 2017: https://flogen.org/?p=33&an=2017&m=1

2016

Prof. Dan Shechtman, Technion Institute of Technology and Iowa State University, recipient of FLOGEN 2014 Fray International Sustainability Award and with the entire Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit (SIPS 2014) bearing his name (Cancun, Mexico, June-July 2014):
Prof. Jean-Marie Dubois, CNRS, France and Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovenia, recipient of FLOGEN 2016 Fray International Sustainability Award and honored with asymposium bearing his name(Dubois International Symposium on Sustainable Complex Metallic Systems) at FLOGEN 2016 Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit (SIPS 2016) in Hainan, China, November 2016, won the 2016 Prize in Science by the International Union for Vacuum Science, Technique and Applications (IUVSTA) in December 2016: https://www.flogen.org/?p=33&an=2016
Prof. Randy W. Schekman, University of California, Berkeley, USA, recipient of FLOGEN 2014 Shechtman International Leadership Award at FLOGEN 2014 Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit (SIPS 2014) in Cancun, Mexico, June-July 2014:
Prof. R Russell Rhinehart II, Professor Oklahoma State University, USA recipient of FLOGEN 2013 Fray International Sustainability Award at FLOGEN 2013 SIPS (Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit/Control Symposium) in San Diego, California, USA, August 2013 was voted 2016 Professor of the Year by the Oklahoma State University, USA: https://www.flogen.org/?p=33&an=2016&m=7
Hon. Pierre Arcand, recipient of FLOGEN 2014 Fray International Sustainability Award in the category of politics at FLOGEN 2014 SIPS (Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit) in Cancun, Mexico, July 2014, became Chair of the Ministerial Committee for the Economy, Job Creation and Sustainable Development on January 28, 2016: https://www.flogen.org/index.php?p=33&an=2016&m=1

2015

Oscar Gonzalez Rocha, CEO of Southern Copper Corporation, recipient of FLOGEN 2014 Fray International Sustainability Award in the category of corporations at FLOGEN 2014 SIPS in Cancun, Mexico, July 2014, was honored as Copper Man of the Year and received Ankh Award by The Copper Club in New York City on June 10, 2015: https://www.flogen.org/?p=33&an=2015&m=11
Prof. Dan Shechtman, Technion Institute of Technology and Iowa State University, recipient of FLOGEN 2014 Fray International Sustainability Award and with the entire Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit (SIPS 2014) bearing his name (Cancun, Mexico, June-July 2014), was honored with a Honorary Degree from Drexel University (2015): https://www.flogen.org/?p=33&an=2015&m=4
Hon. Stephane Dion, recipient of FLOGEN 2011 Fray International Sustainability Award in the category of politics at FLOGEN 2011 SIPS (Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit) in Cancun, Mexico, November 2011, became Foreign Minister of Canada on November 4th, 2015: https://www.flogen.org/?p=33&an=2015&m=11
Hon. Dr Janez Potocnik, European Commissioner for the Environment (2010-2014), Slovenia, recipient of FLOGEN 2011 Fray International Sustainability Award at FLOGEN´s 2011 Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit (SIPS 2011) in Cancun, Mexico:
Hon. Pierre Arcand, recipient of FLOGEN 2014 Fray International Sustainability Award in the category of politics at FLOGEN 2014 SIPS (Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit) in Cancun, Mexico, July 2014, became Minister responsible for the Côte-Nord region on February 27, 2015: https://www.flogen.org/index.php?p=33&an=2015&m=2

2014

Prof. Randy W. Schekman , University of California, Berkeley, USA, recipient of FLOGEN 2014 Shechtman International Leadership Award at FLOGEN 2014 Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit (SIPS 2014) in Cancun, Mexico, June-July 2014:
Prof. Hong Yong Sohn , University of Utah, USA, honoree of a symposium in his honor and bearing his name (Sohn International Symposium on Advanced Processing of Metals and Materials) organized by Dr Florian Kongoli as the biggest stand-alone symposium in its class until 2006 with more than 500 presentations and 9 published volumes, (San Diego California, August 2006):
Hon. Dr Janez Potocnik, European Commissioner for the Environment (2010-2014), Slovenia, recipient of FLOGEN 2011 Fray International Sustainability Award at FLOGEN´s 2011 Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit (SIPS 2011) in Cancun, Mexico:
Hon. Reinhard Butikofer, recipient of FLOGEN 2011 Fray International Sustainability Award in the category of politics at FLOGEN 2011 SIPS (Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit) in Cancun, Mexico, December 2011, was elected Chair of the European Parliament’s Delegation for Relations with the People’s Republic of China in July 2014: https://www.flogen.org/index.php?p=33&an=2014&m=7
Hon. Tarja Halonen, recipient of FLOGEN 2014 Fray International Sustainability Award in the category of politics at FLOGEN 2014 SIPS (Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit) in Cancun, Mexico, July 2014, became Grand Collar of the Order of the Golden Eagle from Kazakhstan on December, 2014: https://flogen.org/?p=33&an=2014&m=12

2013

Umicore Materials Company, recipient of FLOGEN 2011 Fray International Sustainability Award in the category of corporations at FLOGEN 2011 SIPS in Cancun, Mexico, November 2011, was proclaimed the Most Sustainable Company in the world in the 2013 Davos Economic Forum In January 2013: https://www.flogen.org/?p=33&an=2015&m=11
Hon. Dr Janez Potocnik, European Commissioner for the Environment (2010-2014), Slovenia, recipient of FLOGEN 2011 Fray International Sustainability Award at FLOGEN´s 2011 Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit (SIPS 2011) in Cancun, Mexico was honored with the Champions of the Earth Award by the United Nations Environment Programme: https://www.flogen.org/index.php?p=33&an=2013&m=9

2012

Prof. Hong Yong Sohn , University of Utah, USA, honoree of a symposium in his honor and bearing his name (Sohn International Symposium on Advanced Processing of Metals and Materials) organized by Dr Florian Kongoli as the biggest stand-alone symposium in its class until 2006 with more than 500 presentations and 9 published volumes, (San Diego California, August 2006):
Hon. Reinhard Butikofer, recipient of FLOGEN 2011 Fray International Sustainability Award in the category of politics at FLOGEN 2011 SIPS (Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit) in Cancun, Mexico, December 2011, was elected Co-Chair of European Green Party in May 2012 : https://www.flogen.org/index.php?p=33&an=2012&m=5

2011

Debnarayan Bhattacharya - Vice Chairman and Non-Executive Director, Hindalco Industries, India, recipient of FLOGEN 2011 Fray International Sustainability Award as Vice Chairman of Hindalco Industries at FLOGEN 2011 Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit (SIPS 2011) in Cancun, Mexico, December 2011, receives the "IIM-JRD Tata Award 2011" for Excellence in Corporate Leadership : https://www.flogen.org/?p=33&an=2012&m=1

2009

Prof. Hong Yong Sohn, University of Utah, USA, honoree of a symposium in his honor and bearing his name (Sohn International Symposium on Advanced Processing of Metals and Materials) organized by Dr Florian Kongoli as the biggest stand-alone symposium in its class until 2006 with more than 500 presentations and 9 published volumes, (San Diego California, August 2006), was awarded the 2009 TMS Fellow Award : https://www.flogen.org/?p=33&an=2009

2008

Prof. Hong Yong Sohn, University of Utah, USA, honoree of a symposium in his honor and bearing his name (Sohn International Symposium on Advanced Processing of Metals and Materials) organized by Dr Florian Kongoli as the biggest stand-alone symposium in its class until 2006 with more than 500 presentations and 9 published volumes, (San Diego California, August 2006), presented a lecture to the U.S. Congress on April 21, 2008: https://www.flogen.org/?p=33&an=2008&m=4