Operated on an annual basis and sponsored by Högänas AB, the EPMA Powder Metallurgy Thesis Competition is designed to stimulate and encourage young researchers in PM. It is open to any students studying within the EU in two categories - PhD and Masters.
The aim of the competition is to develop interest in and promote powder metallurgy among young scientists at European academic establishments, and to encourage research at under-graduate and post-graduate levels.
It offers financial prizes to the winners who also have the opportunity to present their work to the EPMA conference and receive a plaque from the EPMA President.
The Thesis Competition winners for 2018 are:
Doctorate category - Dr Thomas Lapauw, KU Leuven, Belgium
Mn+1 AXn Phase-Structured Carbides for Nuclear Applications
EPMA PM Thesis Competition winner - Doctorate / PHD Category - Dr Thomas Lapauw with EPMA President Mr Philippe Gundermann and Euro PM2018 TPC Co-Chair Prof Herbert Danninger
© Andrew McLeish Euro PM2018
Masters category - Dipl-Ing Kevin Ouda, TU Wien, Austria
Determination Of Retained Austenite In Differently Alloyed Steels By Magnetic Measurements
EPMA PM Thesis Competition winner - Masters Category - Dipl-Ing Kevin Ouda with EPMA President Mr Philippe Gundermann and Euro PM2018 TPC Co-Chair Prof Herbert Danninger
© Andrew McLeish Euro PM2018
For more information about the EPMA PM Thesis Competition an entry for 2019, please visit the Thesis Competition website (www.epma.com/thesiscompetition).
