IIW 2014 Annual Report
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THOMAS MEDAL The Thomas Medal, sponsored by the American Welding Society (AWS), was presented by Mr Dean R. Wilson, President of the American Welding Society, to Dr. Beate Rickes (Germany).
HALIL KAYA GEDIK AWARD Sponsored by the Turkish Delegation, the Halil Kaya Gedik Award was presented by Dr. Mustafa Koçak, CEO of Gedik Holding, to Mr Lars Johansson (Sweden).
From left: Mr Dean R. Wilson and Dr. Beate Rickes
From left: Dr. Mustafa Koçak and Mr Lars Johansson
EVGENY PATON PRIZE The Evgeny Paton Prize, sponsored by the National Welding Committee of the Ukraine and the E.O. Paton Electric Welding Institute, was presented by Dr.-Eng. Cécile Mayer, CEO of IIW, on the behalf of Prof. Konstantin Yushchenko, head of the Ukrainian Delegation, to Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Bernhard Wielage (Germany). Unfortunately, Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Bernhard Wielage was unable to attend the ceremony to receive his award; IIW nevertheless extend to him its heartiest congratulations.
IIW REGIONAL ACTIVITIES AWARD Sponsored by the Australian Delegation and awarded for the first time in 2014, the IIW Regional Activities Award was presented by Mr John Burnett, head of the Australian Delegation, to Prof. Dorin Dehelean (Romania) .
From left: Mr John Burnett and Prof. Dorin Dehelean
From left: Dr.-Eng. Cécile Mayer and Prof. Dr. Mayr , on the behalf of Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Bernhard Wielage
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