The winner of the 2013 HTS/Bodycote Best Paper in Heat Treating Award is a paper entitled “Localized Surface Modification on 1018 Low Carbon Steel by Electrolytic Plasma Process and its Impact on Corrosion behavior,” by (primary author) Dr. Jiandong Liang, who recently received his Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge. The award will be presented at the HTS General Membership Meeting on Tuesday, September 17, 2013, at the ASM Heat Treating Society Conference and Exposition in Indianapolis.
The ASM Heat Treating Society established the Best Paper in Heat Treating Award in 1997 to recognize a paper that represents advancement in heat-treating technology, promotes heat-treating in some substantial way, or represents a clear advancement in managing the business of heat-treating. The award includes a plaque and a $2500 cash prize endowed by Bodycote Thermal Process-North America.
Both awards will be presented at the HTS General Membership Meeting on Tuesday, September 17, 2013, at the ASM Heat Treating Society Conference and Exposition in Indianapolis.
