ASM International, Cleveland, Ohio, is pleased to announce that Prof. John Ågren is the 2021 J. Willard Gibbs Phase Equilibria Award recipient. Professor Ågren is a Fellow of ASM International and Professor Emeritus at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden.
His citation reads:
“For pioneering work in the field of computational thermodynamics and kinetics, and their application to materials design and process improvement.”
The Gibbs Award was established in 2007 to recognize outstanding contributions to the field of phase equilibria. The award honors J. Willard Gibbs, one of America’s greatest theoretical scientists. In addition to many other contributions, Dr. Gibbs laid the thermodynamics foundations of phase equilibria studies with his brilliant essay, “On the Equilibrium of Heterogeneous Substances.” The essay was first published in 1876 and in 1878 in the Transactions of the Connecticut Academy.
Originally proposed by the ASM Alloy Phase Diagram Committee, the award supports ASM’s strong brand identity and reputation in the field of phase diagrams.
The J. Willard Gibbs Phase Equilibria Award is endowed by QuesTek Innovations LLC.
