Institute Medal

The American Iron and Steel Institute Medal has been awarded each year since 1929 to the author(s) of a technical paper having special merit and importance in connection with the activities and interests of the iron and steel industry. The Medal is awarded by the AISI Board of Directors on the recommendation of the Committee on Manufacturing Technology.

2026 Institute Medal Winner

ArcelorMittal Global R&D Laboratories

“Understanding Cutting-Induced Reduction in Sheet Metal Formability: An In-Situ Investigation of Microstructural Effects”
— Narayan S. Pottore and Hong Zhu of ArcelorMittal Global R&D; and Kyung-Shik Kim, Can Okuyucu and Cemal Cem Tasan of Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Finalists:

“The Burden Column Structure and Gas Distribution in a DRI Shaft Furnace”
— Dianbing Huang, Marcelo Andrade and David White from ArcelorMittal Global R&D, and Philipp Aufreiter, James Beaver, Ruy Cavicchia, Elaine Chen, Jason Reid and Michael Spitz from ArcelorMittal Texas HBI

“Microstructure Optimization for Improving Low-Temperature Toughness of Microalloyed X70 Linepipe Steel Plates Via Thermomechanical Controlled Processing”
–Jing Su and Dengqui Bai of SSAB Iowa R&D and Chase Rawlinson and Jason Thomas of SSAB Alabama Technical Services, for their collaborative paper titled