Mechanical Science and Engineering professor Janelle Wharry has been named one of the 2025 recipients of the Brimacombe Medal from TMS (The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society).
The mid-career award recognizes individuals with sustained excellence and achievement in business, technology, education, public policy, or science related to materials science and engineering and with a record of continuing service to the profession.
Wharry, one of nine winners this year, was honored for her contributions to understanding structure-property evolution of nuclear and irradiated materials, and her visionary leadership in the nuclear materials research community.
“TMS has been instrumental in my professional development and has enabled me to achieve far beyond what I thought my capabilities were. Being amongst the eminent scientists who have been named Brimacombe Medalists is a tremendous honor. Thank you to the students and post-docs who have entrusted me with several years along their professional journeys – this recognition is a testament to their scholarship. I am grateful to my nominators, collaborators, and confidantes who have shown me what effective mentorship and advocacy look like. And most importantly, thank you to my husband for his endless support of my professional journey,” Wharry said.
Award recipients will be honored at the TMS Annual Meeting, held in Las Vegas, in March.