Awards

AIME funds the conference of 25 honors listed below. Many of these carry the namesake of icons within the AIME disciplines of mining, metallurgical, and petroleum engineering, iron and steel, and materials science. Additionally, the members of the AIME family are eligible for the 18 joint engineering Society honors at the bottom of the below.

AIME's Member Societies also have separate awards programs. Click on their organizational acronym to learn more: AIST, SME, SPE, TMS.

Important Notes
  • See eligibility for all honors below and guidelines and history on individual pages. Most of these honors are administered by staff at one or more of AIME's Member Societies. Deadlines and procedures can vary, so you may be directed to their websites for additional details.
  • There are no limitations regarding nationality or membership in the AIME Societies, but preference is given to members. If a committee member is nominated, they will follow any recusal (or other) procedures that their Member Society employs. The recipient must have been living when they were selected.
  • AIME current Trustees are ineligible to receive AIME awards, except the Presidential Citation or if nominated and selected for another award prior to starting their AIME Board service.

AIME-Administered

AIME Honorary Membership

AIME Honorary Membership

Eligibility: AIST | SME | SPE | TMS
AIME Presidential Citation

AIME Presidential Citation

Eligibility: AIST | SME | SPE | TMS

Member Society-Administered

AIME Rossiter W. Raymond Memorial Award

AIME Rossiter W. Raymond Memorial Award

Eligibility: AIST | SME | SPE | TMS
AIME Charles F. Rand Memorial Gold Medal*

AIME Charles F. Rand Memorial Gold Medal*

Eligibility: AIST | SME | SPE | TMS
AIME Robert Earll McConnell Award*

AIME Robert Earll McConnell Award*

Eligibility: AIST | SME | SPE | TMS
AIME Mineral Economics Award

AIME Mineral Economics Award

Eligibility: AIST | SME | SPE | TMS
AIME Mineral Industry Education Award

AIME Mineral Industry Education Award

Eligibility: AIST | SME | SPE | TMS
AIME James Douglas Gold Medal*

AIME James Douglas Gold Medal*

Eligibility: SME | TMS
AIME Frank F. Aplan Award

AIME Frank F. Aplan Award

Eligibility: SME | TMS
Percy Nicholls Award

Percy Nicholls Award

Eligibility: SME | ASME
AIME Erskine Ramsay Medal*

AIME Erskine Ramsay Medal*

Eligibility: SME

Joint Engineering Society-Administered

Hoover Medal

Hoover Medal

Eligibility: AIST | SME | SPE | TMS
Alfred E. Noble Prize

Alfred E. Noble Prize

Eligibility: AIST | SME | SPE | TMS
Washington Award

Washington Award

Eligibility: AIST | SME | SPE | TMS
National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Awards

National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Awards

Eligibility: AIST | SME | SPE | TMS
National Science Foundation (NSF) Honorary Awards

National Science Foundation (NSF) Honorary Awards

Eligibility: AIST | SME | SPE | TMS
National Inventors Hall of Fame

National Inventors Hall of Fame

Eligibility: AIST | SME | SPE | TMS
National Medal of Technology and Innovation

National Medal of Technology and Innovation

Eligibility: AIST | SME | SPE | TMS
Sloan Industry Fellowships

Sloan Industry Fellowships

Eligibility: AIST | SME | SPE | TMS

 

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