Awards

AIME funds the annual conference of 25 awards, including Honorary Membership. Many of these carry the namesake of icons within the AIME disciplines of mining, metallurgical, and petroleum engineering, the iron and steel industry, and materials science.

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

Additionally, the members of the AIME family are eligible for the 19 joint engineering Society honors at the bottom of the below.

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 for each, so you may be directed to their websites as well for additional details.
• Recipients may not receive more than one AIME Major Award. AIME Major Awards are noted by a ribbon icon below.