Oral Histories
AIME thanks its Member Society, SME, for funding the digitization of fifteen of the oral histories below. These interviews conducted by University of California-Berkeley's Bancroft Library Regional Oral History Office in the 1970-90s help to preserve significant milestones shared by key leaders within our disciplines. AIME funded capture of the most recent fifteen. We truly value these important partnerships to preserve and promote AIME's legacy.
To help achieve the element of its mission "honoring the legacy and traditions of AIME", the History and Heritage Committee (HHC) is seeking candidates for oral history capture to preserve and promote achievements in our fields and share prominent member stories with future generations. Use this form to submit a candidate.
To access more recent captures of members from the AIME family on U.C. Berkeley's site, visit Global Mining and Materials Research Project. AIME's entire oral history collection can also be found on the Engineering and Technology History Wiki (www.ETHW.org) at AIME and Its Member Societies: AIST, SME, SPE, and TMS.
Diran Apelian - TMS
AIME Robert Earll McConnell Award
Frank F. Aplan - SME
Interview Video
AIME Mineral Industry Education Award
Aplan Interview Audio Files
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6
Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11
Christopher W. Bale - TMS
TMS EPD Distinguished Lecture Award - 2005
Other Awards
Roshan Boman Bhappu - SME
James Boyd - SME
Interview Video
AIME Charles F. Rand Memorial Gold Medal
Boyd Interview Audio Files
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8
Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14
Richard L. Bullock - SME
SME Daniel C. Jackling Award - 2011
Harry M. Conger, III - SME
Interview Video
AIME Charles F. Rand Memorial Gold Medal
Conger Interview Audio Files
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9
Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17
Stanley Dempsey - SME
AIME William Lawrence Saunders Gold Medal
National Mining Hall of Fame Inductee Video
Thomas V. Falkie - SME
AIME President | AIME Presidential Citation
AIME Charles F. Rand Memorial Gold Medal
Barbara A. Filas - SME
AIME Honorary Member | President's Citation - 2019 and 2000
St. Barbara's Day Award - 2013 | SME Fellow Award - 2001
Environmental Distinguished Service - 2001
Ivan B. Rahn Education Award - 2001
Other Awards
Mining Foundation of the Southwest Medal of Merit - 2008
Robert C. "Bob" Freas - SME
AIME Hal Williams Hardinge Award
Douglas W. Fuerstenau - SME
Interview Video
AIME Rossiter W. Raymond Award
AIME Mineral Industry Education Award
AIME Frank F. Aplan Award | AIME Robert H. Richards Award
Other Awards
Robert Lansing Hardy Gold Medal | Antoine M. Gaudin Award | Arthur F. Taggart Award
Special Global Mineral Processing Award
Fuerstenau Interview Audio Files
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10
Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19
Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24 | Part 25 | Part 26 | Part 27 | Part 28
Part 29 | Part 30 | Part 31 | Part 32 | Part 33 | Part 34 | Part 35 | Part 36 | Part 37
Betty Gibbs - SME
Leonard "Len" Harris - SME
AIME William Lawrence Saunders Gold Medal
John F. Havard - SME
Interview Video
AIME Hal Williams Hardinge Award
Havard Interview Audio Files
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5
Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10
Peter C. Hayes - TMS
EPD Science Award - 2019, 2013, 2010, 2004
EPD Pyrometallurgy Best Paper Award - 2019
EPD Distinguished Service Award - 2018
Siegfried S. Hecker - TMS
AIME Honorary Membership - 2016
AIME James Douglas Gold Medal - 1990
National Engineering Award - 2018
Dale E. Heinz - AIST
AIST Distinguished Member and Fellow Award - 2020
AIME Honorary Membership - 2016
AIME J.E. Johnson, Jr. Award - 1992
Stephen A. Holditch - SPE
AIME Honorary Membership - 2006
AIME Anthony F. Lucas Gold Medal - 2005
G. Frank Joklik - SME
Interview Video
AIME William Lawrence Saunders Gold Medal
Gunther Franz "Frank" Joklik - SME - Interview Audio Files
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10
Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19
Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24 | Part 25 | Part 26 | Part 27 | Part 28
James R. Jorden - SPE
AIME Honorary Membership - 1995
AIME DeGolyer Distinguished Service Medal - 1991
AIME Trustee - 2004-2008 | UEF Representative - 2005-2009
Janeen Judah - SPE
SWE Suzanne Jenniches Upward Mobility Award - 2014
SPE Offshore Europe 2017 Interview
Alex King - TMS
William H. Langer - SME
AIME Hal Williams Hardinge Award
Robert G.H. Lee - AIST
Oral History Transcript and Interview Audio
AIME Benjamin F. Fairless Award
Other Awards
AIST 51 Year Member | CIM 50 Year Member | Diamond Jubilee Medal Honorary Doctorate McGill | Society for Cryobiology
Articles
Basic Oxygen Steelmaking History | Extraordinary Canadian Achievement | Dr.Lee & Guy Savard
Gazal Process Explanation | I Prefer Not to Talk About It
J. David Lowell - SME
Interview Video
AIME Robert Earll McConnell Award
Lowell Interview Audio Files
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8
Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15
George Luxbacher - SME
Theodore F. Lyon - AIST
TMS Presidential Citation - 2009
Plato Malozemoff - SME
Interview Video
AIME Charles F. Rand Memorial Gold Medal
Malozemoff Interview Audio Files
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9
Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17
Thaddeus "Ted" Massalski - TMS
David K. Matlock - AIST
AIST Distinguished Member and Fellow Award - 2016
Donald H. McLaughlin - SME
Interview Video
AIME Charles F. Rand Memorial Gold Medal
McLaughlin Interview Audio Files
Part 1a | Part 1b | Part 2a | Part 2b | Part 3a | Part 3b | Part 4a | Part 4b | Part 5a
Part 5b | Part 6a | Part 6b | Part 7a | Part 7b | Part 8a | Part 8b | Part 9a
Frank Woods McQuiston, Jr. - SME
Interview Video
McQuiston Interview Audio Files
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9
Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16
Jennifer L. Miskimins - SPE
Importance of Women Pursuing STEM Careers
Roland Moreau - SPE
UEF Representative - 2019-2023
John N. Murphy - SME
Shauna Noonan - SPE
SPE Talks 2019 - The Influential Yet Delicate Balance of Mentoring
SPE Talks 2019 - Strengthening Ways To Disseminate Knowledge
Cyril T. O'Connor - IMPC
National Academy of Engineering - 2017
Brigadier Stokes Memorial Award - 2010
Lifetime Achievement Award - 2005
Harold W. Paxton - TMS
Arthur D. Pelton - TMS
TMS EPD Distinguished Lecture Award - 2005
Other Awards
Member Canadian Academy of Engineering - 2006
Vincent Denis Perry - SME
Interview Video
AIME Robert Earll McConnell Award
Vincent Perry - SME - Interview Audio Files
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6
Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11
Joseph J. Poveromo - AIST
TMS Thomas L. Joseph Award - 1998
Alexander R. "Alex" Scott - TMS
Robert S. Shoemaker - SME
Interview Video
National Mining Hall of Fame Inductee Video
Shoemaker Interview Audio Files
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6
Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11
Raymond Smith - TMS
TMS/ASM Joint Distinguished Lectureship in Materials and Society Award - 1983
Simon David Strauss - SME
Interview Video
Strauss Interview Audio Files
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9
Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16
Patrick R. Taylor - TMS
TMS EPD Distinguished Service Award - 2010
SME Distinguished Member - 2008
SME Milton E. Wadsworth Award - 2002
Richard "Dick" Teets - AIST
Charles A. Totten - AIST
AIST Distinguished Member and Fellow Award - 2007
Alexander M. Wilson - SME
Interview Video
Charles F. Rand Memorial Gold Medal
Wilson Interview Audio Files
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9
Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17
Roy Woodall - SME
Interview Video
William Lawrence Saunders Gold Medal
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