1st Place: Pello Uranga, Unai Mayo, CEIT-BRTA; Matthew J. Merwin, U. S. Steel Corporation Research and Technology Center (AIST)
Hunt-Kelly Outstanding Paper Award in
2026
2026
“Microstructure Response to Intermediate Reheating in Hot Strip Processing”
2nd Place: Rishabh Shah, Two Circles, and Suhas Mehta, Falkonry Inc. “Prioritized Anomaly Management in Steel Production Using Self-Supervised AI”
3rd Place: Amrita Bag, Interpro Pipe and Steel; Bikram Konar, Boston Metal; Keyan Miao, ArcelorMittal Dofasco G.P.; Michael J. Gaudet, Interpro Pipe and Steel “Development of an Improved Inclusion Assessment Approach for Steel