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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
Eligibility:
AIST | SME | SPE | TMS

AIME Presidential Citation
Eligibility:
AIST | SME | SPE | TMS
Member Society-Administered

AIME Rossiter W. Raymond Memorial Award
Eligibility:
AIST | SME | SPE | TMS

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

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

AIME Environmental Stewardship Distinguished Service Award
Eligibility:
AIST | SME | SPE | TMS

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

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

AIME Anthony F. Lucas Gold Medal*
Eligibility:
SPE

AIME DeGolyer Distinguished Service Medal
Eligibility:
SPE
Joint Engineering Society-Administered

Hoover Medal
Eligibility:
AIST | SME | SPE | TMS

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

Washington Award
Eligibility:
AIST | SME | SPE | TMS

American Association of Engineering Societies (AAES) Awards
Eligibility:
AIST | SME | SPE | TMS

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

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

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

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

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