The first award ceremony of the International Magnesium Science & Technology Award was successfully held

The first award ceremony of the International Magnesium Science & Technology Award was held on Nov. 19^th-22^nd, 2020. The Award was established by International Magnesium Society and Journal of Magnesium and Alloys. The winners of the Award were selected by the Award Committee with Prof. Fusheng Pan serving as the chairman and Prof. Karl Kainer serving as the co-chairman of the Award Committee. The Award Committee members are composed of 38 famous scientists in the field of magnesium and magnesium alloys from China, United States, Germany, United Kingdom, Canada, Singapore, Korea, Japan, and Australia etc. The award selection is conducted every three years by the Award Committee. The Award is categorized into International Magnesium Award for Lifetime Achievement, International Magnesium Award for Distinguished Scientist, International Magnesium Award for Outstanding Youth, and International Magnesium Award for Innovative Research & Application. Four Lifetime Achievement winners, one Distinguished Scientist winner, 3 Outstanding Youth winners and 10 Innovative Research & Application winners were selected for the first time. Prof. Wenjiang Ding (Academician of CAE, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China), Prof. Karl U Kainer (Helmholtz Zentrum Geesthacht, Germany) and Prof. Kwang S Shin (Seoul National University, Korea) etc. were awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award, Prof. Alan Luo (Ohio State University, United States) was awarded the Distinguished Scientist Award, Prof. Bin Jiang (Chongqing University, China), Prof. Nick Birbilis (Australian National University, Australia) etc. were awarded Outstanding Youth Award, and Prof. Matthew R. Barnett (Deakin University, Australia), Prof. Yuansheng Yang(Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Metal Research, China), Prof. Guohua Wu (Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China), Prof. Takahiro Ishizaki (Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan), Prof. Nack J. Kim (Pohang University Science & Technology, Korea/USA), Prof. Yufeng Zheng (Beijing University, China) etc. were awarded Innovative Research & Application Award.