Prof. Wilfried Kurz - Albert Sauveur Achievement Award 2008

© 2008 EPFL

© 2008 EPFL

Professor Wilfried Kurz receives the Albert Sauveur Achievement Award.

Professor Wilfried Kurz, Emeritus Professor receives the 2008 Albert Sauveur Achievement award for "Pioneering and lasting contributions to solidification that have furthered our understanding of solidfications and. have bridged the gap between solidification science and its use in engineering." This award was established in 1934. It recognizes pioneering materials science and engineering achievements that have stimulated organized work along similar lines to such an extent that a marked basic advance has been made in the knowledge of materials.