Robert Henry Thurston Lecture Award
The Robert Henry Thurston Lecture, established in 1925 in honor of ASME’s first president, provides an opportunity for a leader in pure and/or applied science or engineering to present to the Society a lecture on a subject of broad interest to engineers. The Thurston Lecture was elevated to a Society award in 2000.
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Nomination Instructions
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| Form of Award: |
$500, plaque, certificate, and a $500 travel allowance |
| Limitation(s): |
None |
| Administrative Responsibility: |
Technical and Engineering Communities (TEC) Sector |
| Nomination Deadline: |
February 15 |
E-mail:
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persaudl@asme.org
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| Awarded By: |
General Awards Committee (GAC) |
Robert Henry Thurston Lecture Awadees
| 2025 |
Gang Bao |
| 2024 |
Xin Zhang |
| 2023 |
Ramamoorthy Ramesh |
| 2022 |
Robert O. Ritchie |
| 2021 |
M. Cynthia Hipwell |
| 2020 |
Andrew Alleyne |
| 2019 |
Yonggang Huang |
| 2018 |
Guruswami Ravichandran |
| 2017 |
Mohammed A. Zikry |
| 2016 |
Romesh C. Batra |
| 2015 |
Horacio D. Espinosa |
| 2014 |
Ken P. Chong |
| 2013 |
John A. Rogers |
| 2012 |
Zhigang Suo |
| 2011 |
Francis C. Moon |
| 2010 |
Ares J. Rosakis |
| 2009 |
Huajian Gao |
| 2008 |
Vijay K. Dhir |
| 2007 |
Wing Kam Liu |
| 2006 |
Sia Nemat-Nasser |
| 2005 |
Savio L-Y. Woo |
| 2004 |
Bharat Bhushan |
| 2003 |
Yogesh Jaluria |
| 2002 |
Elias P. Gyftopoulos |
| 2001 |
John W. Hutchinson |
ROBERT HENRY THURSTON LECTURE AWARD RECIPIENTS (DIVISIONAL LEVEL)
| 2000 |
Duncan Dowson |
| 1999 |
Adrian Bejan |
| 1998 |
Van C. Mow |
| 1997 |
Raymond Viskanta |
| 1996 |
Don P. Giddens |
| 1995 |
Paul Cooper |
| 1994 |
Robert M. Nerem |
| 1993 |
Chang-Lin Tien |
| 1992 |
John H. Lienhard |
| 1991 |
Frank Kreith |
| 1990 |
Jack S. Kilby |
| 1989 |
Stephen J. Kline |
| 1988 |
Stephen H. Crandal |
| 1987 |
Simon Ostrach |
| 1986 |
Daniel C. Drucker |
| 1985 |
Yuan-Cheng B. Fung |
| 1984 |
Robert A. Frosch |
| 1983 |
Ernst R. G. Eckert |
| 1982 |
Hans M. Mark |
| 1981 |
John Erik Jonsson |
| 1980 |
Milton S. Plesset |
| 1979 |
W. Dale Compton |
| 1978 |
Allen F. Rhodes |
| 1977 |
Robert C. Dean, Jr. |
| 1976 |
Chauncey Starr |
| 1975 |
Myron Tribus |
| 1974 |
Robert W. Emmons |
| 1973 |
Henry M. Paynter |
| 1972 |
George F. Carrier |
| 1971 |
Milton C. Shaw |
| 1970 |
Jacob P. Den Hartog |
| 1969 |
Jacob Ackeret |