Nadai Medal
The Nadai Medal is awarded in recognition of significant contributions and outstanding achievements which broaden the field of materials engineering. Such achievements may be, for example, in the areas of education, research, development, and service to the field and profession.
The Nadai Medal was established in 1975 on the proposal of the Materials Division to honor Arpad L. Nadai, who was a pioneer in the field of engineering materials, contributing particularly to the area of plasticity. His perspective also enabled him to give strong impetus to development in fatigue and high temperature behavior.
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| Form of Award: | $1000, bronze medal, certificate, and a $750 travel allowance |
| Limitation(s): | None |
| Administrative Responsibility: | Materials Division |
| Nomination Deadline: | February 1 |
| E-mail: | persaudl@asme.org |
| Awarded By: | Committee on Honors (COH) |
Nadai Medalists
| 2025 | Vikram Deshpande |
| 2024 | Julia R. Greer |
| 2023 | Nancy Sottos |
| 2022 | George Z. Voyiadjis |
| 2021 | Michael Thouless |
| 2020 | Frank Zok |
| 2019 | Ellen M. Arruda |
| 2018 | George M. Pharr |
| 2017 | John A. Rogers |
| 2016 | Yonggang Huang |
| 2015 | Huajian Gao |
| 2014 | L. Catherine Brinson |
| 2013 | Tsu-Wei Chou |
| 2012 | Satya N. Atluri |
| 2011 | Subra Suresh |
| 2010 | Albert S. Kobayashi |
| 2009 | Lambert Ben Freund |
| 2008 | Zdenek P. Bazant |
| 2007 | Huseyin Sehitoglu |
| 2006 | Richard M. Christensen |
| 2005 | Theodore Nicholas |
| 2004 | Robert O. Ritchie |
| 2003 | Anthony G. Evans |
| 2002 | Sia Nemat-Nasser |
| 2001 | William D. Nix |
| 2000 | Frederick A. Leckie |
| 1999 | John P. Hirth |
| 1998 | Ali S. Argon |
| 1997 | David L. McDowell |
| 1996 | James R. Rice |
| 1995 | Nicolaie D. Cristescu |
| 1994 | Owen Richmond |
| 1993 | William N. Sharpe, Jr. |
| 1992 | George J. Dvorak |
| 1991 | John W. Hutchinson |
| 1990 | Stephen D. Antolovich |
| 1988 | Herbert T. Corten |
| 1987 | Erhard Krempl |
| 1986 | William F. Brown, Jr. |
| 1985 | Sumio Yukawa |
| 1984 | Thomas J. Dolan |
| 1983 | Arthur J. McEvily, Jr. |
| 1982 | Iain Finnie |
| 1981 | S. Stanford Manson |
| 1980 | Michael J. Manjoine |
| 1979 | Louis F. Coffin, Jr. |
| 1978 | Frank A. McClintock |
| 1977 | George R. Irwin |
| 1976 | Evan Albert Davis |
| 1975 | George M. Sinclair |