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 |