Past Recipients

ICCM has recognised outstanding contributions to composite materials since its founding. Below are all award recipients, grouped by award type.

Lagace Award

Steve Tsai

Steve Tsai

2025

Stanford University

Outstanding contribution to education and knowledge transfer in composite materials

World Fellow

Ozden Ochoa (Scala)

Ozden Ochoa (Scala)

2025

Texas A&M University

Scala Award

Suresh Advani

Suresh Advani

2025

University of Delaware

Life Member

Ole Thomsen

Ole Thomsen

2025

University of Bristol

Life Member

C. T. Sun

C. T. Sun

2023

Purdue University

Life Member

Nancy Sottos

Nancy Sottos

2023

University of Illinois

Scala Award

Anthony Waas

Anthony Waas

2019

University of Michigan

Life Member

Suong Hoa

Suong Hoa

2019

Concordia University

Life Member

Mike Hinton

Mike Hinton

2019

QinetiQ

Scala Award

Adrian Mouritz

Adrian Mouritz

2019

RMIT University

Life Member. In Memoriam 2023

Nobuo Takeda

Nobuo Takeda

2019

University of Tokyo

Life Member

Jinsong Leng

Jinsong Leng

2017

Harbin Institute of Technology

Life Member

Jan-Anders Mansson

Jan-Anders Mansson

2017

EPFL

Life Member

Paul Smith

Paul Smith

2017

ETH Zurich

Life Member

Allan Baker

Allan Baker

2015

DSTO Australia

Life Member

Shanyi Du

Shanyi Du

2015

Harbin Institute of Technology

Life Member

Ozden Ochoa

Ozden Ochoa

2015

Texas A&M University

Life Member

Michael Wisnom

Michael Wisnom

2015

University of Bristol

Life Member

Yiu-Wing Mai

Yiu-Wing Mai

2015

University of Sydney

Scala Award

Bryon Pipes

Bryon Pipes

2013

Purdue University

Life Member

Karl Schulte

Karl Schulte

2013

TU Hamburg

Life Member. In Memoriam 2023

Ramesh Talreja

Ramesh Talreja

2013

Texas A&M University

Scala Award

Takashi Ishikawa

Takashi Ishikawa

2011

JAXA

Life Member

Ken Street

Ken Street

2011

University of British Columbia

Scala Award

Anthony Kelly

Anthony Kelly

2011

University of Cambridge

Life Member. In Memoriam 2014

Tsu-Wei Chou

Tsu-Wei Chou

2009

University of Delaware

Life Member

H. Thomas Hahn

H. Thomas Hahn

2009

UCLA

Scala Award

Albert Cardon

Albert Cardon

2007

Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Life Member. In Memoriam 2007

Frank Jones

Frank Jones

2007

University of Sheffield

Scala Award. In Memoriam 2022

Ignaas Verpoest

Ignaas Verpoest

2007

KU Leuven

Life Member

Thierry Massard

Thierry Massard

2007

ISAE-SUPAERO

Life Member

Isao Kimpara

Isao Kimpara

2005

Kanazawa Institute of Technology

Scala Award

Murray Scott

Murray Scott

2005

RMIT University

Life Member / Scala Award 2017

Anoush Poursartip

Anoush Poursartip

2005

University of British Columbia

Life Member

Klaus Friedrich

Klaus Friedrich

2003

TU Kaiserslautern / IVW

Scala Award. In Memoriam 2021

Anthony Bunsell

Anthony Bunsell

2003

Mines ParisTech

Life Member

Paul Lagace

Paul Lagace

2001

MIT

Life Member. In Memoriam 2021

Stephen Tsai

Stephen Tsai

2001

Stanford University

Life Member

Pete Scala

Pete Scala

2001

Cornell University

Life Member. In Memoriam 2010

Kelly Award

Yentl Swolfs

Yentl Swolfs

2025

KU Leuven

Computed Tomography Imaging of Composites

Luke Djukic

Luke Djukic

2023

Omni Tanker Pty Ltd & University of New South Wales

Advances in Composite Pressure Vessels for the Transport and Aerospace…

Tsai Award

Year Conference Winner(s) Paper Title Finalists
2025 ICCM-24, Baltimore Ruben Tavano
Chalmers University of Technology
“Pinelopi Mageira (Technical University of Denmark), Jun Young Choi (Seoul National University), Maximilian Pitto (The University of Auckland), Tyler Price (University of Illinois Urbana Champaign), Akshay Zaveri (University of Connecticut)” Pinelopi Mageira (Technical University of Denmark), Jun Young Choi (Seoul National University), Maximilian Pitto (The University of Auckland), Tyler Price (University of Illinois Urbana Champaign), Akshay Zaveri (University of Connecticut)
2023 ICCM-23, Belfast N. Elderfield
University of Calgary
“The Effects of Over-extrusion on the In-situ Consolidation of Additively Manufactured Composites” E. Bond (Queens University Belfast), A. Whitehouse (Imperial College London), A. Montazerian (NTNU), C. Chen (Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics), L. Barcenas (McGill University)
2019 ICCM-22, Melbourne Samuel He
Imperial College London
“Toughening Epoxy Syntactic Foams with Milled Carbon Fibres” G. Idarraga (National University of Columbia), S. Hisada (University of Tokyo), C. Sorini (Arizona State University), T. Laux (University of Southampton), M. Bhasin (RMIT University), C. Li (Beijing Institute of Technology)
2017 ICCM-21, Xi'an Yizhuo Li
Imperial College London
“Understanding and Modelling Variability in Modulus and Strength of Tow-based Discontinuous Composites” Y. Wan (University of Tokyo), R. Pietrogrande (Robert Bosch GmbH), C. Furtado (Universidade do Porto), Q. Li (Tongji University), Y. Qiao (University of Washington), M. Bhasin (RMIT University)
2015 ICCM-20, Copenhagen Luigi Gigliotti
Imperial College London

Xi Shen
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
“Enabling Faster Structural Design: Efficient Multiscale Simulation of Large Composite Structures”

“Effect of Functionalization of Graphene on Thermal Conductivities of Graphene/Epoxy Composites”
Serafina Cosnuelo Garcea (University of Southampton), Valentin Romanov (KU Leuven), Nithya Subramanian (Arizona State University), Hieu Truong (Texas A&M University), Yi Wan (The University of Tokyo)
2013 ICCM-19, Montreal Seira Morimune
Kobe University
“Poly (Vinyl Alcohol)/Graphene Oxide Fiber Prepared by Gel Process” Thomas Cender (University of Delaware), Anais Farrugia (Institut Clement Ader, France), Hadi Moussaddy (Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal), Robert Pierce (Monash University), Andre Wilmes (Imperial College London)
2011 ICCM-18, Jeju Island Soraia Pimenta
Imperial College London
“Micromechanics of Recycled Composites for Material Optimisation and Eco-Design”

ICCM has recognised outstanding contributions to composite materials since its founding. Below are all award recipients, grouped by award type.

Kelly Award

Year Recipient Affiliation Citation
2025 Yentl Swolfs KU Leuven Computed Tomography Imaging of Composites
2023 Luke Djukic Omni Tanker Pty Ltd & University of New South Wales Advances in Composite Pressure Vessels for the Transport and Aerospace Markets

Tsai Award

Year Recipient Affiliation Citation
2025 Ruben Tavano Chalmers University of Technology Pinelopi Mageira (Technical University of Denmark), Jun Young Choi (Seoul National University), Maximilian Pitto (The…
2023 N. Elderfield University of Calgary The Effects of Over-extrusion on the In-situ Consolidation of Additively Manufactured Composites
2019 Samuel He Imperial College London Toughening Epoxy Syntactic Foams with Milled Carbon Fibres
2017 Yizhuo Li Imperial College London Understanding and Modelling Variability in Modulus and Strength of Tow-based Discontinuous Composites
2015 Luigi Gigliotti Imperial College London Enabling Faster Structural Design: Efficient Multiscale Simulation of Large Composite Structures
2015 Xi Shen The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Effect of Functionalization of Graphene on Thermal Conductivities of Graphene/Epoxy Composites
2013 Seira Morimune Kobe University Poly (Vinyl Alcohol)/Graphene Oxide Fiber Prepared by Gel Process
2011 Soraia Pimenta Imperial College London Micromechanics of Recycled Composites for Material Optimisation and Eco-Design

World Fellow

Year Recipient Affiliation Citation
2025 Ozden Ochoa (Scala) Texas A&M University Scala Award
2025 Suresh Advani University of Delaware Life Member
2025 Ole Thomsen University of Bristol Life Member
2023 C. T. Sun Purdue University Life Member
2023 Nancy Sottos University of Illinois Scala Award
2019 Anthony Waas University of Michigan Life Member
2019 Suong Hoa Concordia University Life Member
2019 Mike Hinton QinetiQ Scala Award
2019 Adrian Mouritz RMIT University Life Member. In Memoriam 2023
2019 Nobuo Takeda University of Tokyo Life Member
2017 Jinsong Leng Harbin Institute of Technology Life Member
2017 Jan-Anders Mansson EPFL Life Member
2017 Paul Smith ETH Zurich Life Member
2015 Allan Baker DSTO Australia Life Member
2015 Shanyi Du Harbin Institute of Technology Life Member
2015 Ozden Ochoa Texas A&M University Life Member
2015 Michael Wisnom University of Bristol Life Member
2015 Yiu-Wing Mai University of Sydney Scala Award
2013 Bryon Pipes Purdue University Life Member
2013 Karl Schulte TU Hamburg Life Member. In Memoriam 2023
2013 Ramesh Talreja Texas A&M University Scala Award
2011 Takashi Ishikawa JAXA Life Member
2011 Ken Street University of British Columbia Scala Award
2011 Anthony Kelly University of Cambridge Life Member. In Memoriam 2014
2009 Tsu-Wei Chou University of Delaware Life Member
2009 H. Thomas Hahn UCLA Scala Award
2007 Albert Cardon Vrije Universiteit Brussel Life Member. In Memoriam 2007
2007 Frank Jones University of Sheffield Scala Award. In Memoriam 2022
2007 Ignaas Verpoest KU Leuven Life Member
2007 Thierry Massard ISAE-SUPAERO Life Member
2005 Isao Kimpara Kanazawa Institute of Technology Scala Award
2005 Murray Scott RMIT University Life Member / Scala Award 2017
2005 Anoush Poursartip University of British Columbia Life Member
2003 Klaus Friedrich TU Kaiserslautern / IVW Scala Award. In Memoriam 2021
2003 Anthony Bunsell Mines ParisTech Life Member
2001 Paul Lagace MIT Life Member. In Memoriam 2021
2001 Stephen Tsai Stanford University Life Member
2001 Pete Scala Cornell University Life Member. In Memoriam 2010

Lagace Award

Year Recipient Affiliation Citation
2025 Steve Tsai Stanford University Outstanding contribution to education and knowledge transfer in composite materials