Jide Oyerinde Wins 2nd Place at 2024 Fluxtrol Student Research Competition

Jide Oyerinde, a Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering PhD graduate student, won second place in the 2024 Fluxtrol Student Research Competition and a $1000 prize at the just concluded 29th IFHTSE2024/IMAT2024 World Congress. Jide's work focuses on the microstructural evolution in high-entropy alloys and its effect on their mechanical properties. His research supervisors are Prof. Ioannis Mastorakos, Prof. Philip Yuya, and Prof. Ajit Achuthan. He also serves as the president of Clarkson University's Material Advantage club.

The International Federation for Heat Treatment and Surface Engineering (IFHTSE) World Congress and International Materials Application & Technologies (IMAT) recently hosted the conference/exposition in Cleveland, Ohio.

The Fluxtrol Student Research Competition is a mark of excellence in the field of thermal processing. This prestigious accolade, with a monetary value courtesy of Fluxtrol Inc., is bestowed upon student winners whose research is deemed by judges to be of extraordinary quality and impact. It is a testament to the high standards and innovative spirit of the field.

The Fluxtrol Student Research Competition is a competition-based award and recognition program for young, innovative scientists/professionals seeking to encourage participation in the ASM International Federation for Heat Treatment and Surface Engineering and to provide attractive offers and opportunities in the worldwide Thermal Processing community. Fluxtrol and ASM solicits abstract submissions based on thermal processing of metal/metal-containing components for this competition.

Review/Format: This is a two-phase competition/award. Phase 1: students will prepare a poster highlighting their work and present it during a special poster session during IFHTSE World Congress 2024. The submitted posters will be evaluated by an international team of thermal processing professionals from both academia and industry. The student posters with the highest cumulative scores from the judges will be named semi-finalists, and the student authors will be invited to present their work orally in a special session during IFHTSE World Congress 2024. Phase 2: Semi-finalists selected from the poster session will then give an oral presentation. Presentations will be no more than 7 minutes in length, with 3 minutes for questions from the judges. Each oral presentation will be evaluated and scored for originality, experimental and research results, and presentation style.

To be eligible, a researcher must be a student who is currently pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree at a University, Institute, or College (University) or is within one year of graduation but conducted the research while still enrolled at a University, having completed an aspect of thermal processing research.