Be it with respect to production or Research and Development, knowledge of phase diagrams can lead to innovation giving a technological/economic edge with subsequent benefits to society as a whole. The APDIC Industrial award aims to reward organisations who can show the benefit of using Phase Diagrams in their day-to-day business.

Criteria for being awarded

Mandatory Criteria

The APDIC Industrial Award is presented to the organisation who, in the opinion of the Industrial Awards Committee, has shown their application of phase diagrams and/or computational thermodynamics in their production and research and development.

Additional, Supporting Criteria

• societal impact such as generating or expanding business & employment; by developing new materials/properties, new applications, processes, etc.
• environmental impact, such as reduction of emission and pollution, eco-materials, etc. economic impact, such as reduced time to market, energy savings, cost reduction by materials substitution and processing, etc.socio-economic impact, making use of human resources, competence and know how prior to, or instead of, trial and error investments.
• technological impact by achieving step-performance increase in materials properties, application regimes, setting standards, etc.
• global coherence impact, by employing global networking, facility sharing and targeted cooperation across national boundaries.
  
  

Frequency of presentation

Only one candidate will be awarded per year. The Industrial Award Committee of APDIC may decide not to give an award in a particular year. The Award will be given for the first time in October 2003.

Nomination and appointment

APDIC Representatives may nominated candidate for the award to the AIA Committee. Election and appointment of the Award Winners is by the APDIC Industrial Award Committee.

Recipients of the APDIC Industrial Award

 At the first APDIC World Round Robin Seminar the APDIC Industrial Award 2003 was presented to Nippon Steel Corporation, who successfully and with great skills employed Phase Diagrams and Thermodynamics to strengthen its technological position.