March 11, 2021 Thoma selected as AIME Honorary Member Written By: Jason Daley Departments: Materials Science & Engineering Categories: Awards Dan Thoma Dan Thoma, professor of materials science and engineering and director of the Grainger Institute for Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, was recently selected as a 2021 Honorary Member of AIME. Thoma was chosen by the board of TMS, the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society, a member society of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers (AIME). Honorary Membership is one of the highest honors AIME bestows on individuals recognizing outstanding service to the institute or distinguished scientific or engineering achievement in the fields it represents. AIME is recognizing Thoma “For sustained technical contributions, distinguished service, and continued leadership for the engineering profession, in multiple efforts affiliated and associated with AIME.” The award will be presented at the TMS 2021 Annual Meeting being held virtually March 15-18.