Professor Daniel Gianola was chosen to receive a 2026 Brimacombe Medal from The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS). Brimacombe medalists are recognized for sustained excellence and achievement in business, technology, education, public policy, or science related to materials science and engineering. Prof. Gianola was specifically honored "For innovation in situ electron microscopy and micromechanics of crystal defects, as well as dedicated service to TMS programming." Upon receiving the award, he noted that it "validates years spent with my students, postdocs, and collaborators trying to understand the tiniest features in materials that stubbornly refuse to behave," and he recalled that "TMS was the first conference I attended as a graduate student, and the enthusiasm, community, and scientific curious I encountered [there] have inspired me ever since."

More information can be found on the TMS website.