Metals Travel Award—Winners Announced

It is our great pleasure to announce the winners of the Metals 2026 Travel Award. This award supports junior scientists in presenting their latest research at academic conferences in the field of metallurgy and metallurgical engineering, helping to advance their professional development and visibility. 

The award has been granted to the following scholars:

• Mr. Jiasheng Wang, PhD student, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China. He will attend the 11th International Conference on Technological Advances of Thin Films and Surface Coatings (ThinFilms 2026) (13–17 July 2026), to be held in Singapore;
• Dr. Rui F.V. Sampaio, Postdoctoral fellow, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal. He will attend the International Conference on the Technology of Plasticity 2026 (ICTP) (11–16 October 2026), to be held in Jeju Island, South Korea. 

Both winners will receive an honorarium of CHF 1000 and an electronic certificate. 

On behalf of the Evaluation Committee, we want to congratulate the winners on their accomplishments. 

We would like to thank all the candidates from various fields of study for their participation and all the Award Committee Members for their evaluations of the many excellent candidates. 

Metals Editorial Office