Fensin receives TMS American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers Hardy Award

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Saryu Fensin

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Saryu Fensin of LANL’s Materials Science in Radiation and Dynamics Extremes (MST-8) is a co-recipient of the 2019 American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers (AIME) Robert Lansing Hardy Award. This award recognizes talented scientists under the age of 35 in the fields of metallurgy and materials science. The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society (TMS) gives this award in recognition of the scientist for their “exceptional promise of a successful career.”

Fensin earned her Ph.D. in materials science and engineering from the University of California, Davis, and joined the Laboratory in 2010 as a postdoctoral researcher. She is currently a staff member on MST-8’s Dynamic and Quasistatic Loading Experimental Team.

Fensin was presented with the award at the 2019 TMS-AIME Annual Awards Ceremony in San Antonio, Texas. She was cited for “innovative and scientifically groundbreaking modeling research quantifying the role of grain boundary structure on the dynamic mechanical response of materials.” Technical contact: Saryu Fensin