Professor In-ho Jung of SNU's Department of Materials Science and Engineering Receives TMS ‘Sadoway Materials Innovation and Advocacy Award’
Recognized for Contributions to the Development of Innovative Materials and Sustainable Processes


▲ Professor In-ho Jung, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University

Seoul National University College of Engineering announced that Professor In-ho Jung from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering has been selected as the 2025 recipient of the Sadoway Materials Innovation and Advocacy Award by The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS).

Named in honor of Professor Donald R. Sadoway of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for his contributions to sustainable material processing, the Sadoway Materials Innovation and Advocacy Award is presented to mid-career researchers who have achieved innovative accomplishments in materials science and engineering, particularly in the field of sustainability, through research, education, and policy initiatives.

Professor Jung received this award in recognition of his contributions to the development of innovative materials and sustainable processes through the development of materials thermodynamics databases and education. His research has focused on developing thermodynamic databases of metallic and ceramic materials and using them for material design and process optimization, steel manufacturing process design, and development of carbon neutral process technologies. The award ceremony is scheduled for the 154th TMS Annual Meeting to be held in March next year in Las Vegas, USA.

“I am deeply grateful for the recognition of my efforts in developing thermodynamic databases for materials over the past 20 years, and in educating and disseminating them to materials researchers around the world,” said Professor Jung. ”I plan to continue my research and education to help academia and industry use thermodynamic calculations to design innovative and sustainable materials and processes.”

Previously, Professor Jung served as an Assistant and Associate Professor at McGill University in Canada from 2007 to 2017. He is currently a professor at SNU’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering and has served as the project leader of the Steelmaking Consortium, a project supported by 14 steel-related companies worldwide, since 2009.