The voestalpine Group is supporting young scientists, sponsoring the first voestalpine Steel Research Award in cooperation with the Montanuniversität Leoben and the Austrian Society for Metallurgy and Materials (ASMET) in 2015. With EUR 12,000 in prize money, the award will be presented every two years to young academics from all over the world for outstanding work in steel-related research.
“Research and development is, and remains, a key strategic factor for voestalpine, one in which we invest on an ongoing basis in order to secure our technological and quality leadership over the long term”, says Franz Michael Androsch, head of Group’s Research and Development. This is why voestalpine is seeking to foster young academics (up to the age of 35) in the fields of science and business. “We are delighted to be able to help ambitious young researchers in their scientific careers. They represent the capital for a competitive as well as economically successful group over the long term”, says Androsch. Young academics worldwide may submit research projects in the fields of metallurgy, materials science, processing technology and application. The closing date for submissions is 27 March 2015. An independent jury of experts will judge the projects according to their timeliness, originality, practicality and feasibility, and scientific relevance.