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Laurent Peltier

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Paul Lohmuller

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Fodil Meraghni

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Sophie Berveiller

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Pascal Laheurte

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Etienne Patoor

Shape Memory and Superelasticity is pleased to announce that “Investigation and Composition Characterization of a ‘NiTi-like’ Alloy Combining High Temperature Shape Memory and High Entropy” from Volume 6, Issue 2, June 2020, is the winner of the 2020 Best Paper Award. The winning authors are Laurent Peltier, Paul Lohmuller, Fodil Meraghni, Sophie Berveiller, and Pascal Laheurte, Arts et Métiers Institute of Technology, Université de Lorraine, Metz, France; and Etienne Patoor, Georgia Tech-Lorraine, Metz, France.

The Best Paper Award was chosen by the associate editors of Shape Memory and Superelasticity. All papers published in Volume 6 were considered. The award will be presented at SMST 2022, which will take place May 16–20, 2022, at The Westin Carlsbad Resort in San Diego, California. The award, in addition to the recognition, includes a plaque and $1000 (U.S.) worth of ASM International products.

This year, the associate editors have also chosen to award an honorable mention to “Phase Transformation Graph and Transformation Pathway Engineering for Shape Memory Alloys” from Volume 6, Issue 1, March 2020. The authors are Yipeng Gao, Taiwu Yu, and Yunzhi Wang, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.

The associate editors of the journal believe it is important to evaluate the quality contributions published in Shape Memory and Superelasticity and to provide recognition of excellent work and its publication. Each paper is reviewed and evaluated on its merits for scientific and engineering content, originality, and presentation style.

The Shape Memory and Superelasticity Editorial Advisory Board and the editors of the journal extend their congratulations to the authors for winning these prestigious awards!