The Granjon Prize Competition is an annual international competition among authors of papers devoted to research into welding technology or a related subject.  The purpose of this Competition is to stimulate interest in welding and allied processes among young people.

Entry Qualification:

To be eligible for the competition, papers must be single authored, based on recent or current research carried out in a university, other appropriate institution, or in industry, for which their authors have been awarded or are working on a recognized professional qualification or a degree at the Master or Doctoral level.  Bibliographical surveys are not eligible for the competition.  

Whenever appropriate, the author's supervision may be identified in a foot note (e.g. The research work was supervised by Professor ___ at the University of _____).

Scope

The research must be capable of being categorized into one of four main areas of technology related to joining, surfacing or cutting:

• Category A:    Joining and fabrication technology
•  Category B:    Materials behavior and weldability
•  Category C:    Design and structural integrity
•  Category D:    Human related subjects
 

For further information or to receive an application, please contact Martica Ventura, Manager, Educational Services at mventura@aws.org  or by calling toll-free (800) 443-9353 ext. 224.