The following awards will be presented at CEC/ICMC 2027 as part of the plenary sessions.
Nominations are currently being accepted for select awards. Other awards are determined through conference paper selection or other established selection processes and do not require nominations. Please visit the individual award pages for details.
CEC Awards
- CEC – Samuel C. Collins Award – Nominations are currently being accepted.
- CEC – Russell B. Scott Memorial (Best Paper) Awards – selected from papers presented at the 2025 Conference and published in the IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering (MSE), Advances in Cryogenic Engineering
- CEC – Klaus & Jean Timmerhaus Scholarship Award – Application process opens December 1, 2026
- CEC – Donna Jung Scholarship Award – Application process opens December 1, 2026
- CEC and ICMC Joint Student Registration Fee Waiver Award
ICMC Awards
- ICMC – Cryogenic Materials Award for Lifetime Achievements – Nominations are currently being accepted.
- ICMC – Cryogenic Materials Award for Excellence – Nominations are currently being accepted.
- ICMC – Best Paper Award – selected from papers presented at the 2025 Conference and published in the IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering (MSE), Advances in Cryogenic Engineering-Materials
- ICMC – Student Meritorious Paper Award – selected from papers presented at the 2025 Conference and published in the IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering (MSE), Advances in Cryogenic Engineering-Materials
- ICMC and CEC Joint Student Registration Fee Waiver Award
Cryogenic Society of America (CSA) Awards
- Fellows of the Cryogenic Society of America
- William E. Gifford Award
- CSA Technical Awards
- George T. Mulholland Memorial Award for Excellence in Cryogenic Engineering
- Award for Excellence in Cryogenic Operations and Support
More information about the Cryogenic Society of America, Inc. awards can be found on the CSA awards and recognitions page.
Cryogenics Best Paper Award 2026
Award for the best paper published in Cryogenics in 2026 selected by the editors of the journal. The best paper will be announced at CEC/ICMC 2027.

