Alu pioneer honoured

A pioneering metallurgist has been presented with an award for his contribution to the global aluminium industry.   The Aluminium Industry Award was presented to Prof. Scamans at the Aluminium Federation’s 2017 Dinner by Aluminium Federation President Giles Ashmead (pictured). The event, at Tortworth Court in Gloucestershire, was attended by more than 200 guests from across the aluminium sector.   Chief scientific officer at Innoval Technology, Professor Scamans is also Professor of Metallurgy at Brunel University’s BCAST metals research facility. He started his research career in 1974 at Alcan International, initially as research scientist and…