Awards for Excellence

Citation

(2002), "Awards for Excellence", Soldering & Surface Mount Technology, Vol. 14 No. 3. https://doi.org/10.1108/ssmt.2002.21914caa.003

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence

M. R. Harrisonand J. H. VincentMarconi Optical Components, Towcester, UK

H. A. H. SteenLocite-Multicore, Hemel Hempstead, UK

are the recipients of the Journal's Outstanding Paper Award for Excellence for their paper

"Lead-free reflow soldering for electronics assembly"

which appeared in Soldering Surface Mount Technology Volume 13 Number 3, 2001

Martin R. Harrison graduated in Physics from Oxford University in 1977 and obtained a doctorate in Solid Chemistry in 1981. After post-doctoral research at Cornell and Cambridge Universities on materials undergoing metal-insulator transitions, he joined GEC in 1984 to investigate the properties and applications of thin films produced by reactive sputtering. Following the discovery of high temperature superconductivity in 1986, he studied the properties of these unusual materials, focussing upon the search for new ceramic compositions with improved properties and the preparation of superconducting thin films for microwave devices. Other interests included the development of novel ceramic catalysts for fuel processors and fuel cells. Recent work for Marconi has involved the development of lead-free solders and metallisations for electronic devices, and the design and fabrication of ceramic substrates and packages for operation at frequencies up to 50GHz.

James H. Vincent is the Lead Engineer for the development of packaging and interconnection technologies for optical modules at Bookham Technology, Caswell. He led the UK's first collaborative lead-free soldering project from 1991 to 1993 and subsequently established the pan- European IDEALS project to develop and lead-free soldering process, which was the subject of the Outstanding Paper award. As project manager of IDEALS and in recognition of the project team's efforts to disseminate their results, James was a joint recipient of the SOLDERTEC-ITR Lead-Free Soldering Award in October 2000. He is past Chair of the IEE Professional Group on Materials Science and is a Chartered Engineer and a member of the IEE.

Dr Steen is the Product Development Manager, Solder Pastes at Multicore Solders. He holds an MA and a DPhil in Metallurgy and Materials Science from Oxford University. He joined Multicore in 1985 as Chief Metallurgist, and took up his current position in 1998. From 1973 to 1985 he was at the Swedish Institute for Metals Research as a researcher and team leader, working in the area of non-ferrous metals and alloys, including the metallurgy of soldering and solder joints.