The primary author Dr. Kathrin Thiele received the prize for the best paper entitled „Different approaches to trace the source of non-metallic inclusions in steel” in the field of process metallurgy from the Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST) together with her colleagues Sergiu Ilie, Roman Rössler, Christoph Walkner, Thomas C. Meisel, Thomas Prohaska and Susanne K. Michelic.

This prize has been awarded since 2005 in honor of Prof. Fruehan, a dedicated teacher and outstanding scientist in the field of ferrous metallurgy.

The visibility of the link between the CD Laboratory and the Chair of General and Analytical Chemistry and voestalpine Stahl GmbH in Linz is also particularly pleasing.