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Temperature-, Heat-, Energy-, Reaction-, Mass-related Alliance to Communicate within,and Publicize beyond, the World Thermal Science and Engineering Community

bicentennial1796‒1832

Part 1AIHTC ................... 1

ASTFE ................... 3

AUTSE ...................5

EUROTHERM ..... 7

ICHMT .................. 9

The William Begell Medal for Excellence in Thermal Science and Engineering
The Assembly for International Heat Transfer Conferences & Begell House Publishers History and Establishment

by Y. S. Begell ........................................... 13

Part 1.5
ExHFT-10 in Greece ..................................... 17Part 2France ................ 19

India .................. 23
South Korea ...... 31

Japan ..................25
Türkiye...............33

Morocco ............. 27
UK ...................... 36

South Africa ...... 29

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The William Begell Medal for Excellence in Thermal Scienceand Engineering
The Assembly for International Heat Transfer Conferences & Begell HousePublishers History and Establishment
Yelena S. Begell, President, Begell House Publishers
elena@begellhouse.com
Dr. William (Bill) Begell (May 18, 1927‒July 4, 2009)taught at Columbia University and was the Director ofColumbia Heat Transfer Research Center Facility.
There, he managed the large-scale seminal work on
two-phase flows, burnout studies and coolingprocedures for nuclear reactors, some of which wereconducted directly under the founder of the US
Nuclear Navy, Admiral Hyman Rickover. He thenbecame involved in a US Air Force intelligence project,that culminated in the cofounding of Scripta Technica(1962), a publishing company specializing in thepresentation of important scientific and engineering
materials translated into English from foreign
languages. Building upon his experience and reputation in the field, Dr. Begell was a founder and continued
to pursue his personal research and publishing activities at Hemisphere Publishing Corporation (1966) where
he developed an impressive list of 86 high-impact engineering and biomedical journals, as well as hundreds ofbasic texts, research books and reference tools. In 1986, Taylor and Francis acquired Hemisphere Publishingand in 1991, Dr. Begell established Begell House, Inc. to continue his independent scholarly publishing.
Dr. Begell’s visionary sense of future trends in engineering and biomedicine led to the creation ofinterdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary publications. Throughout the years, Dr. Begell’s contributions andsupport of scholarly societies were a factor in the development of new branches of knowledge. In some cases,
these innovative titles led to the establishment of new fields of endeavor and study. Under Hemisphere
Publishing, he was the founding editor for the journals Heat Transfer Engineering and Numerical HeatTransfer, which continue to be published today.

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14th International Heat Transfer Conference (IHTC-14) awards banquet in Washington, D.C. in August 2010.
The founding members of the William Begell Medal are Geoff Hewitt, Avi Bar Cohen, Art Bergles, Graham
de Vahl Davis, Dick Goldstein, Darrell Papper, and Faruk Arinc, with participation of other senior committee
members of AIHTC and ICHMT.
The initial rules for selection and awarding of the Medal were set within the AIHTC Conference and only thescheduled Keynote lecturers at the IHTC Conference were eligible for consideration. The AIHTC SteeringCommittee members, members of the ICHMT Executive Committee and Begell House’s Executive Editorial
Board members are not eligible for consideration.
The rules for selection of the Begell Medal recipients were set by the Begell Medal Bylaws together withAIHTC and the Begell Medal Steering Committee. The first Committee was chaired by Professor Geoff Hewitt,
President of ICHMT, and consisted of three delegates from the AIHTC chosen by the Officers of the AIHTC,
and three members from the ICHMT Executive Committee chosen by ICHMT Executive Board. In the eventof a tied vote, an ex-officio Begell House representative, selected from the Begell House Executive Editorial
Board, will cast the deciding vote. The AIHTC, ICHMT, BH, and IHTC Conference websites promote theBegell Medal, and its presentation during future IHTC conferences will be supported by Begell House. The
final IHTC conference program includes recognition of the Begell Medal Award and the event.
The Committees and Winners (2010-2023)
The winners of the Begell Medal and Begell Medal Selection Committees:
2010
Nobuhide Kasagi
The 2010 recipient of the Begell Medal was Nobuhide Kasagi, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
His Keynote lecture was titled "CONTROL OF TURBULENT TRANSPORT: LESS FRICTION AND
MORE HEAT TRANSFER".

Dr Begell had a long career in science, engineering, and publishing, where he was actively involved and madenumerous contributions to the Heat Transfer community. Dr. Begell was a chairman of the American Societyof Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Publications Committee and helped to establish ASME’s publishingprogram; following his recognitions, he was an ASME Fellow and in 2005 received the ASME Heat Transfer
Division Distinguished Service Award. Dr. Begell was one of the founding members of the Society for
Scholarly Publishing (SSP), publisher of The Assembly for International Heat Transfer Conference (AIHTC)
proceedings and International Center for Heat and Mass Transfer (ICHMT) proceedings for many years, andhas been nominated for and granted many awards for his achievements in science, engineering and publishing.
Dr. Begell was an extraordinary man; he truly made a global impact by facilitating scientific exchanges andcommunications between many countries during the Cold War years. He spoke eight languages and madenumerous translations to bring a better understanding of science and engineering progress. Soon after Dr.
Begell’s passing in July 2009, his friends and colleagues gathered in New York to celebrate his life and decided
to establish an Award in his honor, making his life and contributions to heat transfer and engineering societies
a memorable legacy. Later the logistics were worked out between Begell House and AIHCT to establish The
William Begell Medal (Begell Medal).
The William Begell Medal for Excellence in Thermal Science and Engineering was accepted and fully
established in 2010 by The Assembly for International Heat Transfer Conferences (AIHTC), the International
Center for Heat and Mass Transfer (ICHMT), and Begell House Inc. The first Begell Medal was given at the132014
Professor Liu, Jing
The 2014 recipient of the Begell Medal was Professor Liu, Jing, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry,
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine,
Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
His Keynote lecture was titled WAYS TOWARD TARGETED FREEZING OR HEATING ABLATION OF
MALIGNANT TUMOR: PRECISELY MANAGING THE HEAT DELIVERY INSIDE BIOLOGICALSYSTEMS.

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The Begell Medal - Value of Award
The Begell Medal to be bestowed upon an internationally recognized, highly
accomplished researcher and leader in fundamentals or applications of thermalsciences and engineering based on their lifetime achievements.
The Awardee will receive a silver cast Medal, a certificate, and a cash check of$5,000 (USD) plus $5,000 (lump sum) reimbursable against travel costs to attend
the conference.
2020 Amendment to the Begell Medal Award2018
Dr. Leonid A. Dombrovsky, Dr. Alexander A. Fedorets
The 2018 recipients of the Begell Medal were Dr. Leonid A. Dombrovsky, Joint Institute for High
Temperatures of the Russian Academy of Science, Moscow, Russia and Dr. Alexander A. Fedorets,Laboratory of Micro-Hydrodynamic Technologies at the University of Tyumen, Western Siberia, Russia.
Their Keynote lecture was titled SELF-ASSEMBLED STABLE CLUSTERS OF DROPLETS OVER THE
LOCALLY HEATED WATER SURFACE: MILESTONES OF THE LABORATORY STUDY.

Begell House is committed to continuously supporting the Begell Medal Award
as an established IHTC Conference tradition; nevertheless, due to COVID-19changes, IHTC schedule with the conference’s organization, social media, andother coming challenges, the Begell Medal Steering Committee felt 2020 was theyear to make some overall adjustments to the nomination rules and selectionprocess. The members of AIHTC, ICHMT and Begell Medal Steering Committee
engaged in an open discussion for the amendment of the Begell Medal Award Bylaws.
In 2022, the Begell Medal Steering Committee reached a mutual agreement between all parties and the Awardwas elevated to the highest level for the selection of a recipient for the Medal. The Begell Medal is now
bestowed upon an internationally recognized, highly accomplished researcher and leader in the fundamentals
and/or applications of thermal sciences and engineering based on their lifetime achievements. The world’s
leading international organizations in this field, AIHTC, ICHMT, ASTFE, AUTSE, and EUROTHERM selectnominees for final considerations by the Award Council and the winner is chosen by an anonymous vote. TheBegell Medal will be awarded every four years and the value of the Award remains the same.
References
1. www. https://www.begellhouse.com/begell
2. AIHTC, ICHMT, ASTFE, AUTSE, EUROTHERM and Begell House correspondence.

2023
Professor Chang-Ying Zhao
The 2023 recipient of the Begell Medal is Professor Chang-Ying Zhao, Shanghai Jiao Tong University,
Shanghai, China, for his lifetime achievements in and contributions to the field of thermal sciences andengineering.

Professor Hewitt, President Begell, Professor Kasagi
August 11, 2010 in Washington

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