YORK R. SMITH portrait
  • Adjunct Associate Professor, Metallurgical Engineering
  • Assistant Professor, Metallurgical Engineering
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Professional Service

  • Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME). Industrial Minerals and Aggregate Division: Critical Minerals, Session Co-chair, SME 2020. 02/15/2020 - present
  • The REMADE Institute. Strategic Advisory Committee. 10/08/2019 - present
  • Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration. Associate Editor. 06/01/2019 - present
  • Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME). Industrial Minerals and Aggregate Division: Energy and Critical Minerals, Session Co-chair, SME 2019. 02/15/2019 - present
  • The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society (TMS). Sessions Chair, Solar Silicon, TMS Annual Meeting 2018, Phoenix, AZ. 03/22/2018 - 03/22/2018
  • The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society (TMS). Sessions Chair, Silicon Photovoltaics, TMS Annual Meeting 2017. 03/02/2017 - 03/02/2017

Honors & Awards

  • 2019-2020 Henry Krumb Lecturer. Society of Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME), 07/31/2019
  • U.S. Department of Energy. Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, SunShot Postdoctoral Research Award, 09/2015
  • Outstanding Graduate Student (Ph.D.). Metallurgical Engineering Department, 04/15/2014
  • Graduate Research Fellowship. University of Utah, 04/2013
  • New Venture Challenge, CU Cleantech regional finalist- 3rd place. U.S. Department of Energy, 04/2013
  • Top 10 business plan state of Utah. Utah Entrepreneur Challenge , 03/2013
  • Governor’s Cup Collegiate Business Plan Competition 1st place overall business plan (2010), 2nd place overall business plan (2009), 3rd place overall business plan (2011) . Donald W. Reynolds Foundation, 04/2011
  • Lt. Governor’s Cup Collegiate Business Plan Competition, 1st place for best alternative energy business. Donald W. Reynolds Foundation, 04/2009

Internal Service

  • Sustainable Campus Initiative Fund Allocations Committee. Faculty Member, 10/01/2017 - 03/15/2019. University service.
  • Curriculum Development Committee. 01/2017 - 07/2020. Department service.
  • Graduate Admissions Committee. 01/2017 - 07/01/2019. Department service.
  • ABET Committee. 09/2016 - present. College service.
  • CMES IT Committee. 09/2016 - present. College service.
  • ABET Committee. 09/2016 - present. Department service.

Outreach

  • Science Day, University of Utah. 11/12/2016 - present

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