Lam Tran, a senior glass science engineering major at Alfred University, was recently awarded third place in the 2025 Oldfield Award competition. Sponsored by the Society of Glass Technology (SGT), the Oldfield Award honors excellence in students’ undergraduate project theses and taught master’s theses.
Lam Tran, a senior glass science engineering major at Alfred University, was recently awarded third place in the 2025 Oldfield Award competition. Sponsored by the Society of Glass Technology (SGT), the Oldfield Award honors excellence in students’ undergraduate project theses and taught master’s theses.
The competition is open to students in the United Kingdom—where the Society of Glass Technology is based—and international students from around the globe. Lam and other 2025 Oldfield award winners will be recognized during the 2026 SGT Annual Conference next September, dates and location to be announced. Oldfield Award winners earn cash prizes for first, second, and third place. In addition, Lam and other winners will present their projects at the 2026 SGT Conference.
Lam’s research report was based on his thermo-ultrasonication-expedited glass stabilization work, under the supervision of Myungkoo Kang, assistant professor of ceramic engineering in Alfred University’s Inamori School of Engineering. Lam’s project was partially funded by the National Science Foundation: The Addressing Systems Challenges through Engineering Teams (ASCENT) program.
Lam is among several Alfred University engineering students who have won Oldfield Awards in recent years. Brian Topper, who earned a master’s degree in materials science and engineering in December 2020, was awarded first prize in the 2021 competition, and Jen Hunt, who earned a master’s degree in materials science and engineering in 2022, won that year’s top prize. Lucas Greiner, who earned a master’s degree in glass science engineering in spring of 2024, placed second in last year’s competition.
