Awards and Recognition
In 1946, Sengier returned to the United States, where general Groves handed him the Medal for Merit for his contribution to Allied victory. He was the first non-American civilian to receive this distinction. His citation merely mentioned "services in supplying material", as there were still restrictions on wartime information at the time he was awarded his medal.
Sengier was also awarded the titles of Knight of the Order of the British Empire, Commander of the French Légion d'honneur and Officer of the Order of Léopold and the Belgian Order of the Crown (kroonorde - ordre de la couronne).
In 1948, a radioactive mineral discovered in Congo, sengierite, was named in his honor.
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