The Ivor Jenkins Medal, awarded by the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3) in the United Kingdom, is the highest international recognition in the field of powder metallurgy.

Professor Torralba is only the second Spaniard to receive this recognition after Dr. César Molins in 1998.

The Ivor Jenkins Medal is awarded in recognition of a significant contribution that has improved scientific, industrial or technological understanding of materials processing or the production of components using particulate materials.