Institute and Board of Directors' Awards
2012 nominations: Extended deadlines for some Institute Awards
The nomination deadline for most Institute Awards is February 15 of each year. In 2012 only, the nomination deadlines for the following awards will be extended to the dates indicated:
- Engineering and Construction Award: April 15, 2012
- Industrial Research and Development Award: April 15, 2012
- Process Operations Award: April 15, 2012
- Industrial Progress Award (new in 2012): May 1, 2012
Electronic submission of nominations:
Hard copy submissions of nomination materials for Institute Awards are no longer accepted. The completed nomination form, cover letter, letters of support, and other supporting documents must be collected and saved in electronic form (the entire nomination placed into a single PDF file is preferred) on a single CD, and mailed to the location indicated on the nomination form.
Awards Committee Members -- 2011-2012
Institute and Board Award Nomination form (MS-Word format)
AIChE Awards Selection Committee Operating Guidelines (posted September 2009)
To obtain eligibility or nomination information, visit the Award Provisions page.
Institute Awards
Allan P. Colburn Award for Excellence in Publications by a Young Member of the Institute
Alpha Chi Sigma Award for Chemical Engineering Research
Engineering and Construction Award
Industrial Progress AwardIndustrial Research & Development Award
Institute Award for Excellence in Industrial Gases Technology
Lawrence B. Evans Award in Chemical Engineering Practice
Professional Progress Award for Outstanding Progress in Chemical Engineering
R.H. Wilhelm Award in Chemical Reaction Engineering
Warren K. Lewis Award for Chemical Engineering Education
William H. Walker Award for Excellence in Contributions to Chemical Engineering Literature
Board of Directors Awards
F.J. & Dorothy Van Antwerpen Award for Service to the Institute
Founders Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Chemical Engineering-- NOTE: The monetary prize associated with this award is contingent on the identification of a sponsor. Contact awards@aiche.org if you have questions or an interest in sponsorship.