Awards at the 2006 AIChE Annual Meeting
AIChE administers more than 60 awards, presented by the Institute, the Board of Directors, technical divisions and forums, local sections, and committees. These awards include monetary prizes, certificates, plaques, medals, honoraria, and invited lectures.
Awards in the follwoing fields will be presented at the 2006 AIChE Annual Meeting:
Institute Awards
Alpha Chi Sigma Award for Chemical Engineering Research
Award sponsored by The Alpha Chi Sigma Educational Foundation
2006 recipient: Rakesh K. Jain, A.W. Cook Professor and Director in the Department of Radiation Oncology, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital
"For seminal contributions to the field of cancer research using chemical engineering principles, and for translating his findings to improved treatment in cancer patients."
Award in Chemical Engineering Practice
2006 recipient: Rakesh Agrawal, Winthrop E. Stone Distinguished Professor, Purdue University
"For the development of chemical processes and theory that have been implemented in numerous world scale plants."
Allan P. Colburn Award for Excellence in Publications by a Young Member of the Institute
Award sponsored by E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
2006 recipient: Yueh-Lin (Lynn) Loo, Assistant Professor in Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
"For scientific leadership in the development of polymer conductor and microdevices, and in nanotechnology."
Institute Award for Excellence in Industrial Gases Technology
Award sponsored by Praxair, Inc.
2006 recipient: W.S. Winston Ho, University Scholar Professor, The Ohio State University
"For pioneering and sustained contributions to novel gas separations, gas treating invention and commercialization, and new membranes and their novel applications for gases."
Professional Progress Award for Outstanding Progress in Chemical Engineering
Award sponsored by Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
2006 recipient: Joan Brennecke, Keating Crawford Professor, The University of Notre Dame
(Lecture from last years winner TED RANDOLPH, University of Colorado, on Tuesday 6pm-7pm)
"For her fundamental scientific and technological contributions to the development of ionic liquids as separation and reaction solvents."
R. H. Wilhelm Award in Chemical Reaction Engineering
Award sponsored by ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
2006 recipient: Christopher Bowman, Clark Professor and Department Chair, The University of Colorado
(Honor Sessions on Tuesday for the 2005 recipient, MASSIMO)
"For pioneering contributions to polymerization kinetics and reaction engineering, especially of fast photopolymerization reactions used in microfabrication of MEM’s, in nanotechnology and in biomedical applications."
Warren K. Lewis Award for Contributions to Chemical Engineering Education
Award sponsored by ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
2006 recipient: Robert C. Armstrong, Chevron Professor and Chemical Engineering Department Head, The Massachusetts Institute of Technology
"For singular leadership in curriculum reform, co-authoring landmark textbooks, excellence in research, and mentoring of students at all levels."
William H. Walker Award for Excellence in Contributions to Chemical Engineering Literature
Award sponsored by John Wiley and Sons
2006 recipient: Nicholas Peppas, Fletcher Stuckey Pratt Chair in Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
"For important contributions to biomedical, pharmaceutical and chemical engineering which have provided insight into numerous applications and led to the development of biomaterials and medical devices."
Board of Directors Awards
Founders Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Chemical Engineering
2006 recipient: Norman Li, President, NL Chemical Technology, Inc., Mt. Prospect, Illinois
"For development of chemical engineering separation principles and innovative applications to industrial processes, and for long and distinguished service to chemical engineering procession and to AIChE."
F.J. & Dorothy Van Antwerpen Award for Service to the Institute
Award sponsored by The Dow Chemical Company
2006 recipient: Peter B. Lederman, Consultant; Executive Director of the Center of Environmental Engineering and Science (retired)
"For his outstanding service to the Institute -- in Professional Development, Government Relations, the Audit Committee, the Societal Impact Operating Council, the Institute Foundation, the Environmental Division, and for governance and leadership on the national and local section level. He has been an eminent representative of the chemical and environmental engineering profession for over 30 years."
Society for Biological Engineering Award
The Society for Biological Engineering’s James E. Bailey Award endowed by Cytos Biotechnology, recognizes outstanding contributions in the field of biological engineering. In memory of Professor James Bailey for his many pioneering contributions to biotechnology, this year the award is being presented to three individuals who have had an important impact on biomedical engineering and whose achievements have advanced this profession in any of its aspects.
2006 recipients: The team consists of Professor Robert Langer of MIT, Professor Edwin Lightfoot of the University of Wisconsin, and Professor Nicholas Peppas of the University of Texas, Austin. Professor Langer will be delivering the Bailey Award Lecture titled, "Biomedical and Chemical Engineering: Status and Future Directions."
"They are being recognized for their work in the field of biomedical engineering. Professor Langer is best known for his work in transdermal drug delivery. Professor Lightfoot is recognized for his work in biological mass-transfer and separations processes. Professor Peppas is known for the development of biomedical and drug-delivery applications of polymer networks and hydrogels. All three are members of the National Academy of Engineering. Professor Langer will be delivering the Bailey Award Lecture."
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Computing and Systems Technology Division Awards
Computing Practice Award
Sponsored by Aspen Technology, Inc., and ExxonMobil Chemical Company
Recipient: Basil L. Joffe, Aspen Technology
W. David Smith, Jr., Graduate Student Paper Award
Sponsored by DuPont
Recipient: Krishna Mahadevan, University of Toronto
Outstanding Young Investigator Award
Recipient: Costas D. Maranas, Pennsylvania State University
Computing in Chemical Engineering Award
Sponsored by The Dow Chemical Company, and The Mitsubishi Chemical Company
Recipient: C.A. Floudas, Princeton University
Environmental Division Award
Lawrence K. Cecil Award in Environmental Chemical Engineering
Sponsored by B.P. America, Inc.
Recipient: Larry E. Erickson, Kansas State University
Food, Pharmaceutical & Bioengineering Division Award
2006 Food, Pharmaceutical & Bioengineering Division Award
Recipient: Dr. James C. Liao, UCLA
Materials Engineering and Sciences Division Award
Charles M.A. Stine Award
Sponored by E.I. duPont de Nemours and Company
North American Mixing Forum Award
Forum Award
Sponsored by the Procter and Gamble Company
Recipient: Piero Armenante, New Jersey Institute of Technology
Nuclear Engineering Division Award
Robert E. Wilson Award
Sponsored by Fluor Daniel Foundation
Particle Technology Forum Awards
Thomas Baron Award in Fluid-Particle Systems
Sponsored by Shell Global Solutions
Recipient: Dimitri Gidaspow, Illinois Institute of Technology
PSRI Lectureship Award in Fluidization
Recipient: Yong Jin, Tsinghua University, Beijing
Best Ph.D in Particle Technology
Sponsored by Procter & Gamble
Recipient: Griselda Bonilla, AdTech BEOL Integration, IBM Microelectronics
Particle Technology Forum Award
Sponsored by DuPont
Recipient: Douglas W. Fuerstenau, University of California, Berkeley
Separations Division Award
Clarence G. Gerhold Award
Sponsored by UOP
Recipient: Edward L. Cussler, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Transport and Energy Processes Division Award
Division Award
Sponsored by Fauske & Associates
Recipient: V.K. Mathur, University of New Hampshire