AIChE's most prestigious awards, honoring eminent chemical engineers for career accomplishments, service to society, and service to the institute. These awards are presented each year at AIChE's Annual Meeting. Browse or search below by award name.
Allan P. Colburn Award for Excellence in Publications by a Young Member of the Institute
Encourages excellence in publications by a younger member of the Institute. The award is presented to a member of AIChE, or in an unusual situation, to members jointly, for significant contributions to chemical engineering through publications. The recipient or recipients must be less than 36...
Alpha Chi Sigma Award for Chemical Engineering Research
Recognizes an individual's outstanding accomplishments in fundamental or applied chemical engineering research.
Award for Service to Society
Recognizes outstanding contributions by a chemical engineer to community service and to the solution of socially oriented problems. The award is presented to a member of AIChE who has made an outstanding contribution in identifying and solving community and social problems. Contributions should...
Corporate Innovation Award
This award recognizes corporations or corporate divisions employing a substantial number of chemical engineers, for innovation that has resulted in the successful commercial development of new products and/or new processes for making useful products. A lecture associated with this award is to be...
Energy and Sustainability Award
The Energy and Sustainability Award shall be given to individuals in industry, teams from industry, or entire companies who have accomplished significant energy savings, improved the sustainability of chemical processes, or developed innovative technologies for energy generation or delivery that hold significant promise of favorable economic or environmental impact.
Engineering and Construction Award
This award recognizes individuals or teams for achievement in the design and/or construction of process plants or process plant revamps. Eligible nominees should be from industry or from a government laboratory or another nonacademic entity. The achievements may be the result of excellence in...
Industrial Progress Award
This award recognizes significant contributions by individuals -- working in industries served by chemical engineers -- who have not reached their 40th birthday on the first day of the year in which the award is given.
Industrial Research & Development Award
This award recognizes individuals or teams working in the industries served by chemical engineers, for innovation that has resulted in the successful commercial development of new products and/or new processes for making useful products. Eligible nominees should be from industry or from a...
Industry Leadership Award
This award recognizes individuals or teams working in the industries served by chemical engineers, for leadership and accomplishment in activities including: management; sales and marketing; public, community, and industrial relations; commercial and business development, training, or public...
Institute Award for Excellence in Industrial Gases Technology
Recognizes an individual's sustained excellence in contributing to the advancement of technology in the production, distribution and application of industrial gases.