The Owens Corning Early Career Award recognizes outstanding independent contributions to the scientific, technological, educational or service areas of materials science and engineering. Selection criteria include: 1. Active and participating membership* in the Materials Engineering and Sciences Division (MESD) of AIChE. 2. Age less than 40 years in the year the Award is given. 3. Outstanding materials-related work in discovery, research, process or product development, education, and/or service. * “Active and participating” presupposes dues payment in MESD, as well as one or more of the following during the past several years: co-authorship of presentations or posters in conference sessions sponsored by MESD, and/or MESD service as session chair/co-chair, program area chair, or Division Director.
The award is a plaque and $1,500.00.
Selection criteria include:
- Active and participating membership* in the Materials Engineering and Sciences Division (MESD) of AIChE.
- Age less than 40 years in the year the Award is given.
- Outstanding materials-related work in discovery, research, process or product development, education, and/or service.
* “Active and participating” presupposes dues payment in MESD, as well as one or more of the following during the past several years: co-authorship of presentations or posters in conference sessions sponsored by MESD, and/or MESD service as session chair/co-chair, program area chair, or Division Director.
Please click here to review the general eligibility criteria and download the nomination form. Send an original and eight copies of nomination to the Owen-Corning Award Committee Chair, Professor Donald G. Baird, Chemical Engineering Department, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State, University, 132 Randolph Hall, Blacksburg, VA, 24061 dbaird@vt.edu
Award Winners
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Lynn Loo
2012 |
Professor Di Gao
University of Pittsburgh 2011 |