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Braskem Award for Excellence in Materials Engineering and Science

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Award

The award given is a plaque and $2,500.00.

DeadlineFebruary 15, 2026
AdministratorsMaterials Engineering & Sciences Division (MESD)
PresentationThe winner is invited each year as the featured speaker for the Materials Engineering and Sciences Division Plenary session at the National AIChE meeting in the Fall.
Nomination Instructions

Nominations for the Braskem Award must be submitted by members of AIChE, by using the general nomination form. Nominations will remain active for 2 years.

Selection criteria include:

  1. Nominees must be members of AIChE.
  2. The award is to be given to an individual.
  3. An individual’s significant discoveries, important research, the development of new processes and products, the initiation of new materials and management, education concepts, or outstanding service to the materials community.

The award consists of a plaque and a $2500 cash award. The winner is invited each year as the featured speaker for the Materials Engineering and Sciences Division Plenary session at the National AIChE meeting in the Fall.

Email the nomination form (accessible below) to the Braskem Award Committee Chair, Professor Michael Tsapatsis, Dept. of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering & Institute for NanoBioTechnology, Johns Hopkins University tsapatsis@jhu.edu. The nominator is required to receive a confirmation email from  tsapatsis@jhu.edu acknowledging that the nomination was successfully received.

Nomination Form

SponsorsBraskem

The Braskem Award for Excellence in Materials Engineering and Science is bestowed annually to a leading researcher in recognition of outstanding contributions to the field of materials science and engineering. Previous Winners include many important researchers in the materials engineering field.

F.J. & Dorothy Van Antwerpen Award for Service to the Institute

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Award

A plaque and $5,000, plus a $500 travel allowance.

DeadlineFebruary 15, 2025
AdministratorsAIChE
PresentationPresented at the Honors Ceremony of the AIChE Annual Meeting.
Nomination Instructions

Follow instructions and download form on here.

SponsorsDow

Recognizes a chemical engineer for outstanding contributions and service to the Institute. The award is presented to a member of AIChE who has made outstanding contributions to the chemical engineering profession via service to the Institute. These contributions should emphasize achievements in...

Award for Service to Society

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Award

A plaque. The financial component of this award is contingent upon identification of a sponsor. 

DeadlineFebruary 15, 2026
AdministratorsAIChE
PresentationPresented at the Honors Ceremony of the AIChE Annual Meeting.

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...

Alpha Chi Sigma Award for Chemical Engineering Research

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Award

A plaque and $5,000.

DeadlineFebruary 15, 2026
AdministratorsAIChE
PresentationPresented at the Honors Ceremony of the AIChE Annual Meeting.
SponsorsAlpha Chi Sigma Educational Foundation

Recognizes an individual's outstanding accomplishments in fundamental or applied chemical engineering research.

Allan P. Colburn Award for Excellence in Publications by a Young Member of the Institute

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Award

A plaque and $5,000, plus a $500 travel allowance

DeadlineFebruary 15, 2026
AdministratorsAIChE
PresentationPresented at the Honors Ceremony of the AIChE Annual Meeting.
SponsorsDuPont de Nemours, Inc.

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 award candidate must have earned his or her...

Program Committee's Herb Epstein Award for Technical Programming

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Award

The award consists of a plaque and $500

DeadlineFebruary 14, 2026
AdministratorsProgram Committee (PC)
PresentationThe award will be presented at the AIChE Spring Meeting by the President of AIChE (or by the Chair or Secretary of EBPC) at an appropriate occasion during the Spring Meeting. Generally to be awarded not more than once per year.
Nomination Instructions

Selection Criteria include:

  1. Meritorious contribution to a technical programming event or task accomplished within two years of the nomination date.
  2. Value of this programming event or task to AIChE and its members and the profession of chemical engineering
  3. Compliance to a spirit of volunteerism.
  4. Demonstrated dedication to the profession of chemical engineering.

The nomination will be reviewed in the month of February of the year the award is to be presented at the Spring Meeting by a panel chaired by the EBPC Past Chair (as of the review) and the Chair of EBPC, Secretary of EBPC, and one or more additional member appointed at the discretion of the Chair of EBPC. The award winner will be notified by the Chair of EBPC or the Secretary of EBPC.

Extensions will be granted for qualifying life events that occurred during the standard twelve (12) year eligibility window. Qualifying events include childbirth, maternity and paternity leave for births or adoptions, and extended caregiving of a sick family member.  The award nomination must include a statement of the reason for the leave and the period of time that was impacted. No more than two years may be excluded from the countable years, regardless of the combination of circumstances.

Please submit the nomination form to Program Development at programming@aiche.org. Alternatively, mail the form to the following address:

Kelsey Kettelhut, Program Development

120 Wall Street, 23 Floor

New York, NY  10005

Established in the summer of 2007, the Executive Board of the Program Committee presents this award to an individual in memory of Herbie Epstein for his many contributions and long years of service to AIChE and technical programming.

Harry West Student Poster Award

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Award

The Harry West Student Poster Award consists of a certificate and a monetary award to the presenter. Number and amount will be at the discretion of the F&PD judging team. Plaques will also be presented to the department of the award winner.

DeadlineOctober 22, 2015
AdministratorsFuels & Petrochemicals Division (F&PD)
Nomination Instructions

Relevant posters in fuels, petrochemicals, and safety will be identified by submitting an abstract to the Student Poster competition of the AIChE Annual meeting. Posters are not restricted to research topics and may include design case studies and reviews. Posters must describe the student’s own original contribution but may be part of a larger project to which the submitter contributed. Judging for the Harry West Award is separate from the AIChE event. Results in the AIChE event will have no bearing in the selection of winners, nor will the Harry West Award impact AIChE winners.

Award Winner Selection Process

Abstract Submission

The Harry West Student Poster Award is presented during the Student Poster Competition during the AIChE Annual Student Conference. All authors who submit a poster with a topic or application to fuels and petrochemicals are considered. Details can be found on the...

Founders Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Chemical Engineering

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Award

A plaque. 

DeadlineFebruary 15, 2025
AdministratorsAIChE
PresentationPresented at the Honors Ceremony of the AIChE Annual Meeting.
Nomination Instructions

Follow instructions and download form here.

This award recognizes outstanding contributions in the chemical engineering field. 1. The award is presented to a member of AIChE who has had an important impact on chemical engineering and whose achievements, either specific or general, have advanced this profession in any of its aspects. The...

Institute Award for Excellence in Industrial Gases Technology

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Award

A plaque.

DeadlineFebruary 15, 2026
AdministratorsAIChE
PresentationPresented at the Honors Ceremony of the AIChE Annual Meeting.

Recognizes an individual's sustained excellence in contributing to the advancement of technology in the production, distribution and application of industrial gases.

Institute Lecturer Award

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Award

A plaque and $2,000.

DeadlineFebruary 15, 2015
AdministratorsProgram Committee (PC)
PresentationThe lecture is presented in a special session at the AIChE Annual Meeting. The text of the presentation is considered for inclusion in an AIChE publication.
Nomination Instructions

Selection criteria include:

  1. the quality and relevance of the accomplishments of the lecturer in the technical field likely to be the subject of the lecture,
  2. the communication skills of the lecturer,
  3. the value of the lecture to the meeting attendees and the members of the Institute.

Please submit the nomination form to Kristine Chin, Director of Technical Programming at programming@aiche.org. Alternatively, mail the form to the following address:

Kristine Chin, Program Development

120 Wall Street, 23 Floor

New York, NY  10005

The Executive Board of the Program Committee invites a distinguished member of AIChE to present a comprehensive authoritative review of the chemical engineering science in his or her field of specialization.

Beginning in 2016, the Institute Lecture Award was renamed to the John M...

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