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March 2012

USC's Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement

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SponsorsUniversity of Southern California

The Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement is the premier award for environmental science, environmental health and energy conferring great benefit upon mankind.

Through their work, Tyler Laureates have focused worldwide attention on environmental problems by their discoveries and the...

The Max Jakob Memorial Award

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SponsorsAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers

The Max Jakob Memorial Award is bestowed in recognition of eminent achievement of distinguished service in the area of Heat Transfer. Made annually, without regard to society affiliation or nationality, the Award consists of a bronze plaque, an honorarium of $1,000.00 and reimbursement for...

The Hoover Medal

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Medal recognizing great, unselfish, non-technical services by engineers to humanity.

Presentation Varies based on year.
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Apply online here.

SponsorsAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers

The purpose of this medal is to recognize great, unselfish, non-technical services by engineers to humanity. Established in 1929, this medal commemorates the civic and humanitarian achievements of engineers. It is conferred upon an engineer whose professional achievements and personal endeavors...

Program Committee's George Lappin Program Committee Service Award

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The award consists of a plaque and $500. 

DeadlineFebruary 14, 2025
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.
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Selection criteria include:

  1. Meritorious service on behalf of AIChE technical programming.
  2. Effectiveness and value of programming services to AIChE and its members.
  3. Compliance to the true spirit of volunteerism.
  4. Dedication to the profession of chemical engineering.
  5. Significant record of extraordinary efforts in support of technical information exchange.

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. Please submit the nomination form to Stephanie Orvoine-Couvrette, 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

The Executive Board of the Program Committee presents this service award in memory of George Lappin and his long and selfless service on behalf of AIChE and its national and local programming efforts. ...

The Donald P. Eckman Award

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SponsorsAmerican Automatic Control Council

The Eckman Award recognizes an outstanding young engineer in the field of automatic control. The recipient must be younger than 35 years on January 1 of the year of award. Accordingly, for 2012 Eckman Award consideration, the nominee must be born after January 1, 1977 Contributions may be...

Robert A. Welch Award in Chemistry

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SponsorsThe Welch Foundation

The purpose of The Welch Award in Chemistry is to foster and encourage basic chemical research and to recognize, in a substantial manner, the value of chemical research contributions for the benefit of mankind. Any person can be considered for the award who has made important chemical research...

Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award

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SponsorsAmerican Automatic Control Council

The Bellman Award is given for distinguished career contributions to the theory or application of automatic control. It is the highest recognition of professional achievement for US control systems engineers and scientists. The recipient must have spent a significant part of his/her career in...

President's National Medal of Science

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SponsorsNational Science Foundation

The National Medal of Science was established by the 86th Congress in 1959 as a Presidential Award to be given to individuals "deserving of special recognition by reason of their outstanding contributions to knowledge in the physical, biological, mathematical, or engineering sciences." In 1980...

NAE's Gordon Prize

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SponsorsNational Academy of Engineering

Inaugurated in 2001 by the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), the intent of the Gordon Prize is to recognize new modalities and experiments in education that develop effective engineering leaders. The focus is on innovations such as curricular design, teaching methods, and technology-enabled...

NAE's Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ Prize

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SponsorsNational Academy of Engineering

The Russ Prize recognizes an outstanding bioengineering achievement in widespread use that improves the human condition. This achievement should help the public better understand and appreciate the contributions of engineers to our health, well-being and quality of life. An auxiliary purpose of...

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