The award is celebrated via a lecture presented on an annual basis as a plenary lecture, held at the European Congress of Chemical Engineering in odd-numbered years and at the AIChE Annual Meeting in even-numbered years.
Deadline
April 30, 2025
Administrators
AIChE Program Committee
Nomination Instructions
Nomination forms must provide the following information:
Details of the nominee (name, contact details, qualifications, previous awards, etc.)
Summary of why the nominee merits the award (200 words max)
Summary of the nominee’s excellence in Chemical Engineering (200 words max)
Summary of the nominee’s international impact in Chemical Engineering (200 words max)
Rating of the nominee’s ability to present an engaging lecture
List of recent engaging lectures (max. of 3 events)
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