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This award recognizes AIChE members who have been granted patents from the US patent office resulting in significant impact on business or society. The focus is on patents that are still in-force and in use that are creating value.
The award is presented at a Division event held at the AIChE Annual Meeting.
Nomination Instructions
Selection criteria include:
Significant discoveries, research, or development, successfully implemented on a commercial scale.
Outstanding chemical engineering contribution(s) in the field of design, operation or production management which led to significant technological improvements.
Distinguished service as a chemical engineering educator, with an emphasis on application of chemical engineering principles to forest products industry technologies.
Outstanding Service to the Division
Nominees must have presented a paper (or papers) at one of the division's symposia describing his or her original contribution(s) in the application of chemical engineering in the forest products or related industries.
Award consists of $1,000, a plaque, and two tickets to PTF award dinner
Deadline
May 31, 2025
Administrators
Particle Technology Forum (PTF)
Nomination Instructions
Nomination procedure and package contents:
Nomination must be made by a member of PTF EC and must include a brief letter of nomination stating how the nominee contributed to the PTF and the field of particle technology through their service. Send nominations to silvina@soe.rutgers.edu.
Sponsors
Ansys, Inc.
This award recognizes a forum member's lifetime outstanding scientific/technical contributions to the field of particle technology, as well as leadership in promoting scholarship, research, development, service and/or education in this field.
The award is presented at the AIChE Annual Meeting.
Nomination Instructions
The nomination, including 1. Division award nomination form, 2. Current resume or curriculum vitae, and 3. a minimum of two and no more than 4 supporting letters. A single pdf file should be submitted to the current awards committee Chair, Matthew Liberatore.
There should be a clear statement and documentation of the impact of the nominee's work on the field, and an award citation of 25 words or less, beginning with the word "For". Self-nominations are discouraged. Re-nomination of candidates is encouraged.
Recognizes an individual who demonstrates effective teaching practices which may include classroom teaching, community outreach, student support, inclusive strategies, mentoring of students and faculty, and/or dissemination of evidence-based techniques.
The award is presented at the AIChE Annual Meeting.
Nomination Instructions
The nomination, including 1. Division award nomination form, 2. Current resume or curriculum vitae, and 3. a minimum of two and no more than 4 supporting letters. A single pdf file should be submitted to the current awards committee Chair, Matthew Liberatore.
There should be a clear statement and documentation of the impact of the nominee's work on the field, and an award citation of 25 words or less, beginning with the word "For". Self-nominations are discouraged. Re-nomination of candidates is encouraged.
Award for Excellence in Engineering Education Research: Recognizes an individual for outstanding research in education, with a focus on chemical engineering pedagogy, encompassing methods, applications, and assessment. This award can only be won once in a person’s career.
The award is presented at the AIChE Annual Meeting.
Nomination Instructions
The nomination, including 1. Division award nomination form, 2. Current resume or curriculum vitae, and 3. a minimum of two and no more than 4 supporting letters. A single pdf file should be submitted to the current awards committee Chair, Matthew Liberatore.
There should be a clear statement and documentation of the impact of the nominee's work on the field, and an award citation of 25 words or less, beginning with the word "For". Self-nominations are discouraged. Re-nomination of candidates is encouraged.
Award for Innovation in Chemical Engineering Education: Recognizes an individual who has created and/or implemented a pedagogical innovation into a course that has made a significant and documented positive impact on teaching effectiveness and student learning. This award can only be won once in a person’s career.
The award is presented at the AIChE Annual Meeting.
Nomination Instructions
The nomination, including 1. Division award nomination form, 2. Current resume or curriculum vitae, and 3. a minimum of two and no more than 4 supporting letters. A single pdf file should be submitted to the current awards committee Chair, Matthew Liberatore.
There should be a clear statement and documentation of the impact of the nominee's work on the field, and an award citation of 25 words or less, beginning with the word "For". Self-nominations are discouraged. Re-nomination of candidates is encouraged.
Award for Service to Chemical Engineering Education: Recognizes an individual who has shown dedication and broad service to chemical engineering teaching and learning, especially in Chemical Engineering professional societies. Preference will be given to individuals within 25 years of completion of the highest degree. This award can only be won once in a person’s career.
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.
Nomination Instructions
Nominations for the Braskem Award must be submitted by members of AIChE, by using the general nomination form.
Selection criteria include:
Nominees must be members of AIChE.
The award can be given to an individual or a team.
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 Engineering, Johns Hopkins University tsapatsis@jhu.edu
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.
The award consists of $250 and a plaque presented at the CAST Award Dinner.
Administrators
Computing & Systems Technology Division (CAST)
Presentation
The award is presented at the CAST Award Dinner at the AIChE Annual Meeting.
Nomination Instructions
Candidates must submit an abstract through the AIChE conference website (Confex) by the abstract submission deadline. Presenters for all abstracts selected for any of the CAST Division Poster/Interactive Sessions for areas 10A, 10B, 10C, 10D, or 10E are eligible for the CAST Directors' Award.
Sponsors
Computing & Systems Technology Division (CAST)
The "CAST Directors' Award," established in 1997, is given for the best poster presentation at the AIChE Annual Meeting. The winners are selected by majority vote of CAST Directors and designated poster judges selected by the Directors, who attend the poster session....
The award consists of a plaque and a monetary prize:
- 1st Place: $1500
- 2nd Place: $500
- 3rd Place: $200
Deadline
April 15, 2025
Administrators
Computing & Systems Technology Division (CAST)
Presentation
Award winners will be honored at the CAST Award Dinner at the following AIChE Annual Meeting.
Nomination Instructions
To be eligible, the student must be a member of AIChE and present a paper at the Annual Meeting in a CAST sponsored (or co-sponsored) session. The nomination for this award should be made by the student's research advisor. Each advisor may nominate only one student and only members of the CAST Division can nominate students. Students can win this award only once during the course of their studies. The nomination package, in the form of a single PDF file, should include:
- The presentation abstract.
- A single page resume, highlighting the student's accomplishments.
- A single page recommendation letter from the faculty advisor.
- A statement stating the student will be presenting this paper if accepted.
The following additional requirements apply:
- The candidate must be an undergraduate or graduate student when the abstract was submitted;
- The candidate must submit the abstract through the AIChE conference website (confex) by the abstract submission deadline.
- An award can be shared with multiple students in the case of a tie vote in the awards committee or if multiple students orally present the winning presentation;
- Awards will be determined by the quality of the technical content as described in the abstract, quality of the presentation slides, and quality of the oral presentation;
- At least two weeks prior to the start of the Annual Meeting, students will be required to submit the current version of their presentation and a description of the technical importance of their work as a single pdf.
The CAST Division calls for nomination of student presentation award finalists. Eight students will be selected as finalists to present a research paper during the AIChE Annual Meeting.
Nomination package is due April 15, 2025. Note that the student's AIChE membership...
