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Lawrence K. Cecil Award in Environmental Chemical Engineering

Call for Nominations:

On behalf of the Environmental Division of AIChE, we ask you to consider nominating a colleague for the Lawrence K. Cecil Award. This is the most prestigious environmental award within AIChE and is given by the Environmental Division in recognition of an individual's outstanding chemical engineering contribution and achievement in the preservation or improvement of the environment.

This award recognizes an individual's outstanding chemical engineering contribution and achievement in the preservation or improvement of the environment. The recipient must be a member of AIChE, have 15 years of chemical engineering experience in the environmental field, and demonstrate leadership in research, teaching, engineering, or regulatory activities in either the public or private sector.

Nomination Packet (Documents) 

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Award

A plaque and $1,500.
DeadlineJune 1, 2025
AdministratorsEnvironmental Division (ENV)
PresentationThe awardee is invited to deliver an address at an appropriate venue.
Nomination Instructions

Criteria considered in selecting a winner include:

  1. The recipient shall have a considerable record of contributions to the environment through the application of chemical engineering for a period of at least fifteen (15) years of sustained professional activities shown by demonstrated leadership in such areas as research, teaching, engineering, or regulatory activities in either the public or private sector.
  2. The recipient shall have demonstrated the application of chemical engineering principles and technology in research into environmental problems and/or in development of innovative engineering solutions of these problems for the protection of the environment.
  3. The recipient shall have made a significant contribution in design, construction, operation, management, or consulting related to environmental protection facilities or enterprises. 
  4. The recipient shall have a considerable record of service in the activities of the Environmental Division of the AIChE.

Nominations must be submitted to  Dr. Chad Able (chad.able1@gmail.com), 2nd Vice Chair, by June 1, 2025

The deadline for accepting nominations is June 1, 2025.

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