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William H. Walker Award for Excellence in Contributions to Chemical Engineering Literature

The award is presented to a member of AIChE who has made an outstanding contribution to chemical engineering literature. The contribution may consist of a review, a history of the development of a process, a theoretical contribution, a research report, or other material of interest and importance to the chemical engineering profession. The recipient must be the author or co-author of an outstanding work in chemical engineering.

Nominations: General award provisions, a description of the nomination packet, and a link to the nomination platform can be found at https://www.aiche.org/community/awards/awards-provisions-eligibility.

Details
Award

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

DeadlineFebruary 15, 2023
AdministratorsAIChE
PresentationPresented at the Honors Ceremony of the AIChE Annual Meeting.
SponsorsWiley

Award winners

  • Ioannis Kevrekidis


    2023
  • Eleftherios Papoutsakis


    2022
  • Doraiswami Ramkrishna


    2021
  • Ronald Larson


    2020
  • George Georgiou


    2019
  • Enrique Iglesia


    2018
  • James Rawlings


    2017
  • Glenn Fredrickson


    2016
  • Lorenz Biegler


    2015
  • Gregory N Stephanopoulos


    2014
  • Harvey W Blanch


    2013
  • Jacob N Israelachvili


    2012
  • Klavs F. Jensen


    2011
  • William J. Koros


    2010
  • James A. Dumesic


    2009
  • Pablo G. Debenedetti


    2008
  • Matthew V. Tirrell


    2007
  • Nicholas A. Peppas


    2006
  • Alexis T. Bell


    2005
  • L. K. Doraiswamy


    2004
  • George Stephanopoulos


    2003
  • Douglas Lauffenburger


    2002
  • J. M. Ottino


    2001
  • K. E. Gubbins


    2000
  • C.A. Eckert


    1999
  • D. R. Paul


    1998
  • I. Grossmann


    1997
  • R. S. Langer


    1996
  • B. C. Gates


    1995
  • D. I. C. Wang


    1994
  • L. G. Leal


    1993
  • W. B. Russel


    1992
  • R. T. Yang


    1991
  • H. T. Davis


    1990
  • J. J. Carberry


    1989
  • E. Ruckenstein


    1988
  • A. W. Westerberg


    1987
  • J. H. Seinfeld


    1986
  • H. Brenner


    1985
  • M. M. Denn


    1984
  • B. A. Finlayson


    1983
  • W. R. Schowalter


    1982
  • J. L. Duda


    1981
  • J. S. Vrentas


    1981
  • J. Wei


    1980
  • S. K. Friedlander


    1979
  • C. Sliepcevich


    1978
  • L. E. Scriven


    1977
  • C. J. King


    1976
  • E. N. Lightfoot, Jr


    1975
  • L. Lapidus


    1974
  • J. R. Fair


    1973
  • H. G. Drickamer


    1972
  • T. Vermeulen


    1971
  • A. B. Metzner


    1970
  • S. W. Churchill


    1969
  • D. L. Katz


    1968
  • J. M. Prausnitz


    1967
  • J. W. Westwater


    1966
  • C. R. Wilke


    1965
  • T. J. Hanratty


    1964
  • R. E. Treybal


    1963
  • R. B. Bird


    1962
  • N. R. Amundson


    1961
  • J. M. Smith


    1960
  • B. H. Sage


    1959
  • R. L. Pigford


    1958
  • J. C. Elgin


    1957
  • E. W. Cummings


    1956
  • E. L. Piret


    1955
  • E. R. Gilliland


    1954
  • W. R. Marshall


    1953
  • J. H. Rushton


    1952
  • R. H. Wilhelm


    1951
  • B. F. Dodge


    1950
  • W. H. McAdams


    1949
  • K. M. Watson


    1948
  • M. Benedict


    1947
  • L. C. Rubin


    1947
  • P. Miller


    1946
  • J. H. Walthall


    1946
  • H. C. Hottel


    1945
  • O. A. Hougen


    1944
  • H. F. Johnstone


    1943
  • W. C. Williams


    1942
  • T. K. Sherwood


    1941
  • W. L. Badger


    1940
  • G. G. Brown


    1939
  • W. L. McCabe


    1938
  • T. B. Drew


    1937
  • A. P. Colburn


    1936