Gordon Ellis
Gordon Ellis has been on staff at AIChE for more than two decades, with many years’ experience working with volunteer groups, member activities and student programs. He now concentrates on writing and editing for Chemical Engineering Progress magazine.
ChEnected contributions
Meet Some of AIChE’s Recently Elected Fellows
Read about some of the newest AIChE Fellows and their impressive accomplishments as chemical engineers in academia.
Nominations and Applications Due Feb 15 for AIChE High Honors and Langer Fellowship
Act now to meet the approaching deadline for the 2023 Langer Prize as well as for the Institute and Board of Directors' Awards.
Early-Career ChE Faculty Report to Summer School
More than 150 new and recently hired chemical engineering faculty members received a crash course in classroom techniques and profit from the mentorship of more-experienced faculty.
Introducing Some of AIChE’s Recently Elected Fellows
Meet these chemical engineers and learn about their expertise and careers in academia and industry.
Christine Seymour to Receive 2022 Van Antwerpen Award for Service to AIChE
The Van Antwerpen Award recognizes Seymour for her volunteer leadership contributions to AIChE over more than 25 years.
Penn State’s Phillip Savage Named 2022 R. H. Wilhelm Award Recipient
Savage is being recognized for innovation and leadership in advancing the fields of hydrothermal kinetics, catalysis, and reaction engineering for renewable energy and green chemistry applications.
Ohio State’s L.-S. Fan Receives AIChE’s Warren K. Lewis Award for ChE Education
L.-S. Fan is being honored for his multifaceted chemical engineering education contributions, which include outstanding teaching, superior textbooks, student and faculty mentoring, and outreach leadership to diverse groups, the general public, and K-12 students.
Terry Papoutsakis of the Univ. of Delaware to Receive AIChE’s Walker Award for Chemical Engineering Literature
Papoutsakis is being honored for contributions to cell culture engineering, metabolic engineering, the genetics and genomics of Clostridia, and stem and T-cell engineering that provide the underpinnings of molecular-based biological engineering.
An Interview with Christopher Pope, Recipient of AIChE’s Award for Service to Society
Dr. Pope is being recognized for contributions that emphasize a concern for the common good, a willingness to give time and comfort, and the ability to draw together varied resources to solve problems.
Hans Wijmans of Membrane Technology and Research, Inc., to Receive AIChE’s Award for Industrial Gases Technology
Wijmans is being honored for contributions to fundamental membrane transport research, membrane application research, and the development of the VaporSep process for hydrocarbon recovery in polyolefin manufacturing operations.
Jonathan S. Dordick and Ali Khademhosseini to be Honored at AIChE Annual Meeting
Jonathan S. Dordick of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will receive SBE’s James E. Bailey Award, and Ali Khademhosseini of the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation will receive the Biotechnology Progress Award for Excellence in Biological Engineering Publication.
Rena Bizios of UT San Antonio Chosen to Receive AIChE’s Margaret H. Rousseau Pioneer Award
Bizios is being recognized for her pioneering contributions to chemical engineering bioengineering; for leadership in cellular engineering, regenerative engineering, and medicine; and for leadership in women’s causes in chemical engineering.
Jose E. Tabora of Bristol Myers Squibb Named AIChE’s 2022 Industrial R&D Award Recipient
Tabora is being recognized for his work in the development and characterization of drug substance processes through innovations in modeling, design of experimentation, data analysis, and visualization.
Timothy Hebrink of 3M to Receive AIChE’s Energy and Sustainability Award
Hebrink is being honored for his technical leadership and for developing and supporting technology that has resulted in significant energy savings and increased sustainability.
Dow’s Paul Witt to Receive 2022 Evans Award in Chemical Engineering Practice
Witt is being recognized for expanded leadership in process technology innovation at Dow and at AIChE’s RAPID Manufacturing Institute through effective people-leadership and valuable technical contributions in reaction engineering and process optimization.