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
Kathy Lee of ExxonMobil to Receive AIChE’s Service to Society Award
AIChE’s Award for Service to Society recognizes outstanding contributions by a chemical engineer to community service and to the solution of socially oriented problems.
Shailendra Bordawekar to Receive Evans Chemical Engineering Practice Award
This award recognizes outstanding chemical engineering contributions in the industrial practice of the profession through manufacturing, R&D, management, or business leadership practices.
Pfizer's Lynne Handanyan Is Industry Leadership Award Recipient
This award is presented to individuals or teams exhibiting exceptional leadership in industries served by chemical engineers.
Meet Some of AIChE’s Newly Elected Fellows
Get to know these recently elected AIChE Fellows and learn about some of their career highlights and accomplishments.
Nicholas Kotov of University of Michigan is 2020 Alpha Chi Sigma Award Recipient
Dr. Kotov is being recognized for his fundamental studies and practical implementations of self-assembly processes at the nanoscale.
Sharon Nolen Receives AIChE’s Energy and Sustainability Award
The award recognizes Nolen's leadership implementing a world-class energy management program recognized by DOE’s Better Plants and EPA’s ENERGY STAR® Programs.
Zhiping Lai of KAUST Is Co-recipient of AIChE’s 2020 Industrial Gases Award
Dr. Lai of KAUST (Saudi Arabia) is recognized for his pioneering contributions to the advancement of technology in the production, distribution, and application of industrial gases.
Hae-Kwon Jeong of Texas A&M Is Co-recipient of AIChE’s 2020 Industrial Gases Award
Dr. Jeong and co-recipient Dr. Lai are being recognized for pioneering contributions and sustained excellence in the field of metal-organic framework membranes for gas separations development.
Ryan Lively of Georgia Tech Named 2020 Colburn Award Recipient
This early-career award goes to Ryan Lively for his work creating novel, scalable materials for small molecule separations, and for the conceptual and experimental development of the organic solvent reverse osmosis separation modality.
Dow’s Laura Dietsche to Receive 2020 AIChE Industrial R&D Award
Laura J. Dietsche, PhD, P.E., Senior Research Scientist at Dow in Midland, Michigan, will receive the award for contributions in the application of computational fluid dynamics to advance chemical manufacturing capabilities, equipment design, and materials development.
Ronald Larson to Receive AIChE’s William H. Walker Award
Ronald G. Larson of the University of Michigan will receive this year's William H. Walker Award for Excellence in Contributions to Chemical Engineering Literature. Read more about his career and accomplishments.
2021 AIChE Board of Directors Election Commences
Voting is now open for the 2021 Board of Directors.
MIT’s Daniel I. C. Wang, Co-founder of AIChE’s Society for Biological Engineering, Dies at 84
A member of MIT’s chemical engineering faculty since 1965, Wang’s research and teaching contributed profoundly to the growth of chemical engineering at its interface with biology.
AIChE’s 2020 Virtual Gala Set for Dec. 10
Funds raised at this year's gala will help support underrepresented communities, with a special focus on nurturing the talents of minority students pursuing careers in engineering and the sciences.
William Hammack Named 2020 Hoover Medalist
The Hoover Medal commemorates the civic and humanitarian achievements of an engineer whose professional and personal endeavors have advanced the well-being of humankind.