2025 George Stephanopoulos Award in Process Systems Engineering | AIChE

2025 George Stephanopoulos Award in Process Systems Engineering

Congratulations to Rex Reklaitis for receiving the 2025 George Stephanopoulos Award in Process Systems Engineering!

Gintaras V. (Rex) Reklaitis is Gedge Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering at Purdue University with courtesy appointment in Industrial and Molecular Pharmaceutics. His research expertise lies broadly in process systems engineering, with current focus on applications to improve pharmaceutical product design, development, manufacture and delivery. Educated at the Illinois Institute of Technology (BS ChE), and Stanford University (MS & PhD), he is a member of the US National Academy of Engineering, fellow of AIChE and AAAS, and past Editor-in-Chief of Computers & Chemical Engineering. He is recipient of the Founders, Prausnitz Institute Lectureship, Warren K  Lewis,  Van Antwerpen and Computing in Chemical Engineering Awards of the AIChE; the Pruitt Award (Council for Chemical Research);  and the Long Term Achievements in Computer Aided Process Engineering Award (European Federation of ChE). He has served on the Board of Directors of AIChE, the Council for Chemical Research and the CACHE Corporation and continues to serve on the editorial boards of several journals. He recently chaired the National Academies Committee to Identify Innovative Technologies to Advance Pharmaceutical Manufacturing.  He has published over 350 papers and book chapters and edited/authored ten books.