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Thiele Award Past Winners
Past Winners of the Ernest W. Thiele Award
YEAR |
RECIPIENT |
AFFILIATION |
RECOGNITION & ACHIEVEMENT |
2022 |
Fouad Teymour |
IIT | For his leadership in polymer reaction engineering, nonlinear dynamics, and mathematical modeling. |
2021 |
Edward Maginn |
University of Notre Dame | For his leadership in computational molecular modeling and its application toward new technologies involving charged fluids, as well as for creation of the open-source Monte Carlo package Cassandra. |
2020 |
Dennis O’Brien |
Retired | For demonstration throughout his long career the ability to innovate, conduct original research, and contribute to the chemical engineering profession at both the local and national levels. |
2019 |
Linda Broadbelt |
Northwestern University | For her distinguished contributions to the field of complex kinetic modeling, particularly for the development of automated mechanism generation and mechanistic models applied to diverse chemistries. |
2018 |
Donald Chmielewski |
IIT | For advances to the theory of control system design and service to the profession through mentorship, education and leadership. |
2017 |
Doug Nafis |
Honeywell/UOP | For developing new processes in refineries and petrochemical plants, and for mentoring and training future chemical engineers. |
2016 |
Satish Parulekar |
IIT | For research in biotechnology, teaching and service to AIChE. |
2015 |
Randy Snurr |
Northwestern University |
For his leadership and creativity in advancing the application of nanoporous metal-organic frameworks in gas separations, gas storage, and showing the power of molecular simulation to design new absorbents. |
2014 |
Alan Zagoria |
UOP, A Honeywell Co. |
For his leadership and creativity in hydrogen technology in refining and other areas. |
2012 |
Richard Hoehn |
UOP, A Honeywell Co. |
For his leadership and creativity in hydroprocessing technology. |
2011 |
Urmila Diwekar |
Vishwamitra Research Institute |
For leading the development of uncertainty analysis in processes |
2010 |
J. Peter Clark |
Consultant |
For leading the development of numerous food products and new food preparation processes, and as a mentor and teacher. |
2009 |
Harold H. Kung |
Northwestern University |
Seminal contributions to the fundamental understanding of catalytic phenomena, innovative design of novel catalytic structures, and leadership in the teaching of sustainability. |
2008 |
Robert Lyczkowski |
Argonne |
Innovative application of multiphase theory and computational fluid dynamics in the areas of nuclear, fossil and biochemical engineering. |
2007 |
Lynn H. Rice |
UOP |
For his fundamental contributions to the petroleum refining isomerization process. |
2005 |
Dimitri Gidaspow |
IIT |
For his fundamental contributions to computational fluid dynamics, multi-phase flow and fluidized bed systems and as an educator. |
2004 |
Ted M. Knowlton |
PSRI |
For his contributions to fundamental and applied research, and his leadership in the fields of fluidization and particulate solids. |
2003 |
Ali Cinar |
IIT |
Contributions in process modeling, monitoring and control. As an educator championing computers and statistics. |
2002 |
Julio Ottino |
Northwestern |
Research in Chaos Theory and mixing of solids and liquids |
2001 |
Paul Sechrist |
UOP |
Contributions to computational fluid Mechanics, CCR, and FCC refining processes |
2000 |
Henry Linden |
IGT (retired) |
Leadership of the Institute Of Gas Tech. |
1999 |
S. George Bankoff |
Northwestern |
Heat transfer advances in chemical and nuclear engineering |
1998 |
Arvind Varma |
Notre Dame |
Fundamental advances in synthesis of materials, catalysis and reactor stability |
1997 |
Hamid Arastoopour |
IIT |
Academic leadership and environmental engineering |
1996 |
Rathin Datta |
Argonne |
Original research in metabolic engineering and membranes |
1995 |
Norman Li |
UOP |
Pioneering research in membranes and separations |
1994 |
J.W. Westwater |
Univ. of Illinois |
Research in Heat transfer and contributions in teaching |
1993 |
R.J. Bertolacini |
Amoco |
Catalysis research innovations and leadership |
1992 |
J.J. Carberry |
Notre Dame |
Chemical Reaction Engineering research, innovation, and education |
1990 |
R.S. Mah |
Northwestern |
Chemical Process System Analysis |
1989 |
D.T. Wasan |
IIT |
Research and Progress on Separation Processes |
1988 |
L.O. Stine |
UOP |
Petroleum/Petrochemical Processes |
1987 |
G. Thodos |
Northwestern |
Physical Property Advances |
1986 |
T.J. Hanratty |
Univ. Of Illinois |
Advances in Fluid Mechanics |
1985 |
D.B. Broughton |
UOP |
Aromatics Separation Processes, adsorptive separation |
1983 |
E.W. Thiele |
Standard Oil (Indiana) |
Catalysis, Distillation fundamental advances |
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