Announcements | AIChE

You are here

Announcements

Renew your AIChE and NSEF Membership Today!

As a valued member of the AIChE Nanoscale Science & Engineering Forum (NSEF) , it’s time to renew your membership and continue accessing a unique platform dedicated to driving innovation at the nanoscale. Your support—at less than two cents per day—directly sustains a vibrant community of...

David López Piquer is selected as the 2026 Young Leader Award recipient

[December 8, 2025] David López Piquer was selected as the recipient of Management Division 2026 Young Leader Award for his significant contributions to Dow and the broader chemical engineering field. With over 14 years at Dow, David has successfully led teams in both the EMEA and USA regions,...

2025 AIChE Annual Meeting - NSEF Winners!

2025 AIChE Annual Meeting - NSEF Winners! Division 22 Graduate Student Awards First Place: Jihpeng Sun (University of Michigan) Second Place: Gabriel Sánchez-Velázquez (MIT) Third Place: Noah Arnold (Clemson University) Graduate Poster Award First Place: Atta Ur Razzaq (University of Alabama)...

2025 Year in Review

A concise year-in-review covering CRE’s strong membership/finances, endowment progress, 2024–2025 awards, 80+ Boston sessions, DEI initiatives and webinars, bylaws vote, open 2026 leadership roles (nominations due Nov 30), and details for the Nov 3 CRE Dinner at Rochambeau.

Don't Forget to Vote for Separation Divison Officers!

The AIChE Separations Division 2026 Election is Open! All section member should have received an email announcement that the 2026 Separations Division (SEP) Election will take place until November 15, 2026 . The announcement is being repeated here because we've heard that some members didn't...

2025-2026 NSEF Leadership

2025-2026 NSEF Leadership Chair: Prof Albert Liu (University of Michigan) Vice Chair: Prof Lorraine Leon (University of Central Florida) Past Chair: Prof Reginald Rogers Jr (University of Missouri) Secretary / Treasurer: Dr Jung-Sheng Wu (3M) Member At-Large: Prof Jonathan Choi (CUHK), Prof Dorsa...

2025 NSEF Award Winners

Forum Award – Dr. Michael Wong (Rice University) Young Investigator Award – Dr. Yuzhang Li (UCLA)

Dr. David J. Parrillo selected to receive the 2025 AIChE Management Award

[May 19, 2025] Dr. David J. Parrillo was selected as the recipient of this year’s Management Award. The award will be presented at the AIChE Annual Meeting to be held in November 2025 in Boston, Massachusetts. A globally respected chemical engineering leader, Dr. Parrillo is the Vice President of...

Presenting the 2025 MGMT Young Leader Award

[April 9, 2025] During the 2025 AIChE Spring Meeting in Dallas, Texas, the MGMT division honored Dr. Dhaval Bhandari as the MGMT Young Leader Award recipient at a special session, recognizing his outstanding leadership and contributions to the industry and management of technical talent during his...

NSEF 2025 Award Nomination - due 5/16

The Nanoscale Science and Engineering Forum is once again seeking nominations for its two most prestigious awards. Both awards highlight excellence in the field of nanoscale science and engineering. NSEF Young Investigator Award - This award recognizes outstanding scholarship, commercialization,...

2024 AIChE Annual Meeting - NSEF Winners!

22A Carbon Nanomaterials Graduate Student Awards First Place: Parisa Farzeen (Virginia Tech) Second Place: M. Shaharyar Wani (Princeton University) Third Place: Nour Abdelrahman (Khalifa University, UAE) 22B Bionanotechnology Graduate Student Awards First Place: Namita Nabar (MIT) Second Place:...

Dr. Dhaval Bhandari selected to receive 2025 Young Leader Award

[October 21, 2024] Dr. Dhaval Bhandari, Global Market Developer for Bioenergy, Low Carbon Solutions at ExxonMobil was selected to receive the Management Division 2025 Young Leader Award. The Awards Committee selected Dr. Bhandari as recognition for his outstanding leadership and contributions to...

In Memoriam: Thomas Mensah, AIChE Fellow & Former NSEF Director

Thomas O. Mensah, an AIChE Fellow and a pioneer in fiber optics technoloies, died on March 27, 2024, after a brief ill ness. He was 74. Dr. Mensah served as the Members-at-Large of NSEF Executive Committee from 2015-2018. Born in Kumasi, Ghana, Mensah began his chemical engineering training at...

2024 NSFE Award Announcement

2024 NSEF Forum Award: Jessica Winter (Ohio State University) 2024 NSEF Young Investigator Award: Letian Dou (Purdue University)

ChE&L Forum now offers lifetime membership option

Those of you that are members of the Chemical Engineering and the Law (ChE&L) Forum know that we recently reduced our annual dues to $10. In addition, we just created a ChE&L Forum lifetime membership option for $100. If you select the lifetime membership option, you will remain a forum...

A Year of Achievements - CRE Division's Growth, Awards, Initiatives and Opportunities for Leadership Explained

Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Division Members: As we move into the final quarter of 2023 and towards the AIChE Annual meeting in Orlando, below are highlights of the CRE Division Year. Highlights: We are happy to report that our CRE division membership and the status of finances of the...

AIChE SLS Executive Committee (2025 - 2027) *

We are pleased to announce our newly elected AIChE SLS Executive Committee for 2025 - 2027 term after our 10th AGM meeting. Congratulations to the newly elected Executive Committee. AIChE SLS Executive Committee (2025 - 2027): President: Tong Yen Wah Vice President (Academia): Edison Ang Vice...

2023-2024 NSEF Leadership

Chair: Prof Nigel Reuel Vice Chair: Prof Albert Liu Past Chair: Prof Reginald Rogers Jr Secretary / Treasurer: Dr Jung-Sheng Wu Member At-Large: Prof Jonathan Choi Director Programming: Prof Yoonjee Park CTOC Liaison: Prof Reginald Rogers Jr Staff Liaison: Joseph McKiernan

2025 AIChE Pharmaceutical Discovery, Development & Manufacturing (PD2M) Forum Awards

AIChE PD2M awards are presented annually to professionals and students that make outstanding contributions to the field of pharmaceutical discovery, development, and manufacturing. Award nominations will be accepted in the following categories: Award Title Sponsor Excellence Award in Technical...