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NACS News
5/5/2008
Call for Nominations: AIChE Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Practice Award
This is a non-NACS Award, sponsored by the AIChE. The AIChE is soliciting nominations for the Catalysis & Reaction Engineering Division's Practice Award. Please see the attached for a description of the award and details of the nomination process. Note that candidates must be AIChE members. Address all inquiries to Keith Hutchenson at keith.w.hutchenson@usa.dupont.com.
Call for Nominations: AIChE Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Practice Award
Description:
This award recognizes individuals who have made pioneering contributions to industrial practice of catalysis and chemical reaction engineering. The candidate must have made important and specific technical contributions, verifiable by means of well-documented evidential materials, to the invention, development, design or implementation of industrial products, catalysts or processes through ingenious and creative application of chemical reaction engineering and/or catalysis concepts. Awardees will be selected based on their contributions to the discovery and application of innovative catalysis or reaction engineering solutions to technological problems, and/or commercialization of new products and processes. Candidate must be an AIChE member. Candidates may be from academia, national labs, or industry.
Deadline:
Saturday, 31-May-2008
Procedure:
Nomination packages should include a 2-page (maximum) double spaced nomination statement, a 2-page CV, and up to four supporting letters. Submit the nomination electronically via email to the CRE Division Vice-Chair: Keith W. Hutchenson, DuPont (keith.w.hutchenson@usa.dupont.com, 302-695-1389).
Award:
A plaque and cash award of $1,000
Presentation:
The award is presented annually at the Division Reception or Dinner. The recipient is also invited to give a special lecture at the AIChE Annual Meeting.
Past Recipients:
2007 - Carmo Pereira
2006 – Larry Smith
2005 - Robert Farrauto
2004 - Stephen B. Jaffe
2003 - Israel Wachs
2002 - Teh C. Ho
2001 - Thomas R. Keane
2000 - L. Hegedus
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