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The 2019 Kirkpatrick Award: Nominations are now open

As chemical engineers, many of us work on developing new processes or improving current ones, often with goals of better efficiency, new or improved products and more sustainability. Taking concepts and laboratory work to a commercial scale requires significant effort,…

The 2017 Kirkpatrick Award

Every other year, Chemical Engineering honors the most-noteworthy chemical engineering technology that was commercialized anywhere in the world during the previous two years with the Kirkpatrick Chemical Engineering Achievement Award. The nominations for 2017 are now open. The Kirkpatrick Award…

Nicholas Chopey Scholarship awarded

Chemical Engineering has been a leading source for technology and news for the chemical process industries (CPI) since the launch of our magazine in 1902. Additionally, we seek to bring recognition to, and to help advance, the chemical engineering profession.…

Nicholas Chopey scholarship awarded

The 2015 Nicholas P. Chopey Scholarship for Chemical Engineering Excellence has been awarded to Stephanie Kong, a student at the University of Buffalo (www.buffalo.edu), who is majoring in both chemical engineering and Spanish. Kong is a member of Tau Beta…

2015 Kirkpatrick finalists

Five innovative technologies that were commercialized in the past two years have been selected as finalists for the 2015 Kirkpatrick Award for Chemical Engineering Achievement. The winner will be announced on November 18 at the Chem Show in the Jacob…

The Kirkpatrick Award: Deadline Extended – Nominations Due March 23

As this new year opens, we at Chemical Engineering are looking forward to the wide variety of articles, activities and offerings that we have lined up for our readers. A highlight of 2015 is to honor the most-noteworthy chemical engineering…

SOCMA announces award winners

More than 28 member facilities will receive 2014 Performance Improvement Awards for their outstanding commitment to continuous improvement in environmental, health, safety and security (EHS&S) practices at the Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates (SOCMA) 93rd Annual Dinner on December…

2014 Perkin Medal awarded; and remembering a former editor

In memory It is with great sadness, that we learned of the passing of Jay Chowdhury, who was an editor with Chemical Engineering magazine for 20 years. Long-time readers of the magazine, and those that had the pleasure of knowing…

Chopey scholarship awarded

The 2014 Nicholas P. Chopey Scholarship for Chemical Engineering Excellence has been awarded to Stephen Vitello, who is studying chemical engineering at The State University of New York College at Buffalo (www.buffalo.edu). Vitello is a member of Tau Beta Pi…

Franklin-Lavoisier Prize is awarded to Fred Aftalion

Fred Aftalion receives the Franklin-Lavoisier Prize The Chemical Heritage Foundation (CHF) and the Fondation de la Maison de la Chimie (FMC) presented the Franklin-Lavoisier Prize to author Fred Aftalion in a dinner ceremony on April 3, 2014, at CHF in…