Gordon Ellis
Gordon Ellis has been on staff at AIChE for more than two decades, with many years’ experience working with volunteer groups, member activities and student programs. He now concentrates on writing and editing for Chemical Engineering Progress magazine.
ChEnected contributions
Terry Papoutsakis of the Univ. of Delaware to Receive AIChE’s Walker Award for Chemical Engineering Literature
Papoutsakis is being honored for contributions to cell culture engineering, metabolic engineering, the genetics and genomics of Clostridia, and stem and T-cell engineering that provide the underpinnings of molecular-based biological engineering.
An Interview with Christopher Pope, Recipient of AIChE’s Award for Service to Society
Dr. Pope is being recognized for contributions that emphasize a concern for the common good, a willingness to give time and comfort, and the ability to draw together varied resources to solve problems.
Hans Wijmans of Membrane Technology and Research, Inc., to Receive AIChE’s Award for Industrial Gases Technology
Wijmans is being honored for contributions to fundamental membrane transport research, membrane application research, and the development of the VaporSep process for hydrocarbon recovery in polyolefin manufacturing operations.
Jonathan S. Dordick and Ali Khademhosseini to be Honored at AIChE Annual Meeting
Jonathan S. Dordick of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will receive SBE’s James E. Bailey Award, and Ali Khademhosseini of the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation will receive the Biotechnology Progress Award for Excellence in Biological Engineering Publication.
Rena Bizios of UT San Antonio Chosen to Receive AIChE’s Margaret H. Rousseau Pioneer Award
Bizios is being recognized for her pioneering contributions to chemical engineering bioengineering; for leadership in cellular engineering, regenerative engineering, and medicine; and for leadership in women’s causes in chemical engineering.
Jose E. Tabora of Bristol Myers Squibb Named AIChE’s 2022 Industrial R&D Award Recipient
Tabora is being recognized for his work in the development and characterization of drug substance processes through innovations in modeling, design of experimentation, data analysis, and visualization.
Timothy Hebrink of 3M to Receive AIChE’s Energy and Sustainability Award
Hebrink is being honored for his technical leadership and for developing and supporting technology that has resulted in significant energy savings and increased sustainability.
Dow’s Paul Witt to Receive 2022 Evans Award in Chemical Engineering Practice
Witt is being recognized for expanded leadership in process technology innovation at Dow and at AIChE’s RAPID Manufacturing Institute through effective people-leadership and valuable technical contributions in reaction engineering and process optimization.
Fikile Brushett of MIT Is AIChE’s 2022 Allan P. Colburn Award Recipient
Fikile Brushett is being honored for pioneering advances in understanding and controlling fundamental processes governing performance, cost, and lifetime of flow electrochemical systems for energy storage and conversion.
MIT’s Patrick Doyle Is AIChE’s Alpha Chi Sigma Award Recipient for 2022
Doyle is being recognized for the invention of new microfluidic approaches to synthesize and manipulate soft matter, including flow lithography to create highly encoded microparticles and advanced materials.
UC Santa Barbara’s Rachel Segalman Is the 2022 Acrivos Professional Progress Award Recipient
Dr. Segalman is being recognized for pioneering studies of functional soft materials, including semiconducting block polymers, polymeric ionic liquids, and hybrid thermoelectric materials.
Paul Larsen of Corteva Agriscience Named AIChE’s Industrial Progress Award Recipient for 2022
Paul Larsen is being recognized for his innovative contributions to crystallization technology and mentorship of future scientists.
Cato T. Laurencin Selected as AIChE’s 2022 Founders Award Recipient
Dr. Laurencin is being recognized for his breakthrough achievements in the science and engineering of soft tissue implants.
Data Analytics Internships Benefit New ChE Professionals and Hiring Companies
In addition to training, the data analytics courses covers Python, data visualization, data extraction using SQL, fundamentals of process control, statistical programming, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and more.
Introducing Some of AIChE’s Recently Elected Fellows
Learn about the diverse specialties and work of these AIChE Fellows, such as finding uses for coal and waste plastics in the renewable energy economy and fighting drug use through a control systems approach.