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[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 the industry and management of technical talent during his tenure with General Electric (GE) and ExxonMobil. Dr. Bhandari has over 15 years of impactful contributions across multiple roles in the chemical and energy transition space. He joined GE in 2010 and as a Principal Investigator, led technology...
[October 4, 2024] The MGMT division has created a new recognition program for inventors of USPTO patents currently in force and in use that are generating value. The nomination deadline this year is December 15, 2024. We will recognize winners at the 2025 AIChE Spring Meeting, who will receive a plaque, a waiver of division dues for 2025, and a complimentary invitation to the MGMT dinner at the Spring Meeting. If you are an inventor or know of a colleague that qualifies, please consider submitting a nomination. You can find more details about this new program HERE.
[January 4, 2024] Mark Swientoniewski has been selected to receive the 2024 Division Service Award for his extensive contributions to the division for almost a decade. His contributions started when he agreed to serve as division Vice Chair, at a time when the division was having difficulty finding members willing to lead. He did an outstanding job during his tenure as Vice Chair, Chair, and Past Chair. Mark has participated actively in programming, chairing sessions, establishing relationships with other AIChE groups, representing the division as a panelist at the Student Annual Conference,...
[December 27, 2023] Polina Ware was selected to receive the Management Division 2024 Young Leader Award. The Awards Committee selected Dr. Polina Ware for her impactful leadership roles at large enterprises: 3M, IBM, PPG, LANXESS, and Rogers Corporation. She is currently the Global Technical and Innovation Director at PPG, where she has positioned the packaging business for growth. Polina inspires a team of 150 to innovate in sustainability and accelerated product development through predictive modeling, digitalization, and AI. Dr. Ware started her career at 3M as an innovator, demonstrating...
[July 29, 2023] Shawn Feist 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 2023 in Orlando, Florida. Shawn graduated with a BS in chemical engineering from the University of Minnesota and has spent his career in roles of increasing responsibility with Dow, Inc., where he currently is Senior TS&D/R&D Director for Dow Polyurethanes. In this role he leads a global team of 250 employees responsible for technical and customer innovation across markets. Feist joined Dow in 2002 on the Research...
[December 23, 2022] Dr. Ran Xu was selected as the recipient of the 2023 Young Leader Award. The award will be presented at the AIChE Annual Meeting to be held in November 2023, in Orlando, Florida, USA. Dr. Ran Xu is a focused driver of performance excellence and leader of an internal SWAT team of engineers who are called upon to solve some of DuPont’s most challenging problems. These problems pop up suddenly and require immediate attention; furthermore, they come from a wide array of specialties within DuPont’s businesses. Dr Xu’s team at Kingston, Ontario, Canada has demonstrated a track...
[April 22, 2022] Dr. Harold T. Conner, Jr. was selected as the recipient of this year’s Management Award. The award, sponsored by DuPont de Nemours, Inc., will be presented at the AIChE Annual Meeting to be held in November 2022 in Phoenix, Arizona. Dr. Harold T. Conner Jr., a Chemical Engineering industry icon who built a stellar reputation leading a vital nuclear facility through a challenging period of American history while serving as a guiding beacon for three generations of professionals, is most deserving of the 2022 AIChE Management Award. A product of the civil rights era of the...
Fernando J. Aguire is being recognized for his sustained dedication and personal commitment to the AIChE Management Division with a smile and in a friendly yet professional manner. Fernando has been essential to the day-to-day operations of the division, generously giving his personal time volunteering when needed for special projects with an amazing attention to detail and always delivering outstanding performance. Under Fernando’s always timely leadership and dedication, the Management Division is on a sustained course for growth and rewarding membership service. Fernando has served as an...
[December 20, 2021] Dr. Rashi Tiwari was selected to receive the Management Division 2022 Young Leader Award. Dr. Tiwari is currently Associate Technical Services and Development Director in North America for the Packaging and Specialty Plastics at Dow. The Awards Committee selected Rashi for her accomplishments in delivering US$553 million in innovation product sales supporting 168 customers for Dow. She has led her team in developing novel solutions resulting in several prestigious awards including the R&D 100 and Edison awards. In 2020 alone, Dr. Tiwari's team received 17 patent grants...
