Stefan Basenach is an accomplished leader who drives business success through a commitment to the strengths of individuals, organizations, products, and services, helping them come together to achieve remarkable business outcomes. Having been with the Swiss Group ABB for more than 20 years, Stefan currently holds the role of Senior Vice President, Global Process Automation Technology. His international perspective and strategic acumen have also seen him serve as a board member for Industrial Defender USA from July 2012 to May 2014. His leadership was pivotal during ABB Technology...Read more
Christophe Catala is Chief Advisor,Process Safety, at Rio Tinto (based in Montreal - Canada).
Christophe Catala is a seasoned Process Safety and Risk Management leader with over 20 years of experience driving global process safety management across the mining, metals, oil & gas, petrochemicals, and refining industries. As Chief Advisor, Process Safety at Rio Tinto, he leads a global team overseeing process safety management worldwide.
Christophe began his career as a safety engineer with Technip, where he developed a strong foundation in process safety and risk...Read more
Muriel Dewilde studied bioengineering at the University of Leuven in Belgium and worked 10 years as a process engineer at the European wheat plants of Tate & Lyle and Tereos, starting-up new industrial lines and coordinating pilot projects.
She became business development manager at the Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant in Ghent, Belgium in 2010, at the start of its operations.
Since that time, she managed a myriad of biotechnological scale-up projects for...Read more
Leonardo Royal Hotel Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
The Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS) and the European Process Safety Centre (EPSC) will jointly host the 10th Edition of the Global Conference on Process Safety and Big Data in person in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Computational Molecular Science & Engineering Forum (CoMSEF)
Presentation
The award is presented at the AIChE Annual Meeting where the awardee will deliver an invited talk within the CoMSEF Plenary session. The award is sponsored by Molecular Systems Design & Engineering, an interdisciplinary journal reporting cutting-edge molecular engineering research that is jointly owned by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) and the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE).
Nomination Instructions
Nomination Process
A nomination package consisting of the AIChE Division or Forum Award Nomination Form, the nominee’s CV, a nomination letter, proof of CoMSEF membership, and two supporting letters should be sent as a single file in pdf format to the CoMSEF Vice Chair (vice-chair@comsef.org) by May 1 each year. The nomination should provide a clear statement as to the impact of the nominees work on the field and an award citation of 25 words or less, beginning with the word ‘For’. Self-nominations are discouraged. Renomination of candidates is encouraged. It is recommended, but not required, that the contents of the nomination package be updated each year; while supporting letters may be re-used, the nomination form must have current dates.
Selection Process
The award recipient will be chosen based on the overall strength of the research accomplishments of the candidate. Work over the course of the candidate’s entire career can be considered, but particular weight will be accorded to activities and achievements during the period of the candidate’s postdoctoral training. The selection committee will comprise the current CoMSEF Chair, the CoMSEF Vice-Chair and two representatives drawn from related organizations (e.g., Area 1a Programming Committee, CACHE Trustees). A decision regarding the award recipient is expected to be made by July 1.
Contact
Please contact the Vice Chair (vice-chair@comsef.org) for further information and questions.
Purpose
This award recognizes outstanding research in computational molecular science and engineering, encompassing both methods and applications, among postdoctoral scholars. Work over the course of the candidate’s entire academic career can be considered, but particular weight will be...
