2022 AIChE Gala

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Thursday, December 1, 2022 

583 Park Avenue New York, NY 10065  

Cocktail Reception: 6:30 PM EST | Dinner & Program: 7:30 PM EST | *Black Tie optional

The 2022 AIChE® Gala, Engineering the Extraordinary, will recognize companies and their leaders for solving societal problems and benefitting humanity through the safe and responsible practice of chemical engineering.

We will honor Christophe Beck, Chairman and CEO of Ecolab and Michael K. Wirth, Chairman of the Board and CEO of Chevron, in recognition of their commitment to a cleaner, safer, and healthier world and for their dedication to the advancement of diversity and equity across their workforces and within the engineering profession.

The 2022 Doing a World of Good Medal will be presented to Paula T. Hammond, Institute Professor and Department Head of Chemical Engineering, Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, for her leadership in creating opportunities for underrepresented minorities in science and engineering, and her groundbreaking research in medicine and energy.

Funds raised will support K-12 programs and expand opportunities for underrepresented and minority communities pursuing careers in STEM.

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Honoring:

Christophe Beck

Chairman and CEO, Ecolab

Christophe Beck is Chairman and CEO of Ecolab, the global leader in water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services that protect people and the resources vital to life.

Doing a World of Good Medalist:

Paula T. Hammond

Institute Professor and Department Head of Chemical Engineering, Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Paula T. Hammond is an Institute Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Head of the Department of Chemical Engineering, and a member of MIT’s Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research.

Gala Chairs:

Darrell Brown

President & Chief Operating Officer, Ecolab

Darrell Brown is President and Chief Executive Officer of Global Industrial for Ecolab, the global leader in water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services that protect people and vital resources.

Bruce E. Chinn

President and CEO - Retired, Chevron Phillips Chemical

Bruce Chinn was the president and chief executive officer of Chevron Phillips Chemical, a global petrochemical joint venture.

Gavin P. Towler

Corporate Chief Scientist, Sustainability Technologies, Honeywell

Dr. Gavin Towler is the Corporate Chief Scientist, Sustainability Technologies of Honeywell Performance Materials Technologies.

Gala Dinner Chairs:

  • 3M
  • American Chemistry Council
  • Chevron Corporation
  • Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
  • Dow
  • Ecolab
  • ExxonMobil Product Solutions Company
  • Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
  • Thermo Fisher Scientific