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20-05-2025
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AIChE Establishes L.-S. Fan Award for Advancing Fundamentals of Chemical Engineering
NEW YORK, May 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Institute of Chemical Engineers' (AIChE) Board of Directors has announced the creation of a new Institute-level high honor. The L.-S. Fan Award for Advancing Fundamentals of Chemical Engineering will recognize significant and new contributions to fundamental practice in chemical engineering. The prize — named in honor of particle technology pioneer Liang-Shih (L.-S.) Fan, Professor at The Ohio State University — will be supported by an endowment with fundraising led by Ah-Hyung "Alissa" Park, the Ronald and Valerie Sugar Dean of the School of Engineering and Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, and Bing Du, the Technology Development Lead at ExxonMobil, in collaboration with the AIChE Foundation. The L.-S. Fan Award includes an invited lecture by the recipient, with the inaugural award presentation slated for the Fall 2026 AIChE Annual Meeting. Alissa Park lauds Fan as "a seminal figure in the field of particulates and multiphase reaction engineering — a discipline whose economic and environmental impact resonates profoundly through the U.S. and world economies." Reflecting on Fan's leadership in sustainable energy research and his mentorship of future chemical engineers, Park adds "I am honored to be a part of his legacy, and excited to present this new AIChE award recognizing the importance of the fundamentals of chemical engineering." Liang-Shih Fan is Distinguished University Professor, C. John Easton Professor of Engineering, and Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at The Ohio State University. He has invented processes that control sulfur, nitrogen oxide, and carbon dioxide emissions, and that convert carbonaceous fuels, plastic wastes, and biomass to hydrogen, chemicals, and liquid fuels. These energy conversion processes and technologies include OSCAR, CARBONOX, and redox chemical looping. He also invented and commercialized the electrical capacitance volume tomography (ECVT) – the first 3D, real-time, non-invasive tool for industrial imaging of multiphase flow systems. He has documented his work in eight authored books, over 500 journal articles, 40 book chapters, and 90 U.S. patents. Fan has also made a lasting impact on chemical engineering education. At The Ohio State University, he has served as the thesis advisor for 97 PhD, 50 MS, and 14 BS students, and has worked with 72 post-doctoral research associates. His authored book, "Principles of Gas-Solid Flows," has become a widely-adopted textbook, and his edited book, "The Expanding World of Chemical Engineering," has gained popularity with general audiences as an introduction to the field. He is also Editor-in-Chief of the journal Powder Technology, and has served as a consulting editorial board member for over 20 journals including the AIChE Journal and the International Journal of Multiphase Flow. A Fellow of AIChE, the American Chemical Society, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Fan is also a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Inventors, among many international affiliations and honors. He earned his BS from National Taiwan University and his MS and PhD from West Virginia University, all in chemical engineering. He also earned an MS in statistics from Kansas State University. Candidates for the L.-S. Fan Award for Advancing Fundamentals of Chemical Engineering should have a record of sustained contributions that have advanced the frontiers of chemical engineering with an emphasis on, but not limited to, particle science and technology and their related multiscale, multiphase, materials, transport, and reaction engineering fields. The particle science and technology fields are key enablers for numerous processes in multiple industries including power and energy, oil and gas industry, chemicals, biological and pharmaceutical industries as well as renewable energy and emerging industries for sustainable energy and environment. Such contributions may be characterized by important fundamental research, innovation, technological development, or the innovative application of technology. The L.–S. Fan Award is one of AIChE's Institute Awards, which celebrate eminent chemical engineers for their career accomplishments, service to society, and impact on the profession. Candidates for these awards are nominated by the chemical engineering community, and the awards are presented each year at AIChE's Annual Meeting — the organization's largest annual conference and the foremost educational forum for chemical engineers working in research and development. Learn more at About AIChEAIChE is a professional society of 60,000 chemical engineers in 110 countries. Its members work in corporations, universities and government using their knowledge of chemical processes to develop safe and useful products for the benefit of society. Through its varied programs, AIChE continues to be a focal point for information exchange on the frontiers of chemical engineering research in such areas as energy, sustainability, biological and environmental engineering, nanotechnology and chemical plant safety and security. More information about AIChE is available at Media contact: Gordon Ellis (gorde@ View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE AIChE
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07-05-2025
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AIChE East Tenn. Local Section Hosts 4th annual STEM Field Day
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) East Tennessee Local Section (ETLS) hosted its 4th annual STEM Field Day at Bays Mountain Recreation Center on Tuesday. Around 500 local 7th-graders participated in the event, which consisted of interactive demonstrations and various science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) activities. The two-day event took place on Monday and Tuesday. Robinson Middle School 7th Grade Science teacher Jessica Chase said the event aims to introduce students to STEM fields and areas of focus, including chemistry, forensics, meteorology and more. 'Today is a really great opportunity for kids to see different career paths, different fields of science that they wouldn't automatically assume go with science, because there's a whole engineering, technology, mathematics component in STEM that relates to science,' she said. 'And so today kids get to see that opportunity, like welding and forensics and things they don't normally think of when they are thinking of science class.' Chase said that making learning a hands-on experience helps keep kids' attention and helps them see the material in a relatable, casual environment. 'Anytime we can make it hands-on, it just makes that learning potential so much, much more. In class, our labs and things, they just really help our kids grasp ahold of those concepts. And so they just did welding over there, and the kids had no idea really. You can tell them what welding is, but when you actually get over there and get to try to do it, it just makes it so much more meaningful.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to WJHL | Tri-Cities News & Weather.
