Each year at our April Symposium or at a dinner meeting, the Northern California Section of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (NorCal AIChE) recognizes the accomplishments of our most distinguished members.

Our members play prominent roles in academia and industry in Northern California. California ranks first in aerospace, agriculture, construction, advanced technology and biotechnology.

The Executive Board of Directors of AIChE Norcal take deep pride in inviting to you nominate your outstanding peers for our 2008 Engineering Excellence Awards.

The requirements are as follows:

• The nominee’s current professional or residential address falls into
  • California Counties: Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Kings, Lake, Lassen, Madera, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Modoc, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Benito, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, Yolo, and Yuba
  • Nevada Counties: Carson City, Douglas, Lyon, Storey, and Washoe.
• The nominator is a member of AIChE Norcal. Strong preference will be given to nominees who are also members of AIChE Norcal, but this is not required.
• The prime factor for selection will be a current scientific contribution to engineering which expands the boundaries in any field of science. To qualify, a contribution shall have been brought to fruition within the past five years and should be easily recognizable as a definite advance of knowledge or a contribution to that advance that made the advance more accessible to society or a significant technological development.
• The achievement for which an Award is granted should be as close in time as possible, relatively speaking, to the time that the Award is made, dramatizing current progress in Science in California.
• Documentation is important! Nominator letters, along with additional documentation, including published articles and letters of support from colleagues and peers are key. Nominating and recommendation letters should identify and explain the significance of the contribution and the nominee's specific role.

Awardees will be selected by Committee vote. Awards in the form of inscribed plaques will be presented at a future NorCal AIChE dinner meeting. Applications must be received by March 31, 2008. Winners will be notified by phone and email by about April 15 and are encouraged to attend the dinner meeting as guests of AICHE Norcal. Awards can be given in several categories. Typically one to three awards are given in a year. Please e-mail your completed letter of recommendation to Dr. Habib Amin, Contra Costa Health Services, 1350 Arnold Drive, Suite 102, Martinez, CA 94553. Tel: 925-646-2930, Fax: 925-646-2940, Email: che-excellence@aiche-norcal.org.

AWARD CATEGORIES

PROJECT AWARDS
1. Industrial Project of the Year This award will be for a major industrial project of significant merit completed or due to be completed in the 2006-2007 period. The project should involve innovative northern Californian chemical engineering design, construction management or an application directed towards manufacture of an advanced product, controlling environmental pollution, conservation of natural resources or waste reduction. Nominations can be for private or public sector projects.	2. Research Project of the Year This award will be for an intelligently conceived and directed project or program of research in northern California which offers to extend chemical engineering practice through the development of new theory or empirical knowledge
CORPORATE/AGENCY/INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
3. Process Engineering An award will be made for an innovative process engineering accomplishment. Nominations may be supported by an engineering report or technical paper.	4. Chemical Plant Design Schematic and/or construction photographs of an impressive chemical plant, unit operation or control system may be submitted in support of nominations.
5. Plant Operations This award is for innovations in chemical plant operations, which lead to operating cost savings, pollution reduction, waste minimization, energy or water conservation, or offer greater protection of human health and the environment. Please submit letters of commendation, company awards or other documents confirming the accomplishment.	6. Academic Teaching This award recognizes the dedication of those teaching college level chemical engineering. Please submit curriculum vitae and, if possible, evidence of faculty or student recognition.
7. Continuing Education This award recognizes the teaching of continuing education programs directed at chemical engineering graduates. Please submit details.	8. Academic Research This award recognizes the persistence and success of researchers in academia. Please submit curriculum vitae and details of research.
9. Industrial Research This award recognizes the persistence and success of researchers in industry. Please submit curriculum vitae and details of research.	10. Professional Development or Achievement This award recognizes those who further the image, status, professional responsibility or political influence of chemical engineers through such activities as government liaison, organizational development, technical representation, or corporate/community recognition.
11. Management Recognition Recognizes an outstanding individual who has made a substantial contribution to the management of engineers involved in the chemical process industries, or to management techniques and procedures utilized in those industries.

 

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PROFESSIONAL PROGRESS AWARD

NorCal AIChE periodically honors one of its members with the Professional Progress Award.

The Committee is now soliciting nominations for the recipient of this award for 2008. Please send your nomination(s) to Emmett Miller, P.E. (PPA at aiche-norcal.org), committee chair, by April 15, 2008, using the contact information below. All nominations should include:

Name of the nominee

Current resume if available or a description of the nominee's career to date as a chemical engineer and involvement in the NorCal section

Your name and your reasons for believing that the nominee is worthy of the award

The individual who receives this award is one that:

1. Made an outstanding contribution to the Chemical Engineering profession,
2. Provided continuing service to AIChE and to the community, and
3. Demonstrated a high level of professionalism in the practice of Chemical Engineering.

Eligibility. Nominees for the NorCal AIChE Professional Progress Award must meet all of the following requirements:

• Ten (10) or more years of experience in the practice of Chemical Engineering
• Five (5) or more years of current or previous membership in NorCal AIChE
• Not presently a voting member of the NorCal Section Executive Committee or a member of the PPA Selection Committee

Merit. The award is given in consideration of ALL of the following merit criteria:

• Sustained and substantial service and contribution to the NorCal Section of AIChE
• Recognized personal professional career achievement
• Significant contribution to the Chemical Engineering profession

The Professional Progress Award Committee considers this award a very significant honor to the recipient, and the granting of this award is a formal recognition of those qualities that are central to the continued operations and functions of NorCal AIChE and to the influence that NorCal AIChE can have on the chemical engineering profession and its practitioners in Northern California.

Emmett Miller, P.E.
22 Chapel Drive, Lafayette, CA 94549-3310
Email: PPA at aiche-norcal.org

Professional Progress Award Guidelines