16 September 2011
IChemE 2011 Awards shortlists announced
Shortlists for all ten IChemE 2011 team awards have been announced today with individual award shortlists set to follow next week.
A broad international mix of industry and academic entries has been shortlisted with winners set to be revealed in Birmingham, UK on 3 November at the 2011 IChemE annual dinner, hosted by television personality Hugh Dennis.
The IChemE awards are global in reach and recognise all aspects of chemical, process and biochemical engineering. Widely regarded as the most coveted industry awards throughout the process industries, IChemE Chief Executive David Brown says: “The IChemE awards go from strength to strength and it’s been another strong year in terms of entries. To be shortlisted for an award demonstrates high achievement and I offer my congratulations to all of the shortlisted participants.”
The best overall shortlisted entry will be presented with the top prize the 2011 awards programme, the Outstanding Achievement in Chemical Engineering awards (sponsored by BP).
For more information about the annual dinner, visit www.icheme.org/awards or contact Nigel Stephens.
The Food and Drink award sponsored by the school of chemical engineering at Birmingham University
Birmingham University
Emulsion design for protection of chemically sensitive bioactive ingredients
HERTEL
Cold wort evaporation
Loughborough University
Preharvest UV treatment of agricultural produce
University of Bath, UK and Biocatalysts
Cold active lactase for the diary industry
HERTEL
Dealcoholisation of beer by low pressure desorption
The Bioprocessing award sponsored by the Biosciences Knowledge Transfer Network
The Centre for Process Innovation
The advancement of anaerobic digestion
University College London
Modular training for the bioprocess industries programme
University of Manchester
Sustainable biorefineries through the co-production of fuels and chemicals: Biochemical production of succinic acid from biorefinery glycerol
Imperial College London
Blood factory
The Water management and supply award sponsored by United Utilities
Thames Water
New Olympic Park water recycling facility
Qenos
Recycled water supply to Qenos Olefins
University of Surrey
Water for the World: low-energy desalination process – manipulated osmosis
The Core chemical engineering award sponsored by Simon Carves Engineering
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
MagSonic TM Carbothermal Magnesium technology
UOP
Breakthrough energy reduction in world-scale paraxylene production complexes
Sellafield Ltd
Stabilisation of the primary separation plant HANO cell
London South Bank University
Greener and sustainable Alkene epoxidation process technology for the production of commercially important epoxide building blocks
Sellafield Ltd
Development of fluidic mixers for processing intractable sludge
Costain Energy and Process
Next generation carbon capture technology
The Education and Training award sponsored by Costain
Sellafield Ltd
Technical specialist trainee scheme
University College London
Modular training for the bioprocess industries programme
Megamas training company
Carbon footprint calculator
Flashbang Science
Flashbang Science and how it educates
RMIT University
Teaching sustainability in the chemical engineering design project
University of Birmingham
An inspirational tool to engage, educate and excite young people about chemical engineering
Bayer CropScience
MOVE beyond excellence
The Energy award sponsored by PM Group
e2v technologies
ProWave (c) Vermiculite Processing System – Microwave exfoliation of vermiculite
DRD Power
Electric power generation from waste heat sources by organic rankine cycle
Syngenta
An energy management system that’s built to last
Orica mining services and the University of Sydney
Mineral carbonation and industrial symbiosis
Huntsman Pigments Division
Transforming Huntsman Pigments' Calais site
The Health and Safety award sponsored by Rowan House
Shell
Our asset is safe and we know it - testing the Mossmorran Emergency Depressurisation system
Invensys operation management
Triconex general purpose system (SIL2) safety instrumented System Company
The Titanium Dioxide Manufacturers Association
The development of a modelling tool to estimate the consequences of a Titanium Tetrachloride spill
Sellafield Ltd
Observation process – cultural change, behavioural safety and engineering learning
Sellafield Ltd
LWR Pond long term periodic safety case review
Sellafield Ltd
Chemical Engineering RAP
The Innovative product of the year award sponsored by AstraZeneca
DRD Power
Electric power generation from waste heat sources by organic rankine cycle
Invensys operation management
Triconex general purpose system (SIL2) safety instrumented System Company
University of Newcastle, Australia
The Jameson Flotation Cell
Enval
Commercialisation of laminate recycling technology
University of Sheffield
Andrew Parnell and pigment free polymer materials
The Sustainable technology award sponsored by ABB global engineering services
Cardiff University and The Dow Chemical Company
Selective oxidiation of methane and toluene using supported gold palladium catalysts
Universidade do Porto
A new hybrid technology - The PermSMBR
Loughborough University
Preharvest UV treatment of agricultural produce
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
MagSonic TM Carbothermal Magnesium technology
London South Bank University
Greener and sustainable Alkene epoxidation process technology for the production of commercially important epoxide building blocks
University of Manchester
Sustainable biorefineries through the co-production of fuels and chemicals
Huntsman Pigments Division
Transforming Huntsman Pigments' Calais site
The Chemical engineering project of the year award sponsored by Sellafield Ltd
Syngenta
Azoxystrobin capacity expansion
AstraZeneca
A novel approach to managing quality and flexibility during pharmaceutical processing
ABB Australia
Cryogenic Sulphur Hexafluoride recycling plant
National Nuclear Laboratory
HIP for Pu residues
Sellafield Ltd
New highly radioactive liquor evaporator
Sellafield Ltd
Development of fluidic mixers for processing intractable sludge
Costain
Holford underground gas storage gas plant project
Notes to editors
For further media information, interviews or supporting photography, please contact:
Matt Stalker, communications manager, IChemE
tel: +44 (0)1788 534455 / +44 (0)7802 834459
email: mstalker@icheme.org
Jo Sharp, communications officer, IChemE
tel: +44 (0)1788 534433/ +44(0)7825 266815
email: jsharp@icheme.org
Trish Dwyer, communications officer, IChemE
tel:+61 (0)3 9642 4494
email: tdwyer@icheme.org
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