Global Awards 2023

Finalists

Best Consultancy Award

  • Abbott Risk Consulting, UK – Abbott Risk Consulting
  • Axiom, UK – Process Safety in a Complex World
  • DJS Process Consulting, UK – DJS Process Consulting
  • Kent, UK – Kent 
  • Worley Group, USA – Debottlenecking of Softwater Brine System
  • Worley Group, USA – Automation of Engineering Design Steps

Biochemical Engineering Award

Sponsored by DPS Group

  • HiCOE-Centre for Biofuel & Biochemical Research; Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia – Solar-integrated Anaerobic Digester and Aerobic Composter
  • University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; Virginia Commonwealth University, USA – Pathogen Watch in Food Manufacturing

Business Start-up Award

Sponsored by Sellafield Ltd

  • Basecamp Research, UK – Predictive Biocatalysis through Biodiscovery and AI
  • Ohmium International, USA – Accelerating the Adoption of Green Hydrogen
  • ReVentas, UK – ReVentas Reinvent Plastic Waste
  • Rolls Royce SMR, UK – Rolls Royce SMR: Clean, Affordable Energy For All
  • University of Oxford; Oxsed, UK – Rapid Test for Covid-19

Diversity and Inclusion Award

Sponsored by Harbour Energy

  • Exxon Mobil, UK – Promoting Workplace Pride
  • Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas), Malaysia – Embracing Diversity: Moving Forward Together
  • Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas), Malaysia – Leap of Faith: Embracing Neurodiversity
  • PM Group, Ireland – PM Group's Blueprint for Inclusion Success
  • WSP, UK – WSP: Diversity and Inclusion Award
  • WSP, Canada – WSP: Water and Wastewater Prairies 

Energy Award

Sponsored by Rolls-Royce

  • Johnson Matthey, UK – JM's eMERALDTM Methanol
  • Nuada, UK – Nuada Carbon Capture
  • Ohmium International, USA – Accelerating the Adoption of Green Hydrogen
  • PETRONAS; Universiti Kebangsaan, Malaysia – Petronas PEM Electrolyser - The Hydrogen Game Changer 
  • Rolls Royce SMR, UK – New Nuclear, New Ideas - Delivering a Small Modular Reactor Island
  • University of Manchester, UK; Ganjiang Innovation Academy, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China ; The University of Melbourne, Australia – Hydrogen From the Air

Industry Project Award

Sponsored by adi Group

  • Johnson Matthey, UK – JM's eMERALDTM Methanol
  • PETRONAS; Universiti Kebangsaan, Malaysia – PETRONAS PEM Electrolyser - the Hydrogen Game Changer
  • RAS; Croda Europe, UK – Collaborative Approach to Process Safety Integration
  • RJM International; Ince Bio Power, owned by Evero, , UK – Delivering Performance Improvements for EfW Site
  • Worley Group, USA – Capacity Increase Through Existing Clarifiers
  • Worley Group, USA – Novel Industrial Gas Recovery Project

Innovative Product Award

  • DOW, China – SPECFLEX™ Microcellular Polyurethance Powering Sustainable Mobility
  • DOW, Germany – Low Emissions DOW ENDURANCE™ HFDD-4201
  • DOW Silicones, China – Immersion Cooling Technology Revolutionises Heat Management
  • Nuada, UK – Nuada Carbon Capture
  • Pulpex, UK – Pulpex - The Future of Sustainable Packaging
  • University of Oxford; Oxsed Limited, UK – Rapid Test for Covid-19

Nuclear Engineering Award

  • Michigan State University, USA – Hydrogen Recombiner Implementation at FRIB
  • Rolls Royce SMR, UK – Bore Off! Designing a Commercial Pressurised Water Reactor Without Soluble Boron
  • Rolls Royce SMR, UK – New Nuclear, New Ideas - Delivering a Small Modular Reactor Island
  • Sellafield Ltd; Shepley Decontamination Services, UK – Hydro-Cyclone Unblocking Using High-Pressure Water Jetting
  • Sellafield Ltd, UK – Replacement Analytical Project (RAP), An Exercise in Flexibility and Team Work

Oil and Gas Award

  • Kent, UK – Kent's Carbon Inensity Reduction Package
  • PETROLIAM Nasional Berhad, Malaysia – Tank Internal In-Service Robotic Inspection (TIIRI)
  • Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia; Clariant, USA – Novel Chemicals for Iron Sulfide Mitigation
  • Saudi Aramco Process & Control Systems Department, Saudi Arabia – Saudi Aramco's Process Digital Twin Program
  • Trinidad Petroluem Holdings, Trinidad and Tobago – Continued Operation Assurance
  • Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia – Hollow Fiber Membrance Prediction Program

Pharma Award

Sponsored by Bouygues

  • Eli Lilly, USA; Imperial College London; University College London; Queen Mary University London, UK – Smart Experiments for Pharmaceutical Process Development
  • Hovione Farmaciência , Portugal – Digital Twin for Design of COntinuous Tableting Processes
  • Univerisity of Cambridge; Cambridge Cares, Singapore; Computational Modelling Cambridge (CMCL), UK – Digital Lab Framework - The World Avatar
  • University of Strathclyde; National Physical Laboratory (NPL), UK – Continuous Micro-Feeder for Pharmaceutical Materials

Process Automation and Digitalisation Award

  • Aramco Americas, USA – Automated NanoTagging Technology
  • British Bakels; Newcastle University; Teesside University, UK – Inline NIR Bakery Ingredient Quality Measurement
  • ExxonMobil, UK – Higher Olefins: Real Time Optimisation
  • Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS), Malaysia – H2 Optimisation & CO2 Reduction
  • Saudi Aramco Process & Control Systems Department, Saudi Arabia – Saudi Aramco's Process Digital Twin Program
  • Worley Group, USA – Automation of Engineering Design Steps

Process Safety Award

Sponsored by PM Group

  • EMCL, UK – Enhancing Process Safety
  • Kent, UK – Process Safety in a First of a Kind CO2 Transportation and Storage Project
  • Malaysian Refining Company, Malaysia – Barrier Management Risk Control
  • PETROLIAM Nasional Berhad, Malaysia – Tank Internal In-Service Robotic Inspection (TIIRI)
  • PETRONAS Penapisan Terengganu, Malaysia – Furnace Smart Torch (FST)
  • Trinidad Petroleum Holdings, Trinidad and Tobago – Continued Operation Assurance

Research Project Award

  • BITS Pilani, India; Kohler Co; Caltech University, USA – Closed Loop Advanced Sanitation System (CLASS) for Blackwater Treatment
  • Cardiff University, UK; UBE Corporation, Japan; Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China – A Greener Route to Nylon Production
  • DOW, UK – Novel Polyurethane Elastomer for Impact Protection
  • DOW Polyurethanes; Dow Chemical Company, USA – Single Component Sustainable Dust Control Coating
  • Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia – Solar-Integrated Anaerobic Digester and Aerobic Composter
  • Worley Group, USA – Cracking of Fischer-Tropsch Products Using Zeolite

Sustainability Award

Sponsored by Johnson Matthey

  • BlueAlp Innovations, The Netherlands – BlueAlp
  • BP, UK; Hempel, Denmark – Advanced Energy Efficient Ship Hull Coatings
  • Manrochem, UK – SteamBio Africa
  • PETRONAS, Malaysia – Diverse and Inclusive Research Culture Providing Sustainable Energy Solutions
  • ReVentas, UK – ReVentas Reinvent Plastic Waste
  • UKRI Interdisciplinary Centre for Circular Chemical Economy, UK – Building a Circular Economy for the UKs Chemical Industry

Team Award

Sponsored by BakerHicks

  • All Energy, Australia – Water Recycling to Alleviate Water Stress 
  • PETRONAS; The Queen's University Belfast (QUB); Imperial College London (ICL); University of Manchester (UoM); Heriot Watt University (HWU), UK – UK Academic Research Collaborations - Enriching Lives for a Sustainable Future 
  • UKRI Interdisciplinary Centre for Circular Chemical Economy, UK – Building a Circular Economy for the UKs Chemical Industry
  • University of Strathclyde, UK – ReallySmallScience
  • WSP; Mace; HOK; BB, UK – Rosalind Franklin Laboratory Team Award
  • WSP, Canada– Responding to the Iqaluit Water Crisis

Training and Development Award

Sponsored by WSP

  • adi Group, UK – adi Group's Pre-Apprenticeship and Apprenticeship Schemes
  • Briggs of Burton, UK – Briggs Accredited Company Training Scheme
  • Dow, UK – Dows Technical Service Training Academy
  • PETRONAS, Malaysia – OE R2 Empowerment: Unlocking the Potential Within
  • Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia – NAHR Academy
  • University of Strathclyde, UK – ReallySmallScience

Water Award

  • All Energy Pty, Australia – Water Recycling to Alleviate Water Stress 
  • BITS Pilani, India; Kohler; Caltech University, USA – Closed Loop Advanced Sanitation System (CLASS) for Blackwater Treatment
  • BP, UK; Solenis, Germany – Real-Time Cooling Water Optimisation and Automation
  • Malaysian Refining Company, Malaysia – Phosphate Elimination at Cooling Water Ecosystem (PEACE)
  • PETRONAS Penapisan Terengganu; PETRONAS Chemical, Malaysia – Oil Spill Kit Floater Optimised the Use of Oil Spill KIt
  • Wessex Water Services; AECOM, UK , UK – Durleigh WTC Upgrade Optimal Operation

Young Industrialist

  • Charlotte Ransom – Sellafield Ltd, UK
  • Matt Chadwick – ExxonMobil, UK
  • Mohamad Fakhrul Ridhwan Samsudin – PETRONAS, Malaysia
  • Patrick John Taylor – WSP, UK
  • Sam Dean – PM Group, UK
  • Tazim Jaffer – BOC, UK

Young Researcher

  • Billie Hiew Yan Zhang – Heriot-Watt University, Malaysia
  • Isaac Appelquist Løge – Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
  • Juan Bartolome Garcia Martinez – Alliance to Feed the World in Disasters, UK
  • M.Devendran A/L Manogaran – Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia
  • Woojeong Kim – University of New South Wales, Australia
  • Zong Yang Kong – Sunway University, Malaysia