The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) has announced the finalists of the IChemE Global Awards 2018. More than 100 entries from around the world have made the cut, all with the chance of being announced as a winner at the IChemE Global Awards in Manchester, UK on 1 November 2018.
The IChemE Global Awards, in association with Johnson Matthey, celebrate excellence and achievement in chemical, biochemical and process engineering. Finalists demonstrate their professional engineering expertise across a range of industry sectors and projects.
Successful finalists this year include: ExxonMobil, Green Lizard Technologies, the Hong Kong Productivity Council, Imperial College London, InterEngineering, Monash University, Recycling Technologies and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.
The IChemE Global Awards ceremony and dinner will take place at The Principal Hayley Hotel in Manchester, UK. Stand-up comedian Alun Cochrane will host the event. He is famed for appearing on British television shows, including Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow and Dave’s One Night Stand.
This year’s line-up includes the new IChemE Pharma Award (sponsored by PM Group) and the IChemE Diversity and Inclusion Award (sponsored by BP). The best entry across all categories will receive the IChemE Outstanding Achievement in Chemical and Process Engineering Award (sponsored by ExxonMobil).
Winners of the IChemE Malaysia Awards (15 October) qualify as finalists in their respective categories at the IChemE Global Awards.
IChemE Chief Executive Jon Prichard said: “Once again, we’ve had a wonderful variety of entries to this year’s awards, showcasing innovation, technical progression, and a dedication to advancing the profession to make the world a better place. Thank you to everyone who has submitted an entry this year and thank you to our judges for their rigorous assessment. Every year you are demonstrating why chemical engineering matters and how the profession contributes to greater societal benefit. In recognising your accomplishments, IChemE is committed to supporting your professional development, helping you to advance the profession. Congratulations to all of this year’s finalists. I look forward to seeing you all at the awards ceremony, so that together we can celebrate your achievements in chemical engineering.”
For more information about the IChemE Global Awards, visit www.icheme.org/globalawards.
Additional category sponsors are Baker Hicks, Bouygues, BPE, GSK, ioMosaic, Jacobs, Otto Simon, Rolls-Royce, Sellafield Ltd, Unilever, and WSP.
IChemE Global Awards 2018 Finalists
Best Business Start Up
- Green Lizard Technologies, UK – GLT’s Journey from Creation to Commercialisation
- Mint Innovation, New Zealand – Recovering Gold from Waste Using Microbes
- MKPro Engineering, Australia – Start-Up Award: MKPro Engineering
Biotechnology
- Agridon Technologies, Malaysia – Extraction using Formulation Science Assisted Processing
- Centre of Sustainable Palm Oil Research (CESPOR), University of Nottingham, Havys Oil Mill Sdn. Bhd., Eureka Synergy Sdn. Bhd., Nottingham Green Technologies Sdn. Bhd., Malaysia – A New Bioreactor for Biogas Production from POME
- Enerkem, Canada – From Waste to Biofuels: Enerkem’s Disruptive Biotechnology
- Imperial College London, UK – DMSO-Free Preservation of Therapeutic Cell
- Mint Innovation, New Zealand – Recovering Gold from Waste using Microbes
- Monash University, Australia – Collaborative Food and Dairy Research
- University of Oxford, UK – Engineered 3D-Microtumours for Personalised Cancer Therapy
- Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia – MiFGROW
Diversity and Inclusion
- Atkins (SNC Lavalin Group), UK – Creating Inclusive Cultures and Diverse Teams
- Environment Agency, UK – Diversity: It’s in Our Nature
- ExxonMobil Chemical, UK – Fife Ethylene Plant – People’s Interest Network
- GHD, Australia – A Diverse Team Delivering Diverse Projects
- Imperial College London, UK – Imperial Chem Eng, Living Our Values
- Infineum, UK – Improving Inclusiveness and Diversity at Infineum
- InterEngineering, UK – Connecting, Informing and Empowering LGBT+ Engineers
- Rolls-Royce, UK – Inclusive Engineering for the LGBT+ Community
Energy
- Advanced Plasma Power, University College London, Cadent Gas, Progressive Energy, UK – Converting Waste to BioSNG
- Dow Silicones, Belgium – Low Thermal Conductivity Insulating Glass Sealant
- Hong Kong Productivity Council, China – Food Waste Total Recycling Process
Imperial College London, UK – Next-Generation Hybrid Solar Systems
- National Energy Technology Laboratory, US – Mixed Slag Converts Wastes to Fuels
Food and Drink
- Monash University, Australia – Collaborative Food and Dairy Research
- WSP and Quorn Foods, UK – Belasis Quorn Production Facility
Industry Project
- BPE Design and Support and GSK, UK – Elemental Digitised Process Engineering Design
- Johnson Matthey, UK – Buprenorphine Recovery Process
- Lehigh Technologies and Michelin, US – Making Tire Production Fully Circular
- Rolls-Royce, UK – Delivering a New Nuclear Manufacturing Facility
- Sellafield Ltd, UK – Working Together to Commission Evaporator D
- University of Malaya and Berqat Mechanic Engineering, Malaysia – Self-Cleaning Ultrafiltration System Producing Clean Water
Innovative Product
- Dow, US – EVOLV3D™ Universal Support Material
- Dow Performance Silicones, US – First Jet-Dispensable Moisture-Reactive Silicone Hot-Melt Adhesive
- Johnson Matthey and Avon Protection, UK – Escape Hood with Carbon Monoxide Oxidation Capability
- Micropore Technologies, UK – Monodisperse Particle and Emulsion Manufacturing Equipment
- National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore – Compressor-Less, Chemical-Free, Energy-Efficient, Air-Conditioners
- Stora Enso, Finland – Renewable Lignin Replaces Fossil-Based Materials
- ProHeat Systems and SGN, UK – Unlocking Efficiency in Indirect Fired Heaters
- Vecor, China, and DJS Process Consulting, UK – Grey to Green – Systema Leonardo
- WorleyParsons, Australia, Reactor Services International, US, and Mecfor, Canada – CAROL (Catalyst Removal Amphirol)
Oil and Gas
- ExxonMobil, UK – Exxonmobil Global Mobile Inspection
- Johnson Matthey, US – CATACEL SSR: Structured Steam Reforming Catalyst
- Northern Gas Networks, UK – The H21 Project
- ProHeat Systems and SGN, UK – Unlocking Efficiency in Indirect Fired Heaters
- Winner – IChemE Malaysia Awards 2018 (announced on 15 October)
Pharma
- American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates – Acoustically-Triggered Nano Vehicles in Cancer Treatment
- AstraZeneca, UK – Accelerated Drug Launch
- GSK, PM Group, Suncombe and ITT, UK – Fully Integrated Sterile Filtration Unit
- Johnson Matthey, UK – Buprenorphine Recovery Process
- Micropore Technologies, UK – Monodisperse Particle and Emulsion Manufacturing Equipment
- North Carolina University, US – Illuminated Route to Self-Sterilising Surfaces
Process Safety
- AstraZeneca, UK – Early Identification and Screening of Explosive Compounds
- Chemical Industries Association, UK – CIA Process Safety Network
- Esso Petroleum Company (ExxonMobil), UK – ExxonMobil Fired Heater Critical Operating Parameter
- Fluor, UK – Absorption Technology for Ultra-Sour Gas
- Sellafield Ltd, UK – Dynamic Digital Twin
- Sellafield Ltd, UK – “Must Do Something – Can’t Do Anything – Have Done Something!”
- Winner – IChemE Australia Awards 2018 (announced on 2 October)
- Winner – IChemE Malaysia Awards 2018 (announced on 15 October)
Research Project
- Croda, CPI, NiTech© Solutions and University of Cambridge, UK – Increasing Productivity Utilising Innovative Technology
- Dow Polyurethanes, Dow Engineering and Process Sciences, Dow Core R&D Chemical Sciences, Dow Alkoxylation Technology Centre and Dow Process Analytical, US – New Catalyst Technology for Polyol Manufacturing
- Fluor, UK – Absorption Technology for Ultra-Sour Gas
- Imperial College London, UK – Next-Generation Hybrid Solar Systems
- North Carolina University, US – Illuminated Route to Self-Sterilising Surfaces
- University of Cape Town, South Africa and Future Water, UK – Development of a Fertilizer-Producing Urinal
- University of Oxford, UK – Engineered 3D-Microtumours for Personalised Cancer Therapy
Sustainability
- Advanced Plasma Power, University College London, Cadent Gas, Progressive Energy, UK – Converting Waste to BioSNG
- Ecolab, UK – Ecolab 3DTRASAR™ Technology Drives Sustainability
- Hong Kong Productivity Council, China – Food Waste Total Recycling Process
- Lehigh Technologies and Michelin, US – Making Tire Production Fully Circular
- National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore – Compressor-Less, Chemical-Free, Energy-Efficient, Air-Conditioners
- Stora Enso, Finland – Renewable Lignin Replaces Fossil-Based Materials
- University of Cape Town and Future Water, South Africa – Development of a Fertilizer-Producing Urinal
- Vecor, China, DJS Process Consulting, UK – Grey to Green – Systema Leonardo
- Winner – IChemE Malaysia Awards 2018 – Sustainability Award (announced on 15 October)
- Winner – IChemE Malaysia Awards 2018 – Palm Oil Award (announced on 15 October)
Team
- Costain, National Grid, Skansa and Mott Macdonald, UK – London Power Tunnels
- GHD, Australia – A Diverse Team Delivering Diverse Projects
- Jacobs, Atkins and Sellafield Ltd, UK – Integrated Team Delivery of Critical Risk Reduction Mission
- Recycling Technologies, UK – Expert Team Cracks Plastic Waste Problem
- Sellafield Ltd, UK – Working Together to Commission Evaporator D
- Sellafield Ltd, Progressive Alliance, AXIOM, UK – Collaborative Working Enables Major Project Delivery
- United Utilities, Jacobs, DJS Research, Vivid Economics, Mott Macdonald, Servelec Technologies, Ainsty Risk Consulting, UK – Manchester and Pennines Resilience Team
- WorleyParsons, Australia, Reactor Services International, US, and Mecfor, Canada – CAROL (Catalyst Removal Amphirol)
Training and Development
- Energus, UK – Addressing the Skills Gap
- Imperial College London (entry on behalf of eighteen partners of the project consortium), UK – Integrated Process Operations
- Megamas Training Company, Brunei – Health, Safety and Environmental Training
- Sellafield Ltd, UK – Recruiting, Developing and Retaining Future Engineers
- Sellafield Ltd, UK – Sellafield’s Design Engineering Work Experience Programme
- Singapore Institute of Technology and Pfizer Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, Singapore – Specialist Certificate in Process Safety
- Syngenta, UK – Syngenta Process Engineering Training Scheme Success
- Unilever and GHD, UK – Unilever Advanced Manufacturing Research and Development Centre
- Winner – IChemE Malaysia Awards 2018 (announced on 15 October
Water
- Ecolab, UK – Ecolab 3DTRASAR™ Technology Drives Sustainability
- University of Bath, UK and Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia – AquaSens
- University of Malaya and Berqat Mechanic Engineering, Malaysia – Self-Cleaning Ultrafiltration System Producing Clean Water
- University of Newcastle, Australia – Hydro-Harvester: A Novel Atmospheric Water Generator
- Wood, UK – Innovative Sewage Treatment – Process Intensification
Young Industrialist*
- Atkins, UK – Catherine Anne Tait
- ExxonMobil Chemical, UK – Harry Glover
- ExxonMobil Chemical, UK – Michael E Carson
- GSK, UK – Sophie Duffield
- GSK, US – Vincenzo Caruso
- Sellafield Ltd, UK – Rojiar Ferschy
- University of Bath, UK – Dr Stafford Wheeler Sheehan
- Winner – IChemE Malaysia Awards 2018 (announced on 15 October)
Young Researcher*
- Bremen University, Germany – Anton Ochoa Bique
- Costain, UK – Patrick Agese
- Green Lizard Technologies and Queen’s University Belfast, UK – Joshua McCann
- NASA Johnson Space Centre, US – Donal Finegan
- University of Melbourne, Australia – Wen Li
- University College London, UK – Vasileios Charitopoulos
- University of Strathclyde, UK – Dr Hikaru Graeme Jolliffe
- Winner – IChemE Malaysia Awards 2018 (announced on 15 October)
* The winners of the Young Industrialist and Young Researcher Awards are determined by the Judges (50% of marks) and online voting by eligible IChemE Members (50% of marks). Voting opens on 16 October 2018.