CEMS community members recognized with 2026 AIChE Awards

MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (10/26/2026) – The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) will recognize 16 leaders and innovators in chemical engineering with its 2026 Institute and Board of Directors' Awards at the 2026 AIChE Annual Meeting. Among the recipients are CEMS Professor Alon McCormick and several CEMS alumni, including a member of the department's External Advisory Board.

The following members of the CEMS community will be recognized at the 2026 AIChE Annual Meeting:

• Alon McCormick, Professor at University of Minnesota Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science — Institute Award for Service to Society
• Kenneth Hanley (ChemE Ph.D. '01), Senior Vice President of Research & Development for 3M's Transportation & Electronics and CEMS External Advisory Board member — Industry Leadership Award
• Doraiswami (Ramki) Ramkrishna (ChemE Ph.D. '65), Harry Creighton Peffer Distinguished Professor at Purdue University — Warren K. Lewis Award for Chemical Engineering Education
• Dionisios Vlachos (ChemE M.S. '90; ChemE Ph.D. '92), Unidel Dan Rich Energy Chair in Energy Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Delaware, director of the Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation, and director of the Delaware Energy Institute — William H. Walker Award for Excellence in Contributions to Chemical Engineering Literature

Congratulations to the recipients on their achievements!