U40 Alumni Leader Award

This award celebrates an exceptional individual under the age of 40 who has excelled in a career and/or public service.

2020

Nick Halla
ChemE ’05
Senior Vice President, Impossible Foods
Recognized for his work in implementing sustainable technologies with the potential for global impact—most recently with Impossible Foods, where his creative vision forwards the company’s goal of developing plant-based meat alternatives that help feed the world’s growing population in a way that is healthy for both people and the planet. 

Read more about his work in Inventing Tomorrow, page 23.

2016

Rebekah Feist
ChemE ’02, EE M.S. ’04, Ph.D. ’07
Core Research and Development Strategy Leader, Dow Chemical Company
Recognized as an innovator in the field of photovoltaics (the conversion of solar energy to electricity) and a committed mentor to young scientists, Feist has dedicated her career to addressing one of the world’s most critical challenges—developing alternative, renewable energy sources.

Read more about her work on CSE News.