IChemE awards 2012
IChemE awards for innovation and excellence - now open for entries
1 November 2012, Mercure Manchester Piccadilly Hotel, UK
The IChemE awards recognise and reward chemical engineering innovation and excellence. Now in their 19th year, the IChemE awards celebrate both individual and team achievement. The IChemE awards are recognised and highly regarded throughout the international chemical, process and biochemical engineering community.
The deadline for entries is Friday 6 July. Contact Matt Stalker if you have any questions about participation or completing your entry form.. All sponsorship enquiries should be sent to Nigel Stephens.
2012 award categories - top prize
The 2012 award for outstanding achievement in chemical and
process engineering
Sponsored by BP
The outstanding entry across all categories of the 2011 awards programme will receive the 2011 award for outstanding achievement in chemical
and process engineering.
2012 award categories - team awards
The Chemical engineering project of the year award
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Sponsored by Sellafield Ltd
The chemical engineering project of the year award recognises the best chemical engineering project contributing to improved management of industrial assets completed after July 2010. The project should demonstrate innovation, successful delivery and a technical, commercial, safety/environmental or other benefit. The project may relate to construction of new industrial plant or to the enhancement of existing facilities.
The Food and drink award
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Sponsored by the school of chemical engineering at the University of Birmingham
The food and drink award recognises the best project or process that demonstrates innovation to optimise manufacturing operations, and contribute to safe, nutritious and affordable food to an international market.
The Water management and supply award 
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Sponsored by Veolia Water
The water management and supply award recognises the best project or process to demonstrate innovation in water use, clean-up and re-use, with a particular emphasis on reducing environmental impact while preserving commercial viability.
The Core chemical engineering award
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Sponsored by Simon Carves Engineering
The core chemical engineering award recognises the project or process that best demonstrates a chemical engineering solution to improve resource efficiency, lifetime value and/or process optimisation.
The Nuclear innovation award
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This award recognises the best process, product, technique or technology to have been developed in the nuclear industry during the last 3 years. It is open to applications that are relevant to any stage of the nuclear fuel cycle, with an emphasis on safety, societal, environmental and commercial benefits.
The Education and training award
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Sponsored by Costain
The education and training award recognises the individual or team that best demonstrates innovation in training, development of staff or education of a wider community, that changes public perception, develops young people, or addresses a chemical engineering skills gap.
The Bioprocessing award
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Sponsored by Newcastle University 
The bioprocessing award recognises the best project to demonstrate a contribution to, or collaboration helping to, develop biotechnologies and bioprocessing applications. These can involve novel uses of biological materials or feedstocks, biocatalysis, biochemical engineering or bio-based processes.
The Energy award
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Sponsored by PM Group
The energy award recognises the best project or process to demonstrate innovation in renewable energy, alternative energy sources, efficient energy use or the development of energy production methods that reduce energy and water intensity.
The Health and safety award
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Sponsored by Shell
The health and safety award recognises the organisation that has best shown exemplary performance in developing technology to identify, assess, manage and control risks or that has collaborated most effectively with government, industry or society to build a common understanding of risk.
The Innovative product of the year award
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Sponsored by AstraZeneca
The innovative product award recognises the best product originating from the process industries to be manufactured commercially after July 2011. The product should demonstrate both innovation and a technical, commercial, safety and/or environmental benefit.
The Sustainable technology award
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Sponsored by ABB engineering services
The sustainable technology award recognises the project or process that best demonstrates innovation in waste reduction, recycling, reuse or the lengthening of product lifecycles.
2012 award categories - individual awards
The Innovator of the year
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Sponsored by NES
The innovator of the year award recognises the individual who best demonstrates his/her achievements and tangible application of chemical, biochemical and/or process engineering skills to address important economic, environmental or social issues.
The Young chemical engineer of the year
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Sponsored by GSK
The young chemical engineer award recognises the individual who best demonstrates his/her achievements and tangible application of chemical, biochemical and/or process engineering skills to address important economic, environmental or social issues. All entrants must have been born on or after 1 January 1982.
Event supporters
For more information about supporting the IChemE awards contact Nigel Stephens.
