More than 100 finalist projects for the 2022 Global Awards have been announced by the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE), with entries demonstrating excellence in chemical, biochemical, and process engineering.
The winners in 15 team categories and two individual award categories (Young Industrialist and Young Researcher) from 15 countries will be announced on November 17, 2022, at the Mercure Manchester Piccadilly Hotel in Manchester, UK.
The prize will be a coveted trophy in one of the profession's most prestigious awards, and the event is expected to be one of the largest gatherings of chemical and process engineers in the UK since before the pandemic.
The evening will be hosted by Reverend Richard Coles, a television and radio host who is a co-presenter of BBC Radio 4's Saturday Live and a regular panellist on many TV shows.
The categories for the awards are:
- Best Consultancy
- Business Start-up sponsored by Sellafield Ltd
- Diversity and Inclusion sponsored by Bouygues Energies & Services
- Energy sponsored by Rolls-Royce
- Industry Project sponsored by WSP
- Innovative Product
- Oil & Gas
- Process Automation and Digitalisation Award sponsored by PM Group
- Process Safety sponsored by PM Group
- Public Engagement
- Research Project
- Sustainability
- Team Award sponsored by BakerHicks
- Training & Development
- Water Award
- Young Industrialist sponsored by BES
- Young Researcher sponsored by Johnson Matthey
Successful finalists include: BP International and Baker Hughes, UK; Descon Oxychem, Pakistan; Dow, USA; EPOC Enviro, Australia and Envytech Solutions, Sweden; Gexcon, Norway; Harbour Energy, UK; Kagera AI, Serbia; Loughborough University, UK; Metcelerate, UK; Optimal Systems Engineering, Malaysia; Reactor Technology Research Group; University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa; Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia; TRU-MK7, New Zealand; and University of Waterloo, Canada.
Keith Batchelor, Chair of the IChemE Global Awards volunteer judging panel, said:
“We are so thrilled to be hosting the awards dinner in person this year after two years of virtual celebrations. There will be a great atmosphere as we recognise some of the highest standards and achievements in chemical engineering around the globe - our peer-reviewed awards are a real accolade within the profession.
“We received a significant number of outstanding entries this year, with many focussing on the use of digital technologies and sustainability across different sectors, both of which are highlighted in IChemE’s Priority Topics. It has also been gratifying to see a concern to ensure that diversity is now embedded across our discipline.
“Congratulations to all of this year’s finalists and thank you to everyone who submitted an entry.”
Winners of the IChemE Malaysia Awards (to be announced on 10 October) will qualify as finalists in their respective categories at the IChemE Global Awards.
Each team category winner at the
IChemE Global Awards will also be in with a chance to be crowned the overall winner and receive the Outstanding Achievement in
Chemical and Process Engineering Award, sponsored by ExxonMobil.
Full list of finalists and more information about Global Awards can be found at IChemE web site.
