Awards 2007

In association with tce magazine
25 October 2007, Hilton Metropole, London

Get behind the awards programme that supports and promotes your industries.

The annual IChemE Awards programme encourages, celebrates and rewards innovation and excellence. The awards aim to recognise and promote organizations which make an outstanding contribution to safety, the environment, sustainable development and other aspects of the chemical and bioprocess industries.

They are given in the general context of sustainable development, defined as “development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs”. This means ensuring that economic development occurs without damaging the environment by over-exploiting natural resources, and that its benefits are shared equitably in society.

Industry Award Winners

* as voted for by the readers of tce
** best-of-year entries chosen from the first six shortlists
 

THE ABB ENGINEERING SERVICES ENVIRONMENT AWARD places particular emphasis on impact on environment, including resource use, recycling and water reduction.

2007 Winner
Johnson Matthey

Highly Commended
AspenTech
GE Healthcare & University of Bath

THE AMEC AWARD FOR INNOVATION AND EXCELLENCE IN SMEs (employing up to 200 people) providing innovative solutions to challenges, across the process industries.

2007 Winner
Dust Networks

Highly Commended
Flownetix
Wanner Engineering

THE ASTRAZENECA AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN GREEN CHEMISTRY AND ENGINEERING is given for the development, design and use of new processes that are robust and viable while minimising or eliminating generation of pollution at source and risk to health and the environment. The judges are looking for novelty and evidence of an interdisciplinary approach.

2007 Winner **
BASF

THE ENVIROWISE GREEN CHEMISTRY AWARD is given for applying green chemistry to a product or process to use resources more effectively and minimise environmental impact.

2007 Winner
Cardiff University

Highly Commended
Pfizer
SemBioSys Genetics

ENTEC MEDAL is given for the project or process which shows exemplary attention to safety and the environment.

2007 Winner**
BioBullets

THE IChemE WATER AWARD is given for particular attention to water use, clean-up and re-use, and impact on environment, including resource use, recycling and water reduction is especially important. It is sponsored by the IChemE Water Subject Group.

2007 Winners
Anglian Water
PuriTech

Highly Commended
Aqua Enviro
Severn Trent Services

THE SELLAFIELD LTD AWARD FOR ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE puts particular stress on elegant, major chemical engineering solutions integrating social responsibility and lifetime value.

2007 Winner
Shell Global Solutions

Highly Commended
Cambridge University
Melbourne University

THE SHELL ENERGY AWARD for imaginative and efficient technology, devised by small or medium sized enterprises, to meet world energy demands by developing green fossil fuels and/or carbon dioxide abatement options.

2007 Winner
No Winner

Highly Commended
ITI Energy

IChemE AWARD FOR RESOURCE EFFICIENT MANUFACTURING sponsored by North East Process Industry Cluster (NEPIC), Chemicals Northwest, Humber Chemical Focus, Yorkshire Chemical Focus and Scottish Enterprise. For information on this award contact mark.lewis@nepic.co.uk

2007 Winner
Novartis / Fujifilm Imaging Colourants

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Individual Award Winners

NES AWARD FOR NOVEL ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS to be awarded to an individual for achievements and tangible real applications of chemical, biochemical and process engineering skills to address important economic, environmental and social problems such as those outlined in the Presidential address - clean water, effective healthcare, low carbon energy and other - in essence, to make life better.

2007 Winner*
David Solomon – University of Melbourne

GSK YOUNG ENGINEER OF THE YEAR AWARD to be awarded to a young engineer who has applied his or her professional skills to develop or implement a less energy-intensive method of manufacturing a chemical product, a cleaner fuel, a new process for a pharmaceutical that enables lower-cost manufacture of a drug, or a water treatment plant for a developing country environment; or has mentored younger people to enable them to start worthwhile careers in engineering and technology. 

2007 Winner*
Rachel Cooke – Cadbury Trebor Bassett

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Sponsors and supporters

	Sponsors Entec Envirowise AstraZeneca ABB IChemE Water Subject Group Sellafield Ltd AMEC Shell North East Process Industry Cluster (NEPIC) Chemicals Northwest Humber Chemical Focus Yorkshire Chemical Focus Scottish Enterprise NES GSK
	Supporters Dow Corning BCECA BG Group Shaw Stone & Webster BASF BP DtEC Osborne Clark

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