Award Administrator
This Institute Award is presented to a woman member of AIChE who has made significant contributions to chemical engineering research or practice - in academic, industrial, or government settings - over the course of her career. The candidate¡¯s contributions may include a component of service, mentorship or leadership in raising the visibility of women engineers and paving the way for other women to have a greater impact in chemical engineering.
The award honors the memory of Dr. Margaret Hutchinson Rousseau; the first woman to earn a PhD in chemical engineering from MIT, the first woman member of AIChE, the first female AIChE Fellow, and the first woman to receive AIChE¡¯s Founders Award. Dr. Rousseau contributed Pfizer¡¯s effort to scale-up and design the first deep-tank penicillin fermentation commercial plant; the novel technology enabling mass production of the "miracle drug" that saved many lives during World War II. Penicillin was a turning point in human history, as the first real defense against bacterial infection.
Nominations: General award provisions, a description of the nomination packet, and a link to the nomination platform can be found at /community/awards/awards-provisions-eligibility.
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Award | A plaque and $5,000 |
| Deadline | February 15, 2025 |
| Administrators | AIChE |
| Presentation | At the Honors Ceremony at the AIChE Annual Meeting. |
| Sponsors | Pfizer Inc |