NUS Scoops Three Trophies At IChemE Awards

Researchers from industry and academia were recognized for their various contributions to the field of chemical engineering.

AsianScientist (Oct. 31, 2016) – The National University of Singapore (NUS) won in three categories of the Institution of Chemical Engineers’ (IChemE) awards, part of IChemE’s Global Awards program which celebrates excellence and innovation in chemical engineering.

A collaborative team from NUS and Iowa State University received the Energy Award for their project ‘Resource recovery from wastes,’ a novel waste treatment technology that converts urban waste streams into biofuels and other useful products.

NUS also picked up the Research Project of the Year Award for their project ‘Membrane dehumidifiers to reduce energy consumption,’ in which the team have developed foil-like membranes to sieve out water molecules in air conditioning systems, reducing energy consumption by 35 percent.

Ms. He Jinsong from NUS was named best Young Chemical Engineer in Research, sponsored by Shell. After narrowly missing out on the award in 2014 and 2015, her latest work has seen her develop a full-scale production system for decontaminating water.

The Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences, part of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research, took the Process Safety Award, sponsored by MMI Engineering. The institute was recognized for their development of safety and environmental assessment. Their combined approach enables engineers to balance risk to the environment and workforce safety, to minimize potential trade-offs.

There were winners from industry as well. Ms. Betty Tsai of Proctor & Gamble International took the trophy for Young Chemical Engineer in Industry, also sponsored by Shell. Her work at P&G is focused on skincare consumer products, where she has designed the innovation process from start to finish.

Glaxo Wellcome Manufacturing took the Sustainable Technology Award, for their Jurong waste heat recovery project which saw them produce enough steam from waste heat to run their site at 1 Pioneer Sector 1, significantly reducing their carbon footprint.


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Source: Institution of Chemical Engineers.
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