Introduction

The Outstanding Asian Researcher and Engineer Award recognizes Asian nationals based outside of Japan who possesses the exceptional vison, achievement and knowledge to inspire others to succeed and to contribute to significant chemical engineering research and technological developments in the field of chemical engineering. The Society of Chemical Engineers, Japan (SCEJ) Awards Committee is actively soliciting nominations from all SCEJ members and Chemical Engineering related organizations and societies in Asian countries. Please call or e-mail the SCEJ Awards Committee for further information.

Tel: +81-3-3943-3527, E-mail: asianaward_2015@scej.org.

Eligibility Criteria*

As of February 15^th 2015, candidates must:

§  Be age 45 years or younger;

§  Have their activities based in Asian countries;

§  Have made a substantial contribution to research and technological developments in chemical engineering; and

§  Be nominated either by a member of SCEJ, the president or a representative of a chemical engineering related academic society in an Asian country.

*Board members of the SCEJ and members of the Awards Committee are not eligible to receive the award.

Submission Procedures

The nomination period for the Award opens in early January of 2015 and closes on February 15, 2014. Please use the following procedures:

1.     Nomination and CV forms are available on the following SCEJ website:

http://www.scej.org/rn3/en/awards/asia.html

2.     Nominators are asked to complete Annex 1 and to submit it to the SCEJ. Annex 1 must be received by February 15, 2015.

Annex 1 includes:

a.     Nomination Form and

b.     The recommendation letter of either a member of SCEJ, the president of the society of chemical engineering in other Asian countries or the representative of Chemical Engineering related society.

3.     Nominees are asked to complete Annex 2 and to submit it to the SCEJ. Annex 2 materials must be received by March 31, 2015．

Annex 2 includes:

a.       Nominee Curriculum Vitae and

b.   The nominee’s five most significant articles, including scientific papers or patent applications in the field of chemical engineering.

4.     Please send all nomination materials by either registered mail or e-mail to:

Kazuhiro Mae, President

The Society of Chemical Engineers, Japan

4-6-19, Kohinata, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-0006, Japan

E-mail: asianaward_2015@scej.org

Selection Schedule and Award Lecture

1.  Nominations will be thoroughly reviewed by the SCEJ Awards Committee for seven months from March to September 2015.

2.  Award recipients will be notified no later than September 30, 2015.

3.  This year’s Award winners will be invited to present award lectures at the 81th Annual Meeting of SCEJ to be held in Osaka, Japan, March 13-16, 2016. Travel expenses from the awardee’s country to Japan and hotel accommodations in Japan during the event will be provided for by SCEJ.