Enzyme Engineering XXVIII
Enzyme Engineering Award
The Award
A piece of Steuben glassware, appropriately engraved for the awardee from Genencor; a certificate, signed and dated by an officer of Engineering Conferences International (ECI), and a financial award of US$3,000 from ECI.
The award will be presented in the names of Engineering Conferences International and Genencor.
The Presentation
The 2025 Award will be presented by the Chairs of the 27th International Conference on Enzyme Engineering in October 2025 in Helsinger, Denmark. The awardee is to deliver an address during the conference, a requirement for acceptance.
Qualifications
The award is based on any or all of the following:
- New discoveries, research, process or device development or methodology relating to scientific or engineering achievements in the area of enzyme engineering.
- Outstanding contributions of a scientific or engineering nature in the design, operation or management of facilities, processes or devices based primarily on enzyme engineering.
- Distinguished service towards the development and growth of enzyme engineering.
Awardees may be from academic, governmental, industrial, or other organizations anywhere in the world and there are no age restrictions.
Nominations
Nominations are now being accepted.
They are to include:
One letter of nomination which is to include:
- Curriculum vitae (personal data, professional experience, list of publications and patents) of nominee.
- Record of contributions, with specific evidence of outstanding achievements.
- Paragraph citing the key factors on which the nomination is based.
- Two letters of recommendation.
- The complete nomination package should be submitted in an electronic form as a single PDF file with the name of the nominee, and should include the scanned, signed letters of support. This file is to be sent to Barbara@engconfintl.org.
No special forms are required; however, the packet must be complete at the time of submission. Questions should be submitted to Barbara Hickernell at Barbara@engconfintl.org with the subject line 2025 Enzyme Engineering Award Question.
Deadline
The deadline for receipt of completed nomination packets is May 15, 2025.
Selection
The Award Committee will review the nominations and recommend a candidate to the Executive Committee of the Enzyme Engineering Conference for approval.
The Executive Chair of the conference shall notify the nominee in advance of the conference, to ensure his or her willingness to accept the award, be present for its presentation and deliver the required address.
Enzyme Engineering Award – Past Recipients
1971--HENNIKER, NH, USA
1973--HENNIKER, NH, USA
1975--PORTLAND, OR, USA
1977--BAD NEUENAHR, GERMANY
1979--HENNIKER, NH, USA
1981--KASHIKOJIMA, JAPAN
1983--WHITE HAVEN, PA, USA -- ICHIRO CHIBATA
1985--HELSINGOR, DENMARK -- KLAUS MOSBACH
1987--SANTA BARBARA, CA, USA -- EPHRIAM KATCHALSKI-KATZIR
1989--KASHIKOJIMA, JAPAN -- SABURO FUKUI
1991--KONA, HAWAII, USA -- ALEX KLIBANOV
1993--DEAUVILLE, FRANCE -- MALCOLM LILLY
1995--SAN DIEGO, CA, USA -- MARIA-REGINA KULA/ CHRISTIAN WANDREY
1997--BEIJING, CHINA -- HARVEY BLANCH
1999--KONA, HAWAII, USA -- CHI HUEY WONG
2001--POTSDAM, GERMANY -- HIDEAKI YAMADA
2003--SANTA FE, NM, USA -- JON DORDICK/DOUG CLARK
2005—GYEONG-JU, KOREA — DEWEY RYU
2007—HARRISON HOT SPRINGS, BC, CANADA — FRANCES H. ARNOLD
2009 – GRONINGEN, THE NETHERLANDS – SAKAYU SHIMIZU
2011 – VAIL, COLORADO, USA – DAVID ESTELL
2013 – TOYAMA, JAPAN – YASUHISA ASANO
2015 – ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA, USA – DAN TAWFIK
2017 – TOULOUSE, FRANCE – PIERRE MONSAN
2019 – WHISTLER, CANADA – HUIMIN ZHAO
2022 – DALLAS, TEXAS, USA – UWE BORNSCHEUER
2023 – SINGAPORE – HAK SUNG KIM