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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

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