IChemE announces 2024 Global Award winners
29th November 2024
WSP lifted the top prize at the 2024 IChemE Global Awards last night in recognition of its efforts to tackle an emergency water shortage and long-term supply issues in Canada.
The global consulting firm deployed a new water treatment system earlier this year to support the Attawapiskat First Nation community, where historically low rainfall led to emergency conditions. The improved water quality has seen the end of a local drinking water advisory, in effect since 2007.
The project saw WSP clinch both the IChemE Water Award (sponsored by the Institute of Water) and the Outstanding Achievement in Chemical and Process Engineering Award (sponsored by ExxonMobil).
Other winners included:
- BP International won two prizes, clinching the Process Automation and Digitalisation Award (sponsored by Chemicals Northwest) and the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Award (sponsored by WSP);
- PETRONAS lifted both the Process Safety Award (sponsored by PM Group) and the Oil and Gas Award (sponsored by ChemUK), the latter in partnership with Universiti Malaysia Terengganu;
- And the University of Sheffield celebrated success in the Biopharma category (sponsored by Bouygues Energies & Services), whilst also winning the Business Start-Up Award (sponsored by Sellafield Ltd), in partnership with CCU International and AESSEAL
With more than 75 finalists across 16 categories, the Awards programme featured an international line-up of winners and highly commended entries, including entries from the USA, Saudi Arabia, Australia and China, reflecting the Institution’s international appeal and impact.
The IChemE Global Awards were presented at the Mercure Piccadilly Hotel in Manchester, UK. Now in their 30th year, the IChemE Global Awards are widely recognised as the world’s most prestigious chemical engineering awards.
Find out more about the IChemE Global Awards.
IChemE Global Awards 2024 winners and highly commended entries
Outstanding Achievement in Chemical and Process Engineering sponsored by Exxon Mobil
Winner: WSP, Canada
Best Consultancy sponsored by BCECA
Winner: Abbott Risk Consulting
Highly commended:
AXIOM
WSP
Biopharma sponsored by Bouygues Energies & Services
Winner: University of Sheffield
Business Start-up sponsored by Sellafield Ltd
Winner: University of Sheffield; CCU International; AESSEAL (joint entry)
Highly commended:
Process Risk Consulting
ReVentas
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion sponsored by WSP
Winner: BP International
Highly commended:
Johnson Matthey
Kent
Industry Project sponsored by Nexos
Winner: Newcastle University; Carbon Clean; Altrad Babcock; Richard Alan Engineering (joint entry)
Highly commended:
All Energy; Australian Meat Processor Corporation; JBS Australia (joint entry)
Sellafield Ltd
Innovative Process sponsored by BakerHicks
Winner: Newcastle University; Carbon Clean; Altrad Babcock; Richard Alan Engineering (joint entry)
Highly commended:
Anacarda
Dow Silicones
Innovative Product sponsored by Harbour Energy
Winner: Dow Silicones; LanzaTech (joint entry)
Highly commended:
Bitrez
Chemical Processing Services
Oil and Gas sponsored by ChemUK
Winner: Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS); Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) (joint entry)
Highly commended:
Technical University of Denmark; Danish Offshore Technology Centre (joint entry)
Optimize
Process Automation and Digitalisation sponsored by Chemicals Northwest
Winner: BP International
Highly commended:
BP; Infosys; ScaleConsult (joint entry)
ExxonMobil
Process Safety sponsored by PM Group
Winner: PETRONAS Chemicals LDPE
Highly commended:
Kent
Saudi Aramco
Renewable Energy sponsored by CATCH
Winner: Dubai Municipality
Highly commended:
Rolls Royce SMR
Rolls Royce SMR
Research Project sponsored by Abbott Risk Consulting (ARC)
Winner: Activatec; The Biorenewable Development Centre (joint entry)
Highly commended:
Johnson Matthey; Doosan Enerbility (joint entry)
North Carolina State University; University of Oregon; University of California at Berkeley (joint entry)
Sustainability sponsored by Johnson Matthey
Winner: DyeRecycle
Highly commended:
The University of Auckland; Enviro NZ (joint entry)
UPM Chemicals
Training and Development sponsored by adiGroup
Winner: Sellafield Ltd
Highly commended:
Dubai Municipality
University of Sheffield
Water sponsored by Institute of Water
Winner: WSP, Canada
Highly commended:
Cardiff University; Origin Aqua; Welsh Water (joint entry)
National University of Singapore; Shenzhen University; Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Shantou University Medical College (joint entry)
Young Researcher sponsored by Elsevier
Winner: Professor Yi Yang, National University of Singapore ; Beijing Normal University
Highly commended:
Dr Juin Yau, Argonne National Laboratory
Dr Qinyuan Gui, Dow Chemical (China) Investment Co
Contact
For more information please contact:
Hannah Rourke, Marketing Executive, IChemE
t: +44 (0) 1788 534481
e: hrourke@icheme.org
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