2025 Awardees

The first WCEC Awards were presented during WCCE12 & APCChE 2025 in Beijing, China. The inaugural edition attracted more than 40 nominations across the three categories and followed a selection process supported by regional confederations and WCEC Council Members, reflecting the international character of the chemical engineering community.

Young Researcher Award

• Shusaku Asano, Japan
• Xiang Chen, China
• Leonzio Grazia, Italy
• Serene Lock Sow Mun, Malaysia
• Xiaonan Wang, China

Research Excellence Award

• Yi Cui, Stanford University, USA
• Claire Adjiman, Imperial College London, UK
• Hongbin Cao, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Lifetime Achievement Award

• Robert S. Langer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
• Lili Sun, China Petrochemical Corporation / SINOPEC, China
• Andrew Livingston, Queen Mary University of London, UK