12/7/2022 Ed West
Contributors from Dow Inc. and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have earned the Industry Project Award from the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) for their project on developing a sustainable, continuous process for novel quantum confined materials for lighting and display applications.
Written by Ed West
Contributors from Dow Inc. and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have earned the Industry Project Award from the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) for their project on developing a sustainable, continuous process for novel quantum confined materials for lighting and display applications.
The Institution of Chemical Engineers advances chemical engineering's contributions worldwide for the benefit of society. They support the development of chemical engineering professionals and provide connections to a robust network of over 30,000 members in more than 100 countries.
The novelty of the modular process developed by Dow and UIUC to continuously and reproducibly synthesize these materials with superior performance across the entire emission spectrum was considered a distinguishing feature of this work. The selection committee deemed this the best chemical engineering project and an excellent example of industry-academia synergy in solving energy problems through fundamental engineering principles.
“We are honored to receive the Industry Project Award from the Institution of Chemical Engineers this year,” said Professor Paul Kenis, the Elio E. Tarika Endowed Chair. “This award is the result of the collective work of past and present team members of Dow and Illinois.”
This award-winning research, led by Paul Kenis, Prof. Moonsub Shim from Materials Science and Engineering, and Dow Inc. research scientist Kishori Deshpande, is the latest accomplishment from the long-lasting partnership between complementary institutions.
Through its University Partnership Program (UPI), the Dow Chemical Company has invested in selected Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Departments since 2011 to develop the next generation of leaders in process development, energy, transportation, and consumer applications.
These joint efforts help bridge the gap between universities and companies for chemical engineers to impact the world positively. The Dow-Illinois relationship is a prime example of spearheading this through groundbreaking research.
Congratulations to everyone involved in overseeing the project. Below are some of the primary team members in this venture:
Dow research team:
Kishori Deshpande
Pete Trefonas
Jake Joo
Chris Christenson
Trevor Ewers
Kevin Howard
Jong Park
Jieqian Zhang
UIUC research team:
Paul Kenis
Moonsub Shim
Ajit Vikram
Vivek Kumar
Utkarsh Ramesh
Karthik Balakrishnan
Nuri Oh
You Zhai
Sooji Nam
Hector Fuster
Matt Naughton
Yolanda Bonita