Herman Pines Award in Catalysis


Sponsored by
UOP
The Catalysis Club of Chicago
Northwestern University
 

Our congratulations to the winner of the 2008 Herman Pines Award in Catalysis:

Dr. Aleksey Yezerets
Cummins Inc.
 

Dr. Yezerets will present the keynote address titled 
"Catalysis for Clean Diesel Power" 
at the 2008 Spring Symposium.
The Catalysis Club of Chicago is pleased to announce that the 2008 Herman Pines Award in Catalysis is presented to Dr. Aleksey Yezerets of Cummins Corporation.

The Herman Pines Award is presented annually by the Catalysis Club of Chicago at its Spring Symposium for outstanding research in the field of catalysis. Herman Pines was an outstanding research scientist, and his work revolutionized the general understanding of organic chemistry, particularly the chemistry of hydrocarbons interacting with strong acids. The award in his honor is sponsored by UOP where Herman began his industrial career in 1930 and amassed 145 US patents over a 23-year period. The award is co-sponsored by the Catalysis Club of Chicago where Professor Pines was a founding member.