2009 NAMF Award for Excellence in Mixing
Research and Practice recipient
Dr.
Victor Atiemo-Obeng, a Dow Scientist and leader within the Process
Sciences and Fluid Mechanics & Mixing disciplines of the Research &
Engineering Sciences Department in Core Research and Development at
Dow, is the recipient of the 2009 NAMF Excellence in Mixing Research
and Practice Award.
Victor has led several large capital projects within the Dow Company
that were recognized by the companies Global Engineering Excellence
Awards. He is a co-editor and contributing author for several
chapters in the “Handbook of Industrial Mixing: Science and
Practice” (John Wiley & Sons, 2004) and was invited by the Board on
Chemical Sciences and Technology of the National Academies to serve
on the committee that organized the workshop which resulted in the
publication “Sustainability in the Chemical Industry: Grand
Challenges and Research Needs - A Workshop Report (2005)”.
Victor is an active senior member of the American Institute of
Chemical Engineers (AIChE), the North American Mixing Forum (NAMF),
and the National Organization of Black Chemists and Chemical
Engineers (NOBCChE). He currently serves as the Dow Director for the
Mid-Michigan Section AIChE.
Victor’s scientific, technical, and public service contributions
have been recognized by several internal and external awards,
including: the Dow Chemical Company’s Michigan Consultants Award,
Mid-Michigan AIChE section’s Chemical Engineer of the Year, The
Percy Julian Award for pure and applied research in science and
engineering (NOBCChE’s most prestigious award), The Dow Chemical
Company President’s Community Service Award, and The Martin Luther
King Jr. Recognition Award.
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