Awards
Sahlin Faculty Excellence Award for Research, Scholarship, and Arts,
awarded by Washington State University. Lai-Sheng Wang. 2007
2006 Humboldt Research Award for lifetime achievement in nanoscience,
Lai-Sheng Wang. October 2006.
Federal Laboratory Consortium Award, Engine Exhaust Aftertreatment System Based on Non-Thermal Plasma-Assisted Catalysis. Darrell R. Herling, Chris L. Aardahl, Charles HF Peden, Delbert L. Lessor, Kenneth G. Rappe, John G. Frye, Jud W. Virden, Russell G. Tonkyn, Stephan E. Barlow, Gary D. Maupin, and Monty R. Smith. May 7, 2003.
Federal Laboratory Consortium Award, Molecular Science Software Suite (MS3). David A. Dixon, Raymond A. Bair, Thomas H. Dunning, Deborah K. Gracio, Jeffrey A. Nichols, Theresa L. Windus, and Rebecca R. Wattenburger. May 10, 2000.
Presidential Green Chemistry Award. Conversion of Paper Mill Sludges to Chemicals. Douglas C. Elliott, John G. Frye, Todd R. Hart, and Yong Wang. September 10, 1999.
R&D 100 Award, Catalyst Materials for Plasma-Catalysis Engine Exhaust Treatment. M. Lou Balmer, Russell G. Tonkyn, Stephan E. Barlow, Alexander G. Panov, John Hoard, Galen B. Fisher, Suresh Baskaran, and Darrell R. Herling. June 29, 2001.
R&D 100 Award, Compact Microchannel Fuel Vaporizer. Sean P. Fitzgerald, Jennifer L. Marco, Peter M. Martin, Dean W. Matson, Michael R. Powell, Gary L. Roberts, Donald C. Stewart, Annalee Y. Tonkovich, Yong Wang, and Robert S. Wegeng. June 9, 1999.
R&D 100 Award, Productions of Chemicals from Biologically Derived Succinic Acid. Sarah D. Burton, John G. Frye, and Yong Wang. May 1, 1997.
Honors
David King was elected secretary of prestigious society's division of fuel chemistry. 2008
Bruce Kay was appointed to the U.S. Department of Energy's Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee. 2008
Dan Gaspar was elected Chair-elect of the AVS Applied Surface Science Division of the American Vacuum Society. 2007
Don Baer was named to the editorial board of Surface and Interface Analysis. 2006
Michel Dupuis was named Specialist Editor for Computer Physics Journal. 2006
Chuck Peden was named Chair, National Catalysis and Surface Science Secretariat for the American Chemical Society. 2006
