Professor Yulin Deng, from the School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, received the Andrew Chase Division Award in Chemical Engineering from the AIChE Forest Bioproducts Division. The award recognizes an individual's outstanding chemical engineering contribution in the forest products and related industries.

Dr. Deng's selection was based on the following criteria: significant discoveries, research, or development, successfully implemented on a commercial scale; outstanding chemical engineering contribution(s) in the field of design, operation or production management which led to significant technological improvements; distinguished service as a chemical engineering educator, with an emphasis on application of chemical engineering principles to forest products industry technologies; and outstanding service to the division.

Dr. Deng was presented with the award at the 2013 AIChE Annual Meeting in San Francisco.