Fellows of the International Adsorption Society
The International Adsorption Society establishes the membership grade of IAS Fellow to recognize Members of the IAS who have:
- been members of the IAS for a minimum of three years (consecutively);
- demonstrated significant accomplishments in, and contributions to, the profession; and
- distinguished themselves with service to the IAS.
Nomination and Election
A Member of the IAS who has been an IAS member for at least the preceding three years consecutively, and has demonstrated significant accomplishments in, and contributions to, the profession, and service to the IAS may be nominated for consideration to be elected Fellow. The Nominator must be an IAS Fellow or an IAS member who has been a member for at least two years, in good standing. The Nominator submits a nomination letter as well as supporting documentation (including the Nominee’s CV, list of publications, and list of service to IAS and other technical societies) along with a minimum of two additional supporting letters from IAS Fellows or IAS Members in good standing. The Nominator should summarize in the nomination letter key professional achievements and significant aspects of service to the profession and to the IAS so as to demonstrate that the Nominee’s achievements and contributions meet, or exceed, the standards established in the section below. The additional supporting letters should also address these criteria. Nominations for Fellow are submitted to the Secretary of the IAS for final approval by the Board of Directors annually, by January 1 of each year. New IAS Fellows will be published on the IAS web page and announced on the occasion of the triennial Fundamentals of Adsorption conference.
Requirements
A nominee for election as IAS Fellow shall have been in the professional practice for an adequate period of time to demonstrate long-term excellence, normally 15 years and shall have been a IAS member for at least the preceding three years consecutively. Election as Fellow shall be in recognition of “service to the IAS” and “significant professional accomplishment”. Contribution in one of these areas shall be outstanding, and some contribution in both areas is necessary.
(a) “Service to the IAS” means efforts done for reasons other than financial compensation for IAS. Service to other technical societies, or other not-for-profit entities whose efforts benefit science and engineering, particularly in the areas related to adsorption, or the advancement of the corresponding profession will also be considered.
(b) “Significant professional accomplishments” shall be based on success in process, product or theoretical developments, project leadership, managerial achievement, the education of engineers, or other activities related to science and engineering, particularly in the areas related to adsorption.
(a) SIGNIFICANT SERVICE TO THE IAS AND OTHER TECHNICAL SOCIETIES
For IAS the Nominee’s specific involvement in and service to IAS activities at all levels should be documented. This involvement could be significant and/or distinctive service. Service to other technical societies includes training or mentoring young scientists and engineers, participation in the organization of professional meetings (other than just attendance and paper presentation), regional activities (schools, universities), work on committees etc.
(b) SIGNIFICANT PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
This involves the Nominee’s responsibility for decisions involving substantial resources and their consequences, over a period of time that spans at least 15 years.
The Nominator should, at a minimum, document the following:
- Position Nominee holds with their organization and span of responsibilities;
- Impact on entities mission, budget authority, number of direct reports;
- Technical achievements, Publications, Honors and reasons for selection;
- Leadership abilities such as team building, mentoring;
- Evidence of capability of handling broader responsibilities beyond just technical aspects (in an industry position these might include commercial/economic considerations, EHS & sustainability issues, etc., while in academia they might include involvement in the institution’s affairs beyond departmental role.).
Elected in 2013
Frieder Dreisbach; Rubotherm, Germany
Katsumi Kaneko; Shinshu University, Japan
Kent Knaebel; Adsorption Research, Inc., USA
Alan Myers; University of Pennsylvania, USA
Shivaji Sircar; Lehigh University, USA
Motoyuki Suzuki; United Nations University, Japan
Gino V. Baron; Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
Elected in 2016
M. Douglas LeVan; Vanderbilt University, USA
Jörg Kärger; Leipzig University, Germany
Douglas M. Ruthven; University of Maine, USA
Ralph T. Yang; University of Michigan, USA
Duong D. Do; University of Queensland, Australia
Elected in 2019
Marco Mazzotti; ETH Zürich, Switzerland
Peter A. Monson; University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA
Alexander V. Neimark; Rutgers University, USA
Elected in 2020
Shamsuzzaman Farooq; National University of Singapore, Singapore
Alírio E. Rodrigues; Universidade do Porto, Portugal
Randall Q. Snurr; Northwestern University, USA
Orhan Talu; Cleveland State University, USA
Elected in 2021
Matthias Thommes; Friedrich Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnburg, Germany
Krista Walton; Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Andreas Seidel-Morgenstern; Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems , Germany
Elected in 2022
Teresa Bandosz; City University of New York, USA
Suresh Bhatia; University of Queensland, Australia
Stefano Brandani; University of Edinburgh, UK
Giorgio Carta; University of Virginia, USA
Chang-Ha Lee; Yonsei University, Republic of Korea
F. Handan Tezel; University of Ottawa, Canada
Roger Whitley; Air Products, USA
Elected in 2023
Diana Azevedo; Universidade Federal do Ceará, Brasil
Philip Llewellyn; TOTALEnergies, France
James Ritter; University of South Carolina, USA
Paul Webley; Monash University, Australia