Madan M. Bhasin, Ph.D., a senior scientist in Dow Hydrocarbons & Energy & Basic Chemicals R&D, has been named a fellow of the Industrial & Engineering Chemistry (IEC) Division of the American Chemical Society in recognition of research that has impacted both chemistry and chemical engineering.
The award recognizes and promotes excellence in the field of industrial and engineering chemistry. ACS awards are internationally renowned and are presented for outstanding achievements by professionals in the chemical sciences.
“Madan is widely recognized as an innovator in the area of heterogeneous catalysis and a rare practitioner who is conversant on the theoretical, scientific and practical levels,” says Bill Banholzer, Dow executive vice president and chief technology officer.
Along with the Dow Ethylene Oxide-Ethylene Glycol research team, Bhasin has contributed to major research that includes the development and application of 11 generations of new catalysts that give remarkable improvement in efficiency and production capability and also reduce the emission of greenhouse gases.
Bhasin began his career with Union Carbide Corporation in 1963 as a chemist at the Technical Center in South Charleston, West Virginia, progressing through various roles to the position of corporate fellow. He was promoted to senior scientist in 2001 and was recognized with the H.H. Dow Medal and a Dow President’s Award, both in 2006. Bhasin has received several national and international awards for his work, including the Industrial Research Institute Achievement Award in 2002, the AIChE Award in Chemical Engineering Practice in 2001, the American Chemical Society Award in Industrial Chemistry in 1999 and The Eugene Houdry Award of the North American Catalysis Society in 1995. He was elected into the National Academy of Engineering in 2006.
Bhasin has also received a citation of recognition in the Congressional Record of the U.S. Senate in the 105th Congress for his vision, creativity and breakthrough research in industrial catalysis. He is the author of numerous publications in his field and holds 21 U.S. patents. He received his bachelor's degree in chemistry from the University of Delhi, completed graduate studies at Indiana University and earned a Ph.D. in physical chemistry from the University of Notre Dame.
The IEC Division Fellow Award will be presented at the ACS Spring 2009 National Meeting in Salt Lake City, UT (March 22-26).