Faculty members win Corcoran Award

Richard Turton (left) and Joseph Shaeiwitz (right) will accept their award in Hawaii this June.

Two professors in West Virginia University’s Department of Chemical Engineering have received the prestigious 2007 William H. Corcoran Award.

Associate Professor Joseph Shaeiwitz and Professor Richard Turton won the award for their paper “Design Projects of the Future,” which was selected as the best paper appearing in the Chemical Engineering Education journal in 2006.

Shaeiwitz and Turton will accept their award at the Chemical Engineering Division banquet during the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii, on June 25, 2007. The award consists of a plaque and a $1,500 stipend.

Shaeiwitz received his Ph.D. in chemical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University in 1978. He is a fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and the ASEE. Shaeiwitz has published numerous papers in outcomes assessment and in chemical engineering design. He is an associate editor of the Journal of Engineering Education. He has been part of WVU’s faculty since 1984.

Turton received his Ph.D. in chemical engineering from Oregon State University in 1986. He is a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and the ASEE, and he is a registered professional engineer in the state of West Virginia. He has been a consultant for several pharmaceutical companies, and he has appeared in federal court as an expert witness. Turton joined WVU’s faculty in 1986.

The William H. Corcoran Award is sponsored by Eastman Chemical Company.

05/25/2007