Theodore A. Koch Graduate Student Travel Award
The Catalysis Club of Philadelphia (CCP) is pleased to announce establishment of a new student award in honor of Dr. Theodore A. Koch (1925 – 2014). The award comprises travel funds up to $1000 to assist a deserving student to attend a scientific conference and present his / her research. The inaugural award was granted during the 2017–18 academic year.
A Past Chair of the CCP and employee of DuPont, Koch was widely recognized as an innovator in the science and application of catalysis. Notable technical accomplishments in Koch’s career included developing a new catalyst for nitrous oxide destruction (an ozone-depletion byproduct from Nylon manufacture), development of a new process for hydrogen cyanide manufacture and improvements to many polymer intermediates processes. Koch received the Award for Excellence in Catalytic Science and Technology from the Catalysis Club of Philadelphia in 1994 and the Lavoisier Medal for Technical Excellence from DuPont in 1998. Ted always strived to grow and develop young scientists and this travel award is a small effort to continue his legacy of believing in the next generation of scientists.
Eligibility: Graduate students that are members of the CCP and have paid the annual dues ($10). Selection will be based on the potential impact of the travel award on the student’s career goals, financial need, and overall merit.
The application form is due April 14th, 2022 and the winner will be announced at our April 21st meeting.
Please send applications to Thomas Yeh (thomasyeh@tutanota.com)
Download Application for 2021–2022 Koch Award »
Past Recipients of the Award
2020 Chao Lin 2017 Jennifer Lee 2015 Alex Mironenko |