SEFS alumnus Chang Dou (SEFS/BSE MS ’13, Ph.D. ’17) was selected as one of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) 35 under 35. This award, presented every three years, honors exceptional AIChE members under the age of 35 who have made significant contributions to the field of Chemical Engineering and to AIChE.

“Working in the Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Unit, Dou leads process analytics R&D to bridge lab innovation and commercial success in advanced biomanufacturing. He aspires to further drive the convergence of sustainable technologies into viable commercial products, especially within the industrial biotechnology field. Dou loves the outdoors. In 2011, he traveled to Lhasa, Tibet, with a friend to hike and hitchhike more than 1,300 miles along the China G318 route (approximately the distance between New York and Miami).”

All winners will be formally recognized and celebrated during an awards reception at the 2023 AIChE Annual Meeting in Orlando, FL (Nov. 5–10, 2023).