SOUTHWEST CATALYSIS SOCIETY
THE SOUTHWEST CATALYSIS SOCIETY EXCELLENCE IN APPLIED CATALYSIS AWARD
2026 SWCS Award for Excellence in Applied Catalysis
We are happy to announce the winner of the SWCS award for excellence in Applied Catalysis is James Brazdil. He will present his award lecture at the 2026 SWCS Spring symposium on May 1st at the University of Houston. The title of his presentation is:
Perspectives on Heterogeneous Catalyst Design Strategies: Past, Present and Future
PAST AWARD WINNERS
PROF. MICHAEL P. HAROLD
University of Houston
2019
DR. JOHN LOCKEMEYER
CRI/Criterion Inc.
2018
DR. KATHY M. KEVILLE
ExxonMobil Chemical Company
2017
PROF. KERRY M. DOOLEY
Louisiana State University
2016
PROF. MICHAEL WONG
Rice University
2015
DR. HEIKO WEINER
Celanese Corporation
2014
PROF. JAMES J. SPIVEY
Louisiana State University
2013
DR. LYNN SLAUGH & DR. RICHARD MULLINEAUX
Shell Chemicals
2012
PROF. JIM RICHARDSON, PROF. JOE HIGHTOWER, & PROF. JACK LUNSFORD
University of Houston / Rice University / Texas A&M University
2011
The Southwest Catalysis Society Best Poster Award
Prof. Jeffrey Rimer
University of Houston
2025
Dr. David West
SABIC
2024
Prof. Ive Hermans
University of Wisconsin Madison
2023
DR. CHRISTOPHER P. NICHOLAS
Lakril Technologies
2022
DR. STEVE KING
Dow Inc.
2021
PROF. MICHAEL P. HAROLD
University of Houston
2019
DR. JOHN LOCKEMEYER
CRI/Criterion Inc.
2018
DR. KATHY M. KEVILLE
ExxonMobil Chemical Company
2017
PROF. KERRY M. DOOLEY
Louisiana State University
2016
PROF. MICHAEL WONG
Rice University
2015
DR. HEIKO WEINER
Celanese Corporation
2014
PROF. JAMES J. SPIVEY
Louisiana State University
2013
DR. LYNN SLAUGH & DR. RICHARD MULLINEAUX
Shell Chemicals
2012
PROF. JIM RICHARDSON, PROF. JOE HIGHTOWER, & PROF. JACK LUNSFORD
University of Houston / Rice University / Texas A&M University
2011
Congratulations to Winners of 2019 Spring Student Poster Competition!
Aseem Chawla (UH), Aibolat Koishybay (Tulane), Thuy T. Lee (UH), Zhe Sun (UH), Yunwen Zhou (UH)
PAST AWARD WINNERS
Prasanna R. Dasari
Rui Li (UH)
Xiang Li
Darina Polakova
Lori A. Pretzer
Zhihou Zhou
2011
Rider Barnum (LSU)
Alexandra Lupulescu (UH)
Ming Pan & Adrian J. Brush (UT Austin)
Johnny Saavedra (Trinity)
Yaobiao Xia (Baylor)
Zhun Zhao (Rice)
Zihao Zhou (Texas A&M)
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2012
Sameer H. Israni (UH)
Osit Karroonnirun (Texas A&M)
Shane M. Kendell (Trinity)
Matthew J. Lundwall (Texas A&M)
Zhoujun Wang (Texas A&M)
2010
Stephanus Axnanda (Texas A&M)
David W. Flaherty (UT Austin)
Matthew J. Lundwall (Texas A&M)
Adriana I. Moncada (Texas A&M)
Nikolaos Soultanidis (Rice)
2009
Yun Cai (Texas A&M)
Freddy A. Diaz (LSU)
Sameer Israni (UH)
Kimberly Heck (Rice)
2008
Quan Do (UH)
Jaren Lee (LSU)
Mengmeng Li
Yufeng Shen (UH)
Curi E. Welman
2016
Melanie Hazlett
Jaren Lee (LSU)
Rui Li (UH)
Yuying Song
Jakkrit Suribott​
2015
James Bruno (Trinity)
Madhuresh Choudhary (UH)
Quan Do (UH)
Dayne Swearer (Rice)
Yiyuan "Ben" Yin (Rice)
2017
Sujin Guo (Rice)
Wei Qin (UH)
Meysam Shahami (Tulane)
Yufeng Shen (UH)
Yiyuan "Ben" Yin (Rice)
2018 Spring
Rafael Borges (LSU)
Drew Hood (LSU)
Natalia da Silva Moura (LSU)
2018 Fall