Sargent Medal

Recognising excellence in digitalisation and process systems engineering

The Sargent Medal recognises a major contribution to research in digitalisation across chemical, biochemical and process engineering.

It is named after Roger Sargent, former president of IChemE and Courtaulds professor of chemical engineering at Imperial College, the founding father and intellectual leader of process systems engineering (PSE).

The medal is awarded to an individual who has made a significant and impactful contribution to research in digitalisation within chemical, biochemical and process engineering. Contributions may include, but are not limited to, a concept that has generated wide interest, the solution of an unsolved problem, new methods or tools that lead to innovative processes or products, or a significant advance in process systems engineering that addresses global challenges.

The medal is open to established researchers and professionals from both academia and industry who are internationally recognised as leaders in digitalisation

The Early Career Sargent medal particularly recognises the outstanding contributions from new entrants in the field, and can be awarded to anyone within the first 15 years of their career (excluding career breaks). If the nominee is applicable for this award, please see the Early-Career Sargent Medal.

Nominations will be considered by a panel of experts, who will recommend a winner to IChemE’s Medals and Prizes Committee.

Judging criteria

Criteria the Sargent Medal will be judged against are:

1. scientific advances – a clear, novel contribution that advances the state of the art
2. scope and significance – demonstrates strong potential for the work to be applied to solve challenging engineering problems
3. significance of impact – early evidence of uptake or influence and alignment with global challenges or the UN SDGs
4. pioneered or advanced a topic – motivated others to follow and established a new area of research, as demonstrated by patents or publications and citations on a specific topic.

How to submit a nomination

To make a nomination for the Sargent Medal, open the online nomination form and complete the information requested, paying attention to the criteria the medal will be judged against.

Please note the following:

• additional documents submitted outside the information provided in the nomination form will not be considered by the judges (unless specified otherwise)
• we do not accept self-nominations
• we do not accept nominations for sitting members of the Board of Trustees
• unless indicated otherwise, medals/prizes are generally awarded to individuals – a single medal shall be presented in all cases.

Contact medals@icheme.org for more information.