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Charles D. Scott Award<\/h2><\/div>

Deadline Passed<\/p>\n<\/div>

The Charles D. Scott Award is presented each year at the Symposium on Biomaterials for Fuels and Chemicals. The nominees must have made one or more outstanding research contributions in biotechnology for the production of fuels and chemicals. These contributions should be of exceptional merit, reflecting independence of thought and originality that adds appreciably to scientific knowledge. Activities such as journal editing, organizing and chairing conferences, and serving scientific societies in official capacities may be considered, but the most important factor in selecting an awardee will be research accomplishments. The recipient of the Charles D. Scott Award will receive a plaque and complimentary registration for three successive annual meetings of the Symposium, to include the year in which the recipient is awarded.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Bioeconomy Leadership Award<\/h2><\/div>

Deadline Passed<\/p>\n<\/div>

The \u201cBioeconomy Leadership Award\u201d is given on behalf of the SBFC community to a company or non-governmental organization that has significantly advanced the development of a renewable resource-based fuels and chemicals economy. This award is intended to recognize demonstrated and sustained leadership excellence in enabling and realizing commercialization of biomass conversion technologies for fuels and chemicals production. Unique among the SBFC awards, the Bioeconomy Leadership Award is presented to a company or institution rather than to an individual. This new award has been conceived to showcase organizational leadership in advancing development of the bio-based economy.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Diversity Student Travel Award<\/h2><\/div>

Deadline Passed<\/p>\n<\/div>

The SIMB Diversity Travel Award has been established to promote diversity and to increase the participation of underrepresented minority groups in the Society of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology (SIMB) amongst the graduate students making presentations at the SBFC: Symposium on Biomaterials for Fuels and Chemicals meeting.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Raphael Katzen Award<\/h2><\/div>

Not being awarded in 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>

The Raphael Katzen Award is presented at the Symposium on Biomaterials for Fuels and Chemicals. The nominee must have made substantial contributions to the development of commercial biotechnology for the production of fuels and chemicals from renewable resources. These contributions should be of exceptional merit, reflecting significant advancements in technology or commercial practices leading toward implementation. Activities such as fundamental research, publications, journal editing, organizing and chairing conferences, and serving scientific societies in official capacities may be considered, but the most important factor in selecting an awardee will be accomplishments in commercialization. The recipient of the Raphael Katzen Award will receive a plaque and complimentary registration for three successive annual meetings of the Symposium.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Past Awardees<\/h3><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>Past Charles D. Scott Awardees<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
2025<\/strong> – 47th Symposium – Robert Kelly
\n2024<\/strong> – 46th Symposium – Huimin Zhao
\n2023<\/strong> – 45th Symposium – Badal Saha
\n2022<\/strong> – 44th Symposium – Steve Lewis
\n2021<\/strong> – 43rd Symposium – Sang Yup Lee
\n2020<\/strong> – 42nd Symposium – Greg Beckham
\n2019<\/strong> – 41st Symposium – Merja Penttil\u00e4
\n2018<\/strong> – 40th Symposium – Lisbeth Olsson
\n2017<\/strong> – 39th Symposium – Jonathan Mielenz
\n2016<\/strong> \u2013 38th Symposium \u2013 Charles Abbas
\n2015<\/strong> \u2013 37th Symposium \u2013 Peter Biely
\n2014<\/strong> \u2013 36th Symposium \u2013 Rodney Bothast
\n2013<\/strong> \u2013 35th Symposium \u2013 Liisa Viikari
\n2012<\/strong> \u2013 34th Symposium \u2013 Jens Nielsen
\n2011<\/strong> \u2013 33rd Symposium \u2013 Steve Picataggio
\n2010<\/strong> \u2013 32nd Symposium \u2013 Michael E. Himmel
\n2009<\/strong> \u2013 31st Symposium \u2013 Michael R. Ladisch
\n2008<\/strong> \u2013 30th Symposium \u2013 Barbel Hahn-Hagerdal
\n2007<\/strong> \u2013 29th Symposium \u2013 Lonnie O. Ingram
\n2006<\/strong> \u2013 28th Symposium \u2013 Mark Finkelstein
\n2006<\/strong> \u2013 28th Symposium \u2013 Brian Davison
\n2005<\/strong> \u2013 27th Symposium \u2013 Lee Lynd
\n2004<\/strong> \u2013 26th Symposium \u2013 Guido Zacchi
\n2003<\/strong> \u2013 25th Symposium \u2013 Thomas W. Jeffries
\n2002<\/strong> \u2013 24th Symposium \u2013 Sharon Shoemaker
\n2001<\/strong> \u2013 23rd Symposium \u2013 Patrick Foody
\n2000<\/strong> \u2013 22nd Symposium \u2013 Karel Grohman
\n1999<\/strong> \u2013 21st Symposium \u2013 Charles E. Wyman
\n1998<\/strong> \u2013 20th Symposium \u2013 Jack Saddler
\n1997<\/strong> \u2013 19th Symposium \u2013 Raphael Katzen
\n1996<\/strong> \u2013 18th Symposium \u2013 Bruce Dale
\n1995<\/strong> \u2013 17th Symposium \u2013 Donald J. Johnson<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>Past Raphael Katzen Awardees<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
2025<\/strong> – 47th Symposium – Catia Bastioli
\n2024 – 46th Symposium – Not awarded this year
\n2023<\/strong> – 45th Symposium – Sean Simpson
\n2022 – 44th Symposium – Not awarded this year
\n2021<\/strong> \u2013 43rd Symposium \u2013 Ajikumar (Aji) Parayil
\n2020<\/strong> \u2013 42nd Symposium \u2013 No recipient selected
\n2019<\/strong> \u2013 41st Symposium \u2013 No recipient selected
\n2018<\/strong> – 40th Symposium – Jeff Lievense
\n2017<\/strong> – 39th Symposium – Brian Foody
\n2016<\/strong> – 38th Symposium – No recipient selected
\n2015<\/strong> \u2013 37th Symposium \u2013 Phil Madson
\n2014<\/strong> \u2013 36th Symposium \u2013 Jim Millis
\n2013<\/strong> \u2013 35th Symposium \u2013 No recipient selected
\n2012<\/strong> \u2013 34th Symposium \u2013 John Ferrell
\n2011<\/strong> \u2013 33rd Symposium \u2013 Patrick Foody, Sr.
\n2010<\/strong> \u2013 32nd Symposium \u2013 No recipient selected
\n2009<\/strong> \u2013 31st Symposium \u2013 Douglas Cameron
\n2008<\/strong> \u2013 30th Symposium \u2013 Raphael Katzen<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>Past Diversity Student Travel Awardees<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
2025<\/strong> – Camila Valderrama
\n2024<\/strong> – Emily Aicher
\n2024<\/strong> – Daniela Ruiz
\n2023<\/strong> – Kathryn Hoyt
\n2023<\/strong> – Diana Milena Ramirez Gutierrez
\n2022<\/strong> – Christian Alcaraz
\n2022<\/strong> – Samira Fatemi
\n2021<\/strong> – No award given<\/em>
\n2020<\/strong> – Mara Cuebas-Irizarry
\n2020<\/strong> – Patricia Kerner
\n2019<\/strong> – Brianna Galbreath
\n2018<\/strong> – Christian Alcaraz
\n2018<\/strong> – Samira Fatemi
\n2017<\/strong> – Emma Brace
\n2017<\/strong> – Allison Yaguchi<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>Past Bioeconomy Leadership Awardees<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
2025<\/strong> – 47th Symposium \u2013 Not awarded this year
\n2024<\/strong> – 46th Symposium – LanzaTech
\n2023<\/strong> – 45th Symposium \u2013 Not awarded this year
\n2022<\/strong> – 44th Symposium – No recipient selected
\n2021<\/strong> – 43rd Symposium – No recipient selected
\n2020<\/strong> – 42nd Symposium – No recipient selected
\n2019<\/strong> – 41st Symposium – ICM
\n2018<\/strong> \u2013 40th Symposium \u2013 Poet
\n2017<\/strong> \u2013 39th Symposium \u2013 DSM
\n2016<\/strong> \u2013 38th Symposium \u2013 LanzaTech
\n2015<\/strong> \u2013 37th Symposium \u2013 Novozymes
\n2014<\/strong> \u2013 36th Symposium \u2013 Genomatica
\n2013<\/strong> \u2013 35th Symposium \u2013 DuPont Industrial Biosciences<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5884","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simbhq.org\/sbfc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5884","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simbhq.org\/sbfc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simbhq.org\/sbfc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simbhq.org\/sbfc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simbhq.org\/sbfc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5884"}],"version-history":[{"count":112,"href":"https:\/\/www.simbhq.org\/sbfc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5884\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8999,"href":"https:\/\/www.simbhq.org\/sbfc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5884\/revisions\/8999"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simbhq.org\/sbfc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}