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Hrenya to receive Shell Thomas Baron Award in Fluid-Particle Systems

Christine Hrenya

Professor Christine Hrenya

Professor Christine Hrenya is the recipient of the AIChE 2020 , an award that recognizes a researcher who has made a significant impact in the fluid particle systems field or related subjects.

鈥淚 am honored and humbled to join the past group of recipients鈥攖ruly an inspiring group of first-rate researchers,鈥 Hrenya said. 鈥淭hroughout my career, I have been fortunate to have outstanding group members鈥攁 driven, curious, enthusiastic and inspiring group of young scientists that is the lifeblood of our work. I often say that my job boils down to asking good questions, and then the group figures out the answers!鈥

Hrenya also points to collaborators and peers from different universities, national laboratories and industry as having helped shape her career.

鈥淎lthough solid scientific contributions are possible from individual efforts, working with experts with complementary skills not only speeds up the rate of research, but more importantly, improves its quality as well,鈥 Hrenya said. 鈥淚t takes a village.鈥

of Princeton led the nomination effort and gathered letters of support from researchers in industry and academia.

鈥淭his remarkable depth and breadth of accomplishments make Christine Hrenya a superb candidate for the Thomas Baron Award,鈥 Sundaresan said in the nomination letter. The others cited her unique contributions to modeling particle flows and technology, as well as her contributions to mentoring and teaching.

The award includes a cash prize and a plaque commemorating the achievement. Hrenya will formally receive the award during the in November.