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ASME's Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Division recognizes the outstanding achievements in the internal combustion engine field through its honors and awards program. Every year, ICEF hosts the Awards Dinner where we recognize these remarkable individuals.

View more information on the ICE awards or to complete a nomination packet here. Special thanks to the numerous volunteers that serve on ICE's award committees. Without their expertise, time, and dedication, this would not be possible. Congratulations to all award recipients!

 

ASME George Westinghouse Gold Medal

The George Westinghouse Medals were established to recognize eminent achievement or distinguished service in the power field of mechanical engineering.

Robert M. Wagner, Ph.D.

RECIPIENT
Robert M. Wagner, Ph.D.
Associate Laboratory Director, Energy Science and Technology
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

 


 

ASME Internal Combustion Engine

The Internal Combustion Engine Award (ICE) recognizes eminent achievement or distinguished contribution over a substantial period of time, which may result from research, innovation, or education in advancing the art of engineering in the field of internal combustion engines; or in directing the efforts and accomplishments of those engaged in engineering practice in the design, development, application, and operation of internal combustion engines. In 1966, by bequest, the Diesel and Gas Engine Power Division established this award.

Zoran Filipi, PhD

RECIPIENT
Zoran Filipi, PhD
Professor
Clemson University

 


 

ASME Soichiro Honda Medal recognizes an individual for an outstanding achievement or a series of significant engineering contributions in developing improvements in the field of personal transportation.

Hongtei Eric Tseng, PhD

RECIPIENT
Hongtei Eric Tseng, PhD
Professor
University of Texas

 


 

ASME Dedicated Service Award

The ASME Dedicated Service Award honors unusual dedicated voluntary service to the Society marked by outstanding performance, demonstrated effective leadership, prolonged, and committed service, devotion, enthusiasm, and faithfulness.

 

Kelly Senecal

RECIPIENT
Kelly Senecal, PhD
Owner & Vice President
Convergent Science

Ronald O. Grover, Jr. PhD

RECIPIENT
Ronald O. Grover, Jr. PhD
Staff Researcher
General Motors

 


 

ASME Fellows

The ASME Committee of Past Presidents confers the Fellow grade of membership on worthy candidates to recognize their outstanding engineering achievements.

Scott Curran, PhD

RECIPIENT
Scott Curran, PhD
Group Leader for Fuel Science & Engine Technologies Research
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Tiegang Fang, PhD

RECIPIENT
Tiegang Fang, PhD
Professor
North Carolina State University

Sreenath B. Gupta, PhD

RECIPIENT
Sreenath B. Gupta, PhD
Principal Mechanical Engineer
Argonne National Laboratory

William Northrop, PhD

RECIPIENT
William Northrop, PhD
Professor
University of Minnesota

Yuanjiang Pei, PhD

RECIPIENT
Yuanjiang Pei, PhD
Team Leader
Aramco Americas

 

Engine Impact Award

The ASME Internal Combustion Engine Division created this award to honor internal combustion engine related research and development that has been put into practice towards a commercial product developed by industry. This award is specifically created to recognize researchers in industry who have made tremendous contributions to the ICE community.

Keith Richards

RECIPIENT
Keith Richards
Co-Founder & Owner
Convergent Science

Kevin P. Duffy

RECIPIENT
Kevin P. Duffy
Division Manager
Caterpillar Inc.

 


 

Internal Combustion Engine Division Early Career Award

This award is specifically created to recognize early career researchers in academia, national labs, and industry who have made tremendous contributions to the ICE community.

Muhsin Ameen

RECIPIENT
Muhsin Ameen
Principal Research Scientist,
Transportation & Power Systems Division

Argonne National Laboratory

 


 

Meritorious Service Award

The ASME Internal Combustion Engine Division created this award to honor loyal service, guidance, leadership, and worthy contributions to the progress of the ICE Division.

Vitaly Y. Prikhodko

RECIPIENT
Vitaly Y. Prikhodko
Research & Development Staff
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Gokul Vishwanathan

RECIPIENT
Gokul Vishwanathan
Demonstrations Program Manager - Carbon Capture Pilots
Department of Energy, Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations

Josh A. Pihl

RECIPIENT
Josh A. Pihl
Buildings and Transportation Science Division Director
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

 

Best 2023 ICEF Conference Paper

ICEF2023-10963: A Hybrid Heavy Duty Diesel Power System for off-road Applications – Concept Validation

Chad Koci

Chad Koci
Engineering Technical Team Leader
Caterpillar Inc.

Radoslav Ivanov

Radoslav Ivanov
Engineering Consultant
R-Flow Ltd.

Jay Steffen

Jay Steffen
Engineering Specialist
Caterpillar Inc.

Jeremy Adams

Jeremy Adams
Manager Visualization
Caterpillar Inc.

Rich Kruiswyk

Rich Kruiswyk
Engineering Fellow
Caterpillar Inc.

Tim Bazyn

Tim Bazyn
Engineering Fellow
Caterpillar Inc.

Lauren Duvall

Lauren Duvall
Engineering Team Leader
Caterpillar Inc.

Robert McDavid

Robert McDavid
Manager Engineering
Caterpillar Inc.

Marc Montgomery

Marc Montgomery
Senior Mechanical Engineer
SuperTurbo Technologies Inc.

Jason Keim

Jason Keim
Senior Engineer
SuperTurbo Technologies Inc.

Tom Waldron

Tom Waldron
Executive Vice President
SuperTurbo Technologies Inc.

 


Best Presentation

ICEF2023- 110018: High-Performance Alloys for Conventional ICE and Hydrogen ICE Applications

Dr. Andreas Frehn

Dr. Andreas Frehn
Director Technology & Innovation EMEA
Materion Brush GMBH


Best Student Presentation

ICEF2023-110006, Characterization of Flex-Fuel Prechamber Enabled Mixing-Controlled Combustion (PC-MCC) With Gasoline/Ethanol Blends at High Load

Jared Zeman

Jared Zeman
Graduate Research Assistant
Marquette University

The ASME ICED undergraduate student research competition is an annual event inviting undergraduate researchers that have studied in the field of internal combustion engines, emissions systems, fuels and sprays, or carbon management. Up to two winning submissions are selected to deliver their presentations to a group of leading experts in the internal combustion engine field at the ASME ICE Forward Conference.

The two selected students will receive complimentary conference registration and up to $1,500 in travel reimbursement. Past recipients have frequently forged valuable connections at the conference, which have led to career opportunities and graduate school recruitment.

Alfie Drew

Alfie Drew
University of Oxford

Joseph Jacobs

Joseph Jacobs
Texas A&M University