The AIChE commended Plawsky for leaving a unique mark on the academic field and for “significant contributions to the chemical engineering profession.”
“Joel has an amazing ability to bridge the molecular with the macroscopic,” said Shekhar Garde, head of Rensselaer’s Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. “It is no surprise to me that he is providing intellectual leadership to many research projects with important applications — from new ways to cool modern computer chips, to better materials for microelectronics and photonics, and to behavior of biological systems in space under microgravity environments. I congratulate him on being named a fellow of the AIChE.”
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