...to formally recognize those individuals and organizations who have made major contributions to the cause of hydrogen energy worldwide. It recognizes five categories of such contributions, each award being named after an important historical individual who had pioneered general and/or specific facets of hydrogen energy:
- IAHE Jules Verne Award for Superior Service (a general area of involvement). Jules Verne, of course, predicted the hydrogen energy idea in his 1874 novel The Mysterious Island.
- IAHE Rudolph A. Erren Award for Leadership in Thermochemical Area (involvement with heat engines and combustion, thermochemical production, facets of hydrogen transmission, distribution and storage, e.g., metal hydrides). Rudolph Erren was the noted dynamic German developer of hydrogen fueled motor vehicles, demonstrated in fleet service in the 1930s.
- IAHE Sir William Grove Award for Leadership in Electrochemical Area (involvement with fuel cells and electrolyzers, and other electro-chemical means relating to hydrogen processing). Sir William Grove was the inventor of the fuel cell in England in 1839, producing electricity and water from hydrogen and oxygen.
- IAHE Akira Mitsui Award for Leadership in Biological Area (relating to biological processes for producing hydrogen and synthesizing valued products utilizing hydrogen). Dr. Mitsui was a noted Japanese-American researcher in the photo-biological hydrogen production field, using special types of algae and micro-organisms to this end.
- IAHE Konstantin Tsiolkovsky Award for Leadership in Aerospace Area (relating to the use of hydrogen as the leading aerospace propulsion fuel and as energy carrier in space vehicles, satellites and stations). Professor Tsiolkovsky was the Russian pioneer of Astronautics, who first proposed hydrogen-fueled rocket propulsion for spaceflight in the late 1890s.
The above is an outstanding international representation of visionaries, scientists and technologists, who have done much early on to elevate hydrogen to its rightful place as the leading clean, renewable energy prospect for the future. With these awards IAHE honors the pioneers, as well as our contemporaries, who have contributed so much to forwarding progress in this noble field of endeavor.
An International Awards Committee has been established, consisting of distinguished hydrogen energy scientists from around the world: Dr. Hiroshisa Uchida (Chair), Dr. Nazim Z. Muradov, Dr. Guiseppe Spazzafumo, and Dr. Soo Oh.
Suggestions from the members on this recognition initiative are welcome, and nominations for specific individuals and/or organizations for these awards should be forwarded to the IAHE Awards Committee Chair at the following address:
Prof. Dr. Hirohisa UCHIDA
Fellow & Vice President, International Association for Hydrogen Energy (IAHE)
Email: huchidameister@gmail.com
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Jules Verne Award 1998 - John O'M. Bockris, U.S.A. and Cesare Marchetti, Austria2000 - Tokio Ohta, Japan and Robert M. Zweig, U.S.A. 2002 - William D. Van Vorst, U.S.A. and Mylopore V.C. Sastri, India 2004 - Bragi Arnason, Iceland and Carl-Jochen Winter, Germany 2006 - Zong Qiang Mao, China and David Sanborn Scott, Canada 2008 - U.S. DoE Hydrogen Program, U.S.A. and Ludwig-Bölkow-Systemtechnik GmbH, Germany 2010 - C. E. (Sandy) Thomas, U.S.A. 2012 - Alexander (Sandy) K. Stuart, Canada and Tom Sullivan, U.S.A. 2014 - Chiyoda Corporation, Japan and Hyundai Motor Company, South Korea 2016 - Hydrogen Energy Systems Society (HESS), Japan International Scientific Journal and Ecology (ISJAEE), Russia 2018 - Nazim Muradov,Azerbaijan & U.S.A.; Andrei V. Tchouvelev, Canada Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation, Japan 2022 - Giuseppe Spazzafumo, Italy Rudolph A. Erren Award 1998 - World Energy NETwork (WE-NET) Project, MITI, Japan2000 - Victor A. Goltsov, Ukraine and Vladimir D. Rusanov, Russia 2002 - BMW A.G., Germany 2004 - Royal Dutch/Shell Group, Netherlands 2006 - Linde A.G., Germany and Stoichi Fruhama, Japan 2008 - The Japan Steel Works, Ltd., Japan and M.A.N. AG, Germany 2010 - Hydrogen Network of North Rhine Westphalia - Dr. Andreas Ziolek, Germany 2012 - Ravinder Kumar Malhotra, India 2014 - Shanxi Provincial Guoxin Energy Development Group Co. Ltd (GXED), China 2018 - Donald L. Anton, U.S.A. and Giuseppe Spazzafumo, Italy 2022 - Yun Hang Hu, U.S.A. Sir William Grove Award 1998 - Ballard Power Systems, Canada2000 - Stanford R. Ovshinsky, U.S.A., DaimlerChrysler Corporation, Germany/U.S.A., and Ford Motor Company, U.S.A. 2002 - UTC Fuel Cells, U.S.A. 2004 - Toyota Motor Corporation, Japan, Honda Motor Company Ltd., Japan and General Motors Corporation, U.S.A. 2006 - Milan M. Jaksic, Serbia 2008 - Janusz Nowotny, Australia and Gang Wan, China 2010 - Mazda Motor Corporation, Japan 2012 - Fuel Cell Commercialization Conference of Japan, Japan; Hydrogenics Corporation, Canada; Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation Group, China and Dieter Zetsche, Germany 2014 - Detlef Stolten, Germany and Erich D. Wachsman, USA 2016 - Deborah Jones, France and Adam Z. Weber, U.S.A. 2018 - Peter Strasser, Germany and CRRC Qingdao Sifang Co., Ltd., China 2022 - Bruno G. Pollet, Canada Akira Mitsui Award 2002 - Jun Miyake, Japan2004 - Peter Lindblad, Sweden 2008 - Debabrata Das, India 2016 - Armen Trchounian, Armenia 2022 - Takeshi Morikawa, Japan Konstantin Tsiolkovsky Award 1998 - National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), U.S.A.2000 - Aerospatiele Matra, France 2004 - Airbus S.A.S., E.U. 2006 - ROSCOSMOS, Russian Federal Space Agency, Russia and Iwatani International Industry Co. Ltd., Japan 2008 - Aerovironment Inc., U.S.A. 2022 - Hiroaki Kobayashi, Japan |
IAHE created the prestigious IAHE Fellow member level in 2010, which is limited to a maximum of 10% of all members. The IAHE is presently seeking nominations for Fellow Level Members. To be eligible, the member should be an IAHE member for at least 10 years and also be a member at the time of nomination, and have had significant and sustained overall impact in the promotion of hydrogen energy. The impact can be in technology development, education, promotion of hydrogen technology, public awareness, or other significant ways. Successful nominations will receive special recognition in the World Hydrogen Energy Conferences.
To nominate a potential IAHE Fellow (self-nominations are welcome), please send a nomination documents including a Nomination Letter, Curriculum Vitae and two Letters of Recommendation via email to Dr. Hiroshisa Uchida, IAHE Awards Committee Chair: huchidameister@gmail.com
The IAHE Fellows are:
Hussein K. Abdel-Aal (Egypt)
Frano Barbir (Croatia)
John O'M. Bockris (United States)
Juan Carlos Bolcich (Argentina)
Alfonso Contreras (Spain)
Debabrata Das (India)
Peter Hoffmann (United States)
Jameel Ahmad Khan (Pakistan)
Stanislav P. Malyshenko (Russia)
Cesare Marchetti (Italy)
Nazim Z. Muradov (United States)
Bruno G. Pollet (Canada)
Jacques Saint-Just (France)
Vibha R. Satsangi (India)
John W. Sheffield (United States)
Giuseppe Spazzafumo (Italy)
Onkar N. Srivastava (India)
Hirohisa Uchida (Japan)
Carl-Jochen Winter (Germany)
Guo Xu (China)