The Max Jakob Memorial Award recognizes an 'eminent scholarly achievement and distinguished leadership' in the field of
heat transfer
Heat transfer is a discipline of thermal engineering that concerns the generation, use, conversion, and exchange of thermal energy (heat) between physical systems. Heat transfer is classified into various mechanisms, such as thermal conduction, ...
. Awarded annually to a scholar by the
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and the
American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), it is the highest honor in the field of heat transfer these professional organizations bestow.
The award was established in 1961 by the American Society of Mechanical Engineering Heat Transfer Division in honor of
Max Jakob, a pioneer in the science of
heat transfer
Heat transfer is a discipline of thermal engineering that concerns the generation, use, conversion, and exchange of thermal energy (heat) between physical systems. Heat transfer is classified into various mechanisms, such as thermal conduction, ...
, commemorating his influential contributions as a research worker, educator, and author. In 1962, the AIChE joined the ASME in presenting the award. It is administered though the Max Jakob Memorial Award Committee, a board composed of three members from each of the two major professional organizations, as well as the Past Chair of the committee.
The award is presented annually, without regard to society affiliation or nationality. It consists of a bronze plaque, an engraved certificate, an
honorarium An honorarium is an ''ex gratia'' payment, i.e., a payment made, without the giver recognizing themselves as having any liability or legal obligation, to a person for his or her services in a volunteer capacity or for services for which fees are no ...
, and travel expenses to accept the award. Each year the recipient also presents the Max Jakob Award Lecture as part of the annual America Society of Mechanical Engineering National Heat Transfer Conference.
Recipients
* 2019
Sir David McMurtry, United States
* 201
John W. Rose United Kingdom
* 2016 Je-Chin Han, United States
* 2014
P. S. Ayyaswamy, United States
* 2010
Amir Faghri, United States
* 2009
Ivan Catton, United States
* 2008
Suhas Patankar, United States
* 2007
Wen-Jei Yang, United States
* 2006
Kwang-Tzu Yang, United States
* 2005
Ping Cheng, China
* 2004
Vijay K. Dhir, United States
* 2003
Kenneth J. Bell, United States
* 2002
Yogesh Jaluria, United States
* 2001
John C. Chen, United States
* 2000
Vedat Arpaci, United States
* 1999
Adrian Bejan
Adrian Bejan is an American professor who has made contributions to modern thermodynamics and developed his constructal law. He is J. A. Jones Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Duke University and author of the books Design i ...
, United States
* 1998
Alexander I. Leontiev, Russia
* 1997
John R. Howell, United States
* 1996
Robert Siegel
Robert Charles Siegel (born June 26, 1947) is an American retired radio journalist. He was one of the co-hosts of the National Public Radio evening news broadcast ''All Things Considered'' from 1987 until his retirement in January 2018.
Early ...
, United States
* 1995
Arthur E. Bergles, United States
* 1994
Geoffrey F. Hewitt, United Kingdom
* 1993
Benjamin Gebhart, United States
* 1992
William M. Kays, United States
* 1991
Franz X. Mayinger, Germany
* 1990
Richard J. Goldstein, United States
* 1989
James P. Hartnett, United States
* 1988
Yasuo Mori, Japan
* 1987
S. George Bankoff, United States
* 1986
Raymond Viskanta, United States
* 1985
Frank Kreith, United States
* 1984
Alexander Louis London, United States
* 1983
Bei Tse Chao, United States
* 1982
Simon Ostrach, United States
* 1981
Chang-Lin Tien
Chang-lin Tien (; July 24, 1935 – October 29, 2002) was a Chinese-American professor of mechanical engineering and university administrator. He was the seventh chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley (1990–1997), and in that ...
, United States
* 1980
Ralph A. Seban, United States
* 1979
Stuart W. Churchill, United States
* 1978
Niichi Nishiwaki, Japan
* 1977
D. Brian Spalding, United Kingdom
* 1976
Ephraim M. Sparrow, United States
* 1975
Robert G. Deissler, United States
* 1974
Peter Grassmann, Switzerland
* 1973
Ulrich Grigull, Germany
* 1972
Karl A. Gardner, United States
* 1971
James W. Westwater, United States
* 1970
Warren M. Rohsenow, United States
* 1969
Samson Kutateladze
Samson Semenovich Kutateladze (russian: Самсо́н Семёнович Кутатела́дзе; – 20 March 1986) was a Soviet heat physicist and hydrodynamist.
Biography
Early life
Kutateladze's parents divorced when he was four, and h ...
, U.S.S.R.
* 1968
Shiro Nukiyama, Japan
* 1967
Thomas B. Drew, United States
* 1966
Sir Owen Saunders, United Kingdom
* 1965
Hoyt C. Hottel, United States
* 1964
Ernst Schmidt, Germany
* 1963
William H. McAdams
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, United States
* 1962
Llewellyn M.K. Boelter, United States
* 1961
Ernst R. G. Eckert, United States
See also
*
List of engineering awards
*
List of mechanical engineering awards
References
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External links
"Max Jakob Memorial Award - ASME Heat Transfer Division (HTD)""Max Jakob Memorial Award Charter""American Society of Mechanical Engineers""American Institute of Chemical Engineers"
Awards of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Awards of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers