Jacques Villermaux Medal

               
In 1998 the European Federation of Chemical Engineering introduced the Jacques Villermaux Medal. The Medal was presented together with the Dieter Behrens Medal for the first time in October 1999, on the occasion of the 2nd European Congress of Chemical Engineering (ECCE-2) in Montpellier, France.

The Jacques Villermaux Medal is presented every four years to recognise
"scientific achievements within the context of the Federation's science policy, working parties, conference programme or other related activities."

The previous winners of the Jacques Villermaux Medal are:

• 1999    -     Prof. Dr.ir Gilbert Fromment , Belgium
     
• 2003    -    Prof. dr. Frits J. Zuiderweg , The Netherlands

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gerhart Eigenberger , Germany, is the laureate of the Jacques Villermaux Medal 2007. He has been chosen for the award in recognition of his outstanding scientific contributions to chemical reaction and process engineering, his support of the Federation’s Working Party on Chemical Reaction Engineering as a member and chairman and of the International Symposium on Chemical Reaction Engineering (ISCRE). The award will be presented at the opening ceremony of the 6th European European Congress of Chemical Engineering (ECCE-6) in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 17 September 2007 .