Professor Wong.
Professor Michael S. Wong, PhD
Chair, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Patel Chair in Molecular Nanotechnology
Professor of Chemistry (Joint Appointment)
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering (Joint Appointment)
Professor of Materials Science and NanoEngineering (Joint Appointment)
Email: mswong(@)rice.edu
Awards and Honors
| Henry J. Albert Award, International Precious Metals Institute | 2025 |
| Lawrence K. Cecil Award, AIChE | 2023 |
| Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry | 2023 |
| Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers | 2022 |
| ACS Southwest Regional Partners in Progress & Prosperity (P3) Award | 2022 |
| AIChE South Texas Section Best Fundamental Paper in 2021 Award | 2022 |
| AIChE South Texas Section Best Applied Paper in 2021 Award | 2022 |
| Meritorious Civilian Service Medal, Department of the Army | 2021 |
| NEWT Center D&I Faculty/Staff Recognition Award | 2021 |
| Presidential Award for Mentoring, Rice University | 2021 |
| ACS GHS P3 (Partners for Progress and Prosperity) Salute to Excellence Award | 2020 |
| AIChE South Texas Section Best Fundamental Paper in 2019 Award | 2020 |
| Tina and Sunit '85 Patel Chair in Molecular Nanotechnology | 2020 |
| Southwest Region ACS Award | 2019 |
| W.M. McCardell Professor in Chemical Engineering Endowed Chair | 2019 - 2020 |
| ACS-GHS Joe W. Hightower Award | 2018 |
| Army Science Board, Member | 2018 - 2021 |
| Fellow of the American Chemical Society | 2018 |
| Chemical Engineering Magazine’s Kirkpatrick Chemical Engineering Achievement Award, Board of Judges | 2017, 2019, 2021 |
| ACS Division of Catalysis Science & Technology (CATL) Chair (2016-2017), Immediate Past-Chair (2018-2019), Councilor (2020-2023) | 2016 - 2023 |
| AIChE Annual Gala, Host Committee Member | 2016, 2017 |
| Rice University Molecular Nanotechnology Faculty Search Committee Co-chair | 2016 - 2019 |
| North American Catalysis Society/Southwest Catalysis Society, Excellence in Applied Catalysis Award | 2015 |
| Appointment to Department Chair | 2014 |
| AIChE South Texas Section Best Applied Paper in 2012 Award | 2013 |
| Guest Professorship, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics | 2013 - 2017 |
| AIChE South Texas Section Best Fundamental Paper in 2011 Award | 2012 |
| Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, Editorial Board Member | (2012 - Present) |
| Guest Professorship, University of Houston | 2012 |
| AIChE South Texas Section Best Applied Paper in 2010 Award | 2011 |
| AIChE Nanoscale Science and Engineering Forum, Past-Chair | 2011 - 2012 |
| AIChE NSEF Awards Chair | 2011 - 2012 |
| Simmons Family Foundation Research Award | 2011 |
| Chemistry of Materials, Editorial Advisory Board Member | 2010 - 2015 |
| Promotion to Full Professor | 2010 |
| AIChE South Texas Section Best Fundamental Paper in 2008 Award | 2009 |
| IBB Hamill Innovations Award | 2009 |
| IBB Medical Innovations Award | 2008 |
| Southwest Catalysis Society, Chair | 2008 - 2010 |
| Early promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure | 2007 |
| Smithsonian Magazine "37 Under 36"; Young Innovator Award | 2007 |
| TAMEST (The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas) Conference – Protégé | 2007, 2016, 2018, 2019 |
| 3M Non-tenured Faculty Award | 2006, 2007 |
| AIChE Nanoscale Science and Engineering Forum Young Investigator Award | 2006 |
| AIChE South Texas Section Best Applied Paper in 2005 Award | 2006 |
| GOLD 2006 Conference Best Presentation Award, for "Best New Idea in Gold Catalysis" | 2006 |
| Hershel M. Rich Invention Award | 2006 |
| MIT Technology Review's TR35 Young Innovator Award | 2006 |
| National Academy of Engineering Indo-America Frontiers of Engineering Symposium, Invited Speaker | 2006 |
| Smalley/Curl Innovation Award | 2005 |
| National Academies Keck Futures Initiative (NAKFI) Symposium, Invited Participant | 2004 |
| Faculty advisor for Phi Lambda Upsilon (PLU) Chemical Sciences Honorary Society | 2003 - 2012 |
| Oak Ridge Associated Universities Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award | 2003 |
| National Academy of Engineering Japan-America Frontiers of Engineering (JAFOE) Symposium, Invited Participant | 2002 |
| Robert P. Goldberg Grand Prize, MIT $50K Entrepreneurship Competition | 2001 |
| Union Carbide Innovation Recognition Award | 2000 |
| MIT Chemical Engineering Edward W. Merrill Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award | 1997 |