The American Filtration and Separations Society is pleased to announce that Dr. Rigoberto Advincula of the University of Tennessee and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Mr. Trey Hamblet of Industrial Info Resources and Dr. Imad Khalek of the Southwest Research Institute will serve as plenary speakers at FiltCon 2024, which will take place April 8-10 in Houston.

On April 8, Dr. Rigoberto Advincula will speak on the topic “Additive Manufacturing and Membranes for High Performance.” Dr. Advincula is a Governor’s Chair Professor at the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He is also a Group Leader at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences. He is a Fellow of the American Chemical Society (ACS), Fellow of the Polymer Science and Engineering Division (ACS), Fellow of the Polymer Chemistry Division (ACS), Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, and Netzsch NATAS 2023 Fellow. Read more about Dr. Advincula here.

Dr. Wu Chen, Principal Research Scientist at Dow, will open the conference’s  events on Wednesday, May 3, at 8:30 a.m. with a plenary presentation at FiltCon 2023. This premier industry filtration event will take place May 1-3 in Louisville, KY.

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Mike Clark, President, Filtration Solutions of Hollingsworth & Vose, will kick off conference’s Tuesday events with a morning plenary presentation at FiltCon 2023. This premier industry filtration event will take place May 1-3 in Louisville, KY.

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AFS is accepting nominations for our annual Honorific Awards, which recognize professionals for their outstanding achievements to the Society or our industry. With the exception of the newly established Professor George Chase Award, all nominees must be members in good standing with AFS. Nominations are due March 24. Requirements and details can be read here on each of our annual awards:

• Fellow – Superior Contributions of Organization and Leadership
• Frank Tiller Award – Leadership in Engineering and Education
• Wells Shoemaker Award – Service and Leadership in Action
• Senior Scientist – For Significant Contributions to the Technology of Filtration and Separation
• Young Scientist – For Important Contributions to the Technology of Filtration and Separation
• Professor George Chase Award – For Excellence in Academic Research

Download the Honorific Awards nomination form here.