▁region , ▁on ▁a ▁six - year ▁cycle . ▁ ▁These ▁con ferences ▁bring ▁together ▁for ▁three ▁days ▁distinguished ▁international ▁research ers ▁in ▁reaction ▁engineering , ▁prominent ▁industrial ▁pract ition ers , ▁and ▁new ▁research ers ▁and ▁students ▁of ▁this ▁mult if ac et ed ▁field . ▁ ▁I SC RE ▁sym pos ia ▁are ▁a ▁unique ▁gather ing ▁place ▁for ▁reaction ▁engine ers ▁where ▁research ▁g ains ▁are ▁cons olid ated ▁and ▁new ▁front iers ▁expl ored . ▁ ▁The ▁state ▁of ▁the ▁art ▁of ▁various ▁sub - dis cipl ines ▁of ▁reaction ▁engineering ▁is ▁review ed ▁in ▁a ▁tim ely ▁manner , ▁and ▁new ▁research ▁initi atives ▁are ▁discussed . ▁ ▁Awards ▁in ▁Chem ical ▁Re action ▁Engineering ▁The ▁I SC RE ▁Board ▁admin ister s ▁two ▁premi ere ▁awards ▁in ▁chemical ▁reaction ▁engineering ▁for ▁senior ▁and ▁junior ▁research ers ▁every ▁three ▁years . ▁ ▁Ne al ▁R . ▁Am und son ▁Award ▁for ▁Ex cell ence ▁in ▁Chem ical ▁Re action ▁Engineering ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁the ▁I SC RE ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors ▁established ▁the ▁Ne al ▁R . ▁Am und son ▁Award ▁for ▁Ex cell ence ▁in ▁Chem ical ▁Re action ▁Engineering . ▁This ▁award ▁recogn izes ▁a ▁pione er ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁Chem ical ▁Re action ▁Engineering ▁who ▁has ▁ex ert ed ▁a ▁major ▁influence ▁on ▁the ▁theory ▁or ▁practice ▁of ▁the ▁field , ▁through ▁original ity , ▁cre ativity , ▁and ▁novel ty ▁of ▁concept ▁or ▁application . ▁The ▁award ▁is