William G. Lowrie Lecture Series

The William G. Lowrie Lectureship was established in the department of chemical engineering at The Ohio State University on October 1, 1995 to honor distinguished alumnus William G. Lowrie, '66 (1943-2022).

The lectureship is awarded annually to a distinguished individual who has made outstanding contributions to fundamental or applied research in the field of chemical engineering. Lecturers give two presentations: one on research and/or a technical topic, and another, more broad-based lecture on a topic of the lecturer's choice. In years past, these talks of a more general nature have included such things as a perspective on chemical engineering or higher education in general; the future of chemical engineering; societal issues; or the lecturer's personal reflections regarding their professional journey/experience.

Below is a list of previous Lowrie Lecturers.

William G. Lowrie Lectureship Holders

-2023: George Georgiou, University of Texas at Austin

-2022: Juan de Pablo: University of Chicago

-2019: Paula Hammond, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

-2018:  Matthew Tirrell, University of Chicago

-2017:  Eric W. Kaler, University of Minnesota

-2016:  Nicholas Peppas, University of Texas at Austin

-2015:  Enrique Iglesia, University of California, Berkeley

-2014:  William F. Banholzer, University of Wisconsin-Madison

-2013:  Mark E. Davis, California Institute of Technology

-2012:  Pablo G. DeBenedetti, Princeton University

-2011:  Frank S. Bates, University of Minnesota

-2010:  Rakesh K. Jain, Harvard Medical School

-2009:  Gabor A. Somorjai, University of California, Berkeley

-2008:  Carol K. Hall, North Carolina State University

-2007:  Greg Stephanopoulos, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

-2006:  Alice P. Gast, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

-2005:  Charles A. Eckert, Georgia Tech

-2004:  John H. Seinfeld, California Institute of Technology

-2002:  Alexis T. Bell, University of California, Berkeley

-2001:  Roy Jackson, Princeton University

-2000:  Robert Langer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

-1999:  Judson King, University of California, Berkeley

-1998:  James Wei, Princeton University

-1997:  William R. Schowalter, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

-1996:  John F. Davidson, University of Cambridge