ASHRAE recognized the outstanding achievements and contributions of members to the Society and the built environment industry during an Honors and Awards program at the 2022 Annual Conference in Toronto.
“ASHRAE’s Honors and Awards recipients exemplify excellence in our industry,” said 2021-22 ASHRAE President Mick Schwedler, P.E., Fellow ASHRAE, LEED AP. “We appreciate your contributions to the global built environment and your commitment to our Society’s mission to serve humanity by advancing the arts and sciences of HVAC&R.”
A list of the awards and recipients are below:
Josh Bourbonniere, P.Eng., of the Ottawa Valley Chapter, received the Lincoln Bouillon Award, which recognizes a member who performs the most outstanding work in increasing membership. The award commemorates Presidential Member Bouillon’s efforts in recruiting new members. Bourbonniere is an Account Manager, Trane, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Mitchell Rohrer, P.Eng., of the Hamilton Chapter, received the Dan Mills Chapter Programs Award, which recognizes excellence in chapter program endeavors. Rohrer is in Engineering Sales, Master Group, Vaughan, Ontario, Canada.
Nathan P. Zeigler, P.E., of the Alaska Chapter, received the William J. Collins Jr., RP Award. The award, named in honor of Presidential Member Collins, recognizes a chapter RP chair who excels in raising funds for ASHRAE’s RP campaign. Zeigler is a Senior Project Engineer, Coffman Engineers, Inc., Anchorage, Alaska.
Sonya M. Pouncy, of the Detroit Chapter, received the Government Affairs Award. The award recognizes individuals for outstanding effort and achievement in state, provincial and local government activities in connection with technical issues related to the Society. Pouncy is the Founder and Principal, Building Vitals, LLC, Detroit, Mich.
Yuguo Li, Fellow Member, of the Hong Kong Chapter, received the Donald Bahnfleth Environmental Health Award, which recognizes excellence in volunteer service focused on environmental health issues. Li is Chair Professor in Building Environment, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Yunyang Ye, Ph.D., of the Oregon Chapter, received the Homer Addams Award, which recognizes a graduate student who has been engaged in an ASHRAE research project at a university that has graduate programs in the areas of heating, ventilation and air conditioning, and has achieved a high standard of performance in this work. Ye is a Research Engineer, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Portland, Ore.
Drury B. Crawley, Ph.D., Fellow Life Member, and Roger Hedrick, Life Member, received the Standards Achievement Award, which recognizes exceptional service in the area of standards leadership and technical contribution. Crawley is a Bentley Fellow and Director, Building Performance Research, Bentley Systems, Inc., Exton, Pa. Hedrick is a Principal Engineer, Codes and Standards Group, NORESCO, Boulder, Colo.
Thomas Parkinson, Ph.D., of the Golden Gate Chapter, received the Ralph G. Nevins Physiology and Human Environment Award, which is given to a researcher under the age of 40 for significant accomplishments in the study of bioenvironmental engineering and its effect on human comfort and health. Parkinson is an Assistant Professional Researcher, Center of the Built Environment, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, Calif.
Muhammad Uzair, Ph.D., of the Pakistan Chapter, received the Student Activities Achievement Award, which recognizes a chapter student activities chair for growth of student activities. Uzair is an Associate Professor, NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan.
Rajavel Balaguru, Ph.D., Thomas Bise, and Paul F. Bauch, received the Journal Paper Award for the article, “Key Factors of Fan System Wire-to-Air Efficiency”, judged to be the best article published in ASHRAE Journal. The article was published in December 2021.
Balaguru is a Senior Mechanical Engineer, Johnson Controls Inc., York, Pa. Bise is a Mechanical Engineer, JLR Design Consultants, Inc., Bel Air, Md. Bauch is an Engineering Manager, Johnson Controls, York, Pa.
David A. Rothamer, Ph.D., Scott Sanders, Douglas T. Reindl, Ph.D., P.E., Fellow Member, and Timothy Bertram, were recipients of the Science and Technology for the Built Environment Best Paper Award for “Strategies to minimize SARS-CoV-2 transmission in classroom settings: combined impacts of ventilation and mask effective filtration efficiency”. The article was published in October 2021. The award is for the best paper published in the volume year of the Science and Technology for the Built Environment, the ASHRAE research journal.
Rothamer is a Professor, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, Wis. Sanders is a Professor, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, Wis. Reindl is a Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wis. Bertram is a Professor, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, Wis.
Zhitao Han, Li Ding, and Gang Wang, P.E., Ph.D., were the recipients of the Crosby Field Award for “Experimental Investigation of Induction Motor Power Factor and Efficiency Impacted by Pulse Width Modulation Power and Voltage Controls of Variable Frequency Drives”, which was judged to be the best paper presented before the Society. The Crosby Field Award is named for a former Presidential Member.
Han is the Dean of the Department of Building Environment and Energy Application Engineering, College of Civil Engineering, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province, China. Ding is a Ph.D. Student of Civil, Architecture, and Environment Department, University of Miami, Miami, Fla. Wang is an Associate Professor, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Fla.
Li Ding received the Willis H. Carrier Award given to a member 32 years of age or younger for presenting an outstanding paper at a Society conference. The award is presented for “Experimental Investigation of Induction Motor Power Factor and Efficiency Impacted by Pulse Width Modulation Power and Voltage Controls of Variable Frequency Drives”. Ding is a Ph.D. Student of Civil, Architecture, and Environment Department, University of Miami, Miami, Fla.
The following papers received a Technical Paper Award, which recognizes the authors of the best papers presented at Society conferences:
Smallcombe is a Post-Doctoral Researcher, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. Młynarczyk is the Head of Laboratory of Thermal Load, Central Institute for Labour Projections - National Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland. Eggeling is a Ph.D. Student, Lund University, Lund, Sweden. Hodder is a Senior Lecturer in Ergonomics / Human Factors, Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom. Halder is a Research Officer/Ergonomist, Occupational and Environmental Medicine South, Lund, Sweden, and Sports Science Lecturer, Department of Sports Science, Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden. Kuklane is an Expert Occupational Health and Safety, Netherlands Institute for Public Safety (NIPV), Zoetermeer, Netherlands. Loveday is Emeritus Professor of Building Physics, School of Architecture, Building & Civil Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom. Havenith is a Professor of Environmental Physiology and Ergonomics, Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom.
The Distinguished Service Award salutes members of any grade who have served the Society faithfully and with distinction and who have given freely of their time and talent in chapter, regional and Society activities. The following members were recognized:
The Exceptional Service Award recognizes Distinguished Service Award recipients who have continued to serve faithfully and with exemplary effort. The following members were recognized:
The Distinguished 50-Year Member Award is given to individuals who have been a member for a minimum of 50 years, and are either a past Society president, Fellow ASHRAE or Distinguished Service Award recipient or who have performed outstanding service to ASHRAE or its predecessor societies – the American Society of Heating and Ventilating Engineers (ASHVE), the American Society of Refrigerating Engineers (ASRE), and the American Society of Heating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHAE). The following members received this award:
The Distinguished 75-Year Member Award is given to individuals who have been a member for a minimum of 75 years, and are either a past Society president, Fellow ASHRAE or Distinguished Service Award recipient or who have performed outstanding service to ASHRAE or its predecessor societies – the American Society of Heating and Ventilating Engineers (ASHVE), the American Society of Refrigerating Engineers (ASRE), and the American Society of Heating and Air- Conditioning Engineers (ASHAE). The following members received this award:
Jim Fields, Life Member, received the Andrew T. Boggs Service Award. The award, named after ASHRAE’s executive vice president emeritus, recognizes an Exceptional Service Award recipient for continuing unselfish, dedicated and distinguished service. Fields is the President, Superior Mechanical Services, Inc., Greensboro, N.C.
David E. Claridge, Ph.D., P.E., Fellow Life Member, received the Louise and Bill Holladay Distinguished Fellow Award. This annual award is given to an ASHRAE Fellow for continuous preeminence in engineering or research work. The honor was initiated in 1979 by Presidential Member Bill Holladay. Claridge is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Energy Systems Laboratory, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas.