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April 6, 2004
Annual DVS Student Awards Banquet
Ray Miller

The Awards

The DVS is proud to once again honor those students selected as Students of the Year and the Zeisburg award winners. While the area schools, Drexel, UPenn, Rowan, Villanova and Widener, all have terrific students, some students have gone above and beyond the call of duty in their chemical engineering studies.

The Zeisburg award was established by a grant to honor student projects. Submitted by each school, the Zeisburg award winners had their projects reviewed by two judges. This year, the two judges are Scott Smith and Fred Flor. The winning students will get a cash award while the winning school(s) will receive a plaque with the student winners for display at their school.

The Students of the Year are selected by their faculty advisors from the sophomore, junior and senior classes. These students have worked hard to become the best chemical engineers possible. Each student will receive a certificate acknowledging his or her achievements.

It is our pleasure to honor those students at our annual awards banquet, which is being held this year at Widener University.

All student winners, fellow students, family and faculty are invited to attend.

Our Speaker's Presentation

In the past, petroleum has been the basis for a majority of the products used in everyday life: oil, gas, plastics, and fibers. But as the push towards environmentally friendly products gains speed, researchers and chemical companies have looked beyond petroleum to find cheaper, cleaner methods for producing these important products.

A common farm product has become an uncommon source of products: corn. In recent years, developments in the chemical industry have used corn to produce products such as ethanol fuel, plastic wrap, and now, fibers. Dupont has produced a fiber with characteristics similar to their very popular line of fiber, Lycra. Ray Miller, technology and business development manager is developing this fiber, called Dupont Sorona or its generic name of 3GT, for commercialization.

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