Prof. Richard M. Lueptow awarded Doctor Honoris Causa at the "Soirée Scientifique AMU".
On April 4, 2025, Prof. Richard M. Lueptow, Associate Dean of the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, was named Honorary Doctor of AMU at the Soirée Scientifique AMU, at the suggestion of IMI, AMU and the Fédération Fabri de Peiresc.
A professor recognized for the excellence of his research commitments and results:
Professor Richard M. Lueptow is co-founder of the Master's program in Product Design and Development and Professor of Mechanics, his research work ranging from fundamental flow physics to water purification on manned spacecraft and planetary acoustics.
His most recent Research focuses on two areas: modeling, simulation and experiments on the segregation and mixing of bi- and poly-dispersed granular materials, and molecular-level simulation of transport processes in polymeric nanofiltration and reverse osmosis membranes.
Professor Richard M. Lueptow has received numerous awards illustrating the excellence of his work and research results:
- American Institute of Chemical Engineers Dow Particle Processing Recognition Award, 2021
- Northwestern University McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science Teacher of the Year Award (2 times)
- Society of Automotive Engineers Teetor Educational Award
- American Society for Engineering Education Dow Outstanding Young Faculty Award
- William M. Carey Award, National Fire Protection Research Foundation (2 times)
- Space Act Award from the NASA Inventions and Contributions Board
- Fellow of the American Physical Society, Division of Fluid Dynamics, 2008
- Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2012
