Established in 2000, this award recognizes an individual or groups of individuals who through their ingenuity and dedication make significant innovations in reducing the environmental impact caused by the transportation industry. These innovative achievements may occur in motorized vehicles for land, sea, air, and space in the areas of fuels, alternative propulsion methods, fuel usage, materials, energy usage, manufacturing methods, logistics support, as well as in education, training and improving public awareness.
The key criteria for recognition are innovation, originality, demonstrated significant favorable impact on the environment and improvement over any existing technologies, methods and public acceptance.
The award consists of a crystal globe and is presented at the Awards Ceremony during the WCX World Congress Experience.
To be eligible for an award under this program, the nomination must meet individual category criteria and demonstrate:
Nominations in this category must show originality in educating and training people which results in significant environmental improvements to the use and application of transportation. Awards will be made for the creation and delivery of educational materials which cause the recipients to reduce material and energy consumption in the transportation industry, innovative training of service technicians which results in an environmental improvement or for innovative efforts in modifying public behavior which results in measurable and reduced environmental impacts.
Nominations in this category must be able to demonstrate that the method and/or tool is innovative and part of a process that has led to an increase in environmental savings, as well as a reduction in overall environmental impact. Demonstration of the requirements can include publications, applications, and widespread adoption by the transportation industry. Results from a life cycle analysis should be included whenever possible.
Nominations in this category must demonstrate innovations in fuel source, fuel savings, CO2 reduction and energy use reduction in transportation. Similarly, it must demonstrate innovations that reduce mobile source emissions through design improvements, source reduction or control efficiency. Demonstrated innovations include publications, applications and widespread use of the innovation that confirms energy use efficiency improvements or emissions reduction on a life cycle basis.
Nominations in this category must demonstrate the implementation of a cost-effective, innovative alternative product or process through design improvements, source reduction or control that reduces the amount of energy and/or the amount of emissions to air, water or land from a stationary source resulting in reduced environmental impact. The approach must have the capability to be applied to other facilities or products and result in the same or better performance at those facilities or in those products. Demonstrated innovations include publications, applications and widespread use of the innovation that confirms energy use efficiency improvements or emissions reduction on a life cycle basis.
Nominations in this category must show innovative reuse or remanufacturing of a part or innovative recycling of a material in a production application in the transportation industry. Examples can include: the innovative reuse of end of life transportation parts that reduces landfill burden and energy usage, innovative remanufacturing of a part that has not been remanufactured before, recycling of materials into new applications or recycling materials on a scale that has not been achieved before.
Nominations in this category must demonstrate environmental achievement in the areas of servicing, providing maintenance and the supporting field services of the transportation industry products including aircraft, ground vehicles and marine vehicles. Such achievement might include developing and implementing new service procedures which reduce the production of waste fluids, development of new repair techniques that require fewer and lower volume replacement parts, the development of techniques which make use of worn but serviceable parts and the design and execution of a new parts distribution system which significantly reduces the energy and materials consumed in transportation.
Nominations in this category must demonstrate an achievement in material innovation, material improvement and energy reduction. Any improvements must indicate balance in the impact the new material has on the environment, community, worker and energy use.
Nominations in this category must make significant achievements in reducing noise or improving noise management from land vehicles, aircraft or watercraft. This is intended to be a broad category that will include noise impacts on vehicle occupants, employees, neighbors or communities. The category will include submissions from the air, land and sea areas. Achievements need to be measurable improvements in technology procedures, measurement methodology, public awareness or in understanding the science and engineering of transportation noise. Nominations need to include a qualitative assessment of how this measurable result has positively impacted people or the environment and how the information is publicly shared.
For some time, SAE working groups involved in the Environmental Activity and in the development and planning of the Total Life Cycle Conference have believed that there should be recognition for outstanding achievements in the areas of environmental sustainability and life cycle.
In a world of constantly increasing transportation demands, there are dedicated people who create the tools, devices and methods necessary to make the transportation industry the world's leader in keeping our environment clean and self-sustaining. Transportation by sea, air and land is essential to our way of life today. This award was created to recognize the critical impact the transportation industry has on the environment.
Year |
Name |
Employer |
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2020 |
Munan Hong |
RuiLi Wulian Tech. Co. Ltd. |
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Xiaosong Hu |
Ph.D., Chongqing University |
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Xianke Lin |
PhD, Peng, University of Ontario Institute of Technology |
|
Bo Liu, Ph.D. |
RuiLi Wulian Tech. Co. Ltd. |
2019 |
Dr. Stephen Andersen |
IGSD |
|
Maneesh Arora |
TATA Motors Ltd |
|
James Brown |
James Brown Media |
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Olivier Brucelle |
Collins Aerospace |
|
Tim Craig |
Melrose Technologies LLC |
|
Dr. Sourav Chowdhury |
MAHLE Behr USA Inc |
|
Kent Johnson, Ph.D. |
University of California, Riverside |
|
Heejung Jung, Ph.D. |
University of California, Riverside |
|
Sangeet Hari Kapoor |
TATA Motors Ltd |
|
Lindsey Leitzel |
MAHLE Behr Troy Inc. |
|
Chengguo Li, Ph.D. |
University of California, Riverside |
|
Jessie Lund |
Rocky Mountain Institute |
|
Jagvendra Meena |
TATA Motors Ltd |
|
Art Miller, Ph.D. |
CDC/NIOSH |
|
Nick Molden |
Emissions Analytics |
|
Claude J. Moreau |
Collins Aerospace |
|
Prasanna Nagarhalli |
TATA Motors Ltd |
|
Roque Panza-Giosa |
Collins Aerospace |
|
Mike Grady |
University of California, Riverside |
|
Yunsu Park |
North American Council for Freight Efficiency |
|
Liem Pham, Ph.D. |
University of California, Riverside |
|
Steven Poteet |
Collins Aerospace |
|
Vijay V. Pujar |
Collins Aerospace |
|
Michael Roeth |
North American Council for Freight Efficiency |
|
Denise Rondini |
North American Council for Freight Efficiency |
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David Schaller |
North American Council for Freight Efficiency |
|
Nancy J. Sherman |
Ph.D., IGSD |
|
Blair A. Smith |
Collins Aerospace |
|
Steve Sproson |
Collins Aerospace |
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Eric Veizaga |
Collins Aerospace |
2015 |
Dr John-Paul B. Clarke |
Georgia Institute of Technology |
|
Shigetaka Hamada |
Toyota Motor Corp |
|
Sandy Richard Liu |
Federal Aviation Administration |
|
Liling Ren, Ph.D. |
GE Global Research |
|
Prof. Annalisa Scacchioli |
New York University |
|
Walter White |
|
2014 |
Rafael Barkas |
Harman International |
2013 |
Lawrence Berkowski |
Wellman Engineering Resins |
|
Deenadayalu Chundury, Ph.D. |
Wellman Engineering Resins |
|
Robert Fotsch |
Wellman Plastics Recycling |
|
Jeffrey Allan McQueen |
Wellman Engineering Resins |
|
Michael D. Powers |
Wellman Engineering Resins |
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Donald Allen Wingard |
Wellman Plastics Recycling LLC |
2012 |
Jesse Schneider |
BMW |
2011 |
Stephen Poulos |
General Motors |
2010 |
Thomas Naguy |
Air Force Research Lab |
2009 |
Duane Juriga |
Futuris Automotive Interiors |
|
Jay Patel |
Boeing Co. |
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Thomas R. Smith |
Valvoline Co. |
2008 |
Mark Garnett |
FCA US LLC |
|
William Raymond Hill |
GM Technical Center |
|
Paul E. Jacobs |
California Air Resources Board |
|
Donna Mosher |
Eaton |
|
Stella Papasavva, Ph.D. |
General Motors |
|
Erin K. Yaeger |
Pratt & Whitney |
2007 |
Nicholas Amaral |
Ford Motor Company |
|
Eric Berkobin |
Hughes Telematics Inc. |
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Michael Bonne |
Chrysler Powertrain Engineering |
|
Daniel Cerjanec |
FCA US LLC |
|
Cynthia M. Flanigan, Ph.D. |
Ford Motor Co. |
|
Douglas Greenhaus |
NADA |
|
Alfredo A. Hassanille |
Delphi Delco Electronics de Mexico |
|
Michael D. Knoblock |
General Motors |
|
Michael D. Roeth |
Navistar Inc. |
|
Gary Vreeland |
Delphi Corp. |
|
Faiz Yono |
FCA US LLC |
2006 |
Steven H. Cadle, Ph.D. |
GM R&D Center |
|
Richard Furness |
Ford Motor Co. |
|
Aldo Gomez |
Delphi Electronics |
|
Vikram Gopal |
SABIC Innovative Plastics |
|
Michael Iden |
Union Pacific Railroad Co. |
|
Steve Joseph |
3M |
|
Christophe Lahousse |
Delphi Corp. |
|
Chunting (Chris) Mi, Ph.D. |
University of Michigan-Dearborn |
|
Volker Strese |
Daimler AG |
|
Shiang Sung |
Engelhard Corp. |
2005 |
Klaus Wagner Acerbi |
Delphi Automotive Systems |
|
Daniel Lee Afseth |
Delphi Corp. |
|
Rebecca Bish |
Delphi Automotive Systems |
|
John J. Bradburn |
General Motors |
|
Ken Conzett |
Delphi Corp. |
|
Aleksandra Djordjevic |
Delphi Corp. |
|
Dr Matthias Finkbeiner |
FCA US LLC |
|
Mark G Geis |
Dyneon LLC |
|
Masaaki Kaizuka |
Honda |
|
Michael Wang |
Argonne National Laboratory |
2004 |
Daniel Lee Afseth |
Delphi Corp. |
|
Frank Ament |
General Motors |
|
Balraj Bhanot |
Automotive Research Association of India |
|
James Bonifield |
Bombardier Recreational Product Inc. |
|
Mark William Brown PE |
Forest Engineering Res Inst of Canada |
|
Patrick Charbonneau |
Navistar Inc. |
|
Dr-Ing David Lee Daggett |
Boeing Co. |
|
Andrew Gregos |
Delphi Packard Electric Systems |
|
Christopher Philip Hanson-Abbott |
Brigade Electronics Plc |
|
N C Krishnakumar |
Delphi Corp. |
|
Sam Reddy, Ph.D. |
GM R&D Center |
|
Masahiro Sugiura, Ph.D. |
Toyota Central R&D Labs Inc. |
|
Terrance Walter |
Federal-Mogul Technical Center |
|
Robert L. Wells |
General Motors |
2003 |
Dale Beal |
Delphi Corp. |
|
Axel Benz |
FCA US LLC |
|
Edward P. Brennan |
FCA US LLC |
|
Rebecca Kaspryk |
Delphi Corp. |
|
David Nielsen |
FCA US LLC |
|
Gregory Pachol |
Delphi Corp. |
|
Mark Spath |
Delphi Energy & Chassis |
|
David K. Stafford |
Michelin North America Inc. |
|
Prof Hirohisa Tanaka, Ph.D. |
Daihatsu Motor Co. Ltd. |
|
Lori Wingerter |
General Motors |
|
David W. Wood |
DuPont Automotive |
|
Faiz Yono |
FCA US LLC |
2002 |
Rita Bitzer |
Daimler AG |
|
Scot Blommel |
Delphi Corp. |
|
Charles Wilson Braun |
Delphi Corp. |
|
Bert Honour |
Centor Software Corp. |
|
Osama Izzat |
Delphi Saginaw Steering Systems |
|
Robert J. Kainz, Ph.D. |
FCA US LLC |
|
Raghunath P Khetan |
Delphi Corp |
|
Beatriz Lopez-Linares |
DaimlerChrysler de Mexico SA de CV |
|
Thomas C Mort |
Delphi Automotive Systems |
|
Edgard Mujica |
DaimlerChrysler de Venezuela |
|
Volker Strese |
Daimler AG |
2001 |
Brenda Baney |
Delphi Corp. |
|
Stephanie Lyn Gretka |
Visteon Corp. |
|
Shrikant M. Joshi |
Delphi Thermal & Interior |
|
Robert J. Kainz, Ph.D. |
FCA US LLC |
|
Thomas C. Mort |
Delphi Automotive Systems |
|
William P Osborne |
FCA US LLC |
|
Monica Prokopyshen |
FCA US LLC |
|
Joseph Toth |
General Motors |
|
George D Wagner |
FCA US LLC |
|
J L Blair |
BASF Corp. |
|
John J. Bradburn |
General Motors |
|
Dr Lori M Fussell |
|
2000 |
Peter Boden |
Underwriters Laboratories Inc. |
|
James Breslin |
PPG Industries |
|
Matthias Finkbeiner, Ph.D. |
FCA US LLC |
|
Marvin Floer |
FCA US LLC |
|
John German |
American Honda Motor Co. Inc. |
|
John Gilbert |
Lear Corp. |
|
Cesar A. Gonzalez |
Delphi Corp. |
|
Shelley Launey |
U.S. Department of Energy |
|
Mark A. Nantais |
Canadian Vehicle Manufacturing Association |
|
Monica Prokopyshen |
FCA US LLC |
|
Shirley E. Schwartz, Ph.D. |
GM Powertrain |
|
Brian E. Spuck |
Delphi Safety & Interior Systems |
|
Ernest Tong |
Ford Motor Co. |
|
Joseph Toth |
General Motors |
|
Daniel Voss |
General Motors |
|
Robert Wilson |
International Quality & Environmental Services |