Edward F. Obert Award
The Edward F. Obert Award recognizes an outstanding paper on thermodynamics presented during the preceding two calendar years. The award shall be made for a paper presented at the Advanced Energy Systems Division’s International Mechanical Engineering Congress symposium on energy systems analysis (so long as the symposium continues). The award shall be presented at the following ASME Congress.
The award was established in 1987 as a division award until 1995 when it was elevated to a Society award.
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Nomination Instructions
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| Form of Award: | $5,000, certificate, and a $750 travel allowance |
| Limitation(s): | All papers must be written during the preceding two years of Congress presentation. |
| Administrative Responsibility: | Advanced Energy Systems Division |
| Nomination Deadline: | February 1 |
| E-mail: | persaudl@asme.org |
| Awarded By: | Committee on Honors (COH) |
Edward F. Obert Awardees
| 2024 | Marian Bulla Elham Sahraei Stefan Kolling |
| 2023 | Phillip Dyer George J. Nelson Griffin Smith |
| 2022 | George-Rafael Domenikos Irene Koronaki Emmanuel Rogdakis |
| 2021 | Jesse Watjen Matthew T. Schifano Mitra N. Sexton |
| 2020 | Henry A. Long III Ting Wang |
| 2019 | John H. Lienhard V |
| 2018 | Andrea Toffolo Andrea Lazzaretto Sergio Rech |
| 2017 | Vittorio Verda Luca Rivadossi Gian P. Beretta |
| 2016 | Mohammad Janbozorgi Sara Cosentino Adriano Sciacovelli |
| 2014 | Hameed Metghalchi Ghassan J. Nicolas |
| 2012 | Michael R. von Charles E. Smith |
| 2010 | Noam Lior Na Zhang |
| 2007 | Andrea Lazzaretto Andrea Toffolo |
| 2004 | Adrian Bejan Sylvie Lorente |
| 2003 | Luis M. Serra Antonio Valero Vittorio Verda |
| 2002 | Cristian Carraretto Alberto Mirandola Anna Stoppato |
| 2001 | Elias P. Gyftopoulos |
| 2000 | Anthony J. Bowman Richard A. Gaggioli David Paulus, Jr. David H. Richardson |
| 1999 | Masaru Ishida Takahiro Suzuki Masashi Yamamoto |
| 1998 | Andrea Lazzaretto George Tsatsaronis |
| 1997 | Thomas P. Anderson |