Shammah Lilonfe Wins 2025 AIChE 3MT Competition

Author: Cini, Stephen

Shammah accepting his award at the AIChE meeting in Boston.

Huge congratulations to Shammah Lilonfe for winning the 1st Place Judges’ Award for the 2025 AIChE - American Institute of Chemical Engineers Three Minutes Thesis (3MT) Competition at the Annual Meeting in Boston!

Shammah's presentation focused on our work in the efficient and low-cost scale-up of a novel membrane apparatus to boost critical minerals and materials development in the U.S.

This marks the first win for our lab and department in the AIChE 3MT competition.