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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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

2025	George Tsatsaronis Enrico Dal Cin Gianluca Carraro
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