Professor Andrew Livingston Honored at International Conference on Membranes

As a pioneer in the field, Professor Livingston's groundbreaking research on the discovery and fabrication of new membrane materials and designs capable of molecular separations in organic liquids, the field of Organic Solvent Nanofiltration (OSN) have redefined what is possible in chemical processes from refining of crude oil to exact polymer synthesis, setting new industry standards for their manufacture and development.

Professor Livingston started his career at Imperial College, London, before moving to Queen Mary as Vice Principal Research and Innovation in 2019. His work has formed the basis for two spin-out companies - Membrane Extraction Technology (now Evonik MET Ltd.) in 1996 and Exactamer in 2018 – and has been recognized globally through the award of prizes including the Junior Moulton Medal, Cremer and Warner Medal, Underwood Medal of IChemE, and Silver Medal of Royal Academy of Engineering.
Professor Livingston was elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2006, and of the Royal Society in 2022.

ICOM 2023 takes place in Chiba, Japan. It is the largest conference of its kind on membranes and membrane processes and draws together researchers from universities across the world. The honorary session, scheduled for Friday morning, 14 July includes presentations from co-authors and collaborators of Professor Livingston.

Professor Livingston said: “I am honored to be recognized by Honorary Session at ICOM 2023. But the achievements we will celebrate on Friday have only been possible because of the collaborations I have had with so many inspirational and innovative colleagues in academia and in industry, who have shared their wisdom and support so generously. I am looking forward to seeing many of them in Chiba – and to discussing what we will do together next!”

For more information about the conference and the honorary session, please visit https://icom2023.jp/.