Dr. William J. Koros is the Roberto C. Goizueta Chair and Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar in Membranes at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Dr. Koros served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Membrane Science for 17 years from 1991-2008. His research has been recognized by the AIChE Institute Award for Excellence in Industrial Gases Technology in 1995 and the AIChE Separation Division Clarence Gerhold Award in 1999. He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2000, and was named a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers in 2002 and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2003. In 2008, Dr. Koros received the Alan S. Michaels Award for Innovation in Membrane Science and Technology from the North American Membrane Society. He also received the William H. Walker Award for Excellence in Chemical Engineering Publications in 2010 and served as the 63rd Institute Lecturer for the AICHE in 2011. He has over 375 refereed publications and 15 US patents. He can be reached by e-mail at wjk@chbe.gatech.edu or see his faculty page or group website for more information.