IMechE Bulk Solids Handling Award

Ugur Tuzun was a pillar of the academic and educational community in particulate processing for many years.  He was highly active within learned institutions including both the “Institution of Mechanical Engineers” and the “Institution of Chemical Engineers” at both committee and board levels for many years. His contribution to the cohesion of the community in the cross-over between chemical and mechanical engineering was exemplary.

Ugur made a significant contribution to technical research and development in the field of particulate materials, their processing and monitoring, publishing more than 120 papers in peer-reviewed journals.  His research interests and activities included multi-phase process systems engineering, particle science and technology, nano-technology, environmental process systems and systems integration design.

However, Ugur’s real passion, and where he made his mark on the community, was in liaison with others across the profession to shape education and knowledge transfer in the field. 

Ugur’s untimely passing came as a great shock to all those of us who knew and worked with him, and is deserving of recognition of his achievements in his lifetime that was so sadly cut short.