The first winners of the PTF best paper awards, given to recognize the best oral presentation given in each PTF-sponsored session at the AIChE Annual Meeting, are listed below. The winners will receive a plaque at next year's meeting to commemorate their work. Congratulations to all of the winners!

GROUP 3A:
Paper # 409f
Paper Title: Application Of In-Line Transmission NIR For Improved Process Understanding And Control Of A Continuous Mixing Process
Authors: Gregory M. Troup, John P. Higgins, Craig A. Mckelvey, Michael Lowinger, Jeff S. Ko, Luke R. Schenck, Robert F. Meyer, Brit L. Rudeen
Winner: Gregory Troup

GROUP 3B:
Paper# 503d
Paper Title: Four Ways to Introduce Structure in Fluidized Bed Reactors
Authors: John Nijenhuis, J. Ruud Van Ommen, Marc-Olivier Coppens
Winner: John Nijenhuis

GROUP 3C:
Paper # 21a
Paper Title: Dynamics, Packing Porosity, And Conformation Variations Of Granular Chains
Authors: Amy Shen
Winner: Amy Shen

GROUP 3D:
Paper #354d
Paper Title: Passivation Of Pigment-Grade TiO2 By SiO2 Atomic Layer Deposition In A Fluidized Bed Reactor
Authors: David M. King, Xinhua Liang,Kamal M. Akhtar, Alan W. Weimer
Winner: David M King

GROUP 3E:
Paper 544e
Paper Title: Ignition Sensitivity of Nanoenergetics Produced by Various Processing Methods
Authors: Chris J. Bulian, Jan Puszynski, Jacek J. Swiatkiewicz
Winner: Chris Bulian