Distinguished Professor Sang Yup Lee from our CBE department received the George Washington Carver Award at the 2018 Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology. The BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology is the largest industrial biotech event in the world, and this year, it took place from July 16 through 19 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. The Carver award annually recognizes an individual who has made significant contributions to building a bio-based economy by applying industrial biotechnology to create environmentally sustainable products. It serves as a lasting memorial to the original vision of George Washington Carver who pioneered bio-based products, materials, and energy derived from renewable agricultural feedstock, over a century ago. Prof. Lee is the 11th recipient of the award, joining previous recipients that include the founder and CEO of POET Jeff Broin, the CEO of DuPont Ellen Kullman, and Professor Gregory Stephanopoulos at MIT.