Honorary Membership
| At each IZC up to two IZA associates can be
elected as IZA Honorary Members. Honorary membership is given in
recognition of the services rendered to the IZA in supporting the
organization and/or promoting its activity through remarkable
results obtained in zeolite science and technology. Honorary Members
are recognized with a mention on the website of the Association and
will be relieved from paying the registration fee at all subsequent
IZCs. The selection of honorary members is made by the IZA Council during one of the first meetings held on the occasion of an IZC. Each member of the IZA Council, after a prior consultation with fellow zeolite scientists and with the IZA Commission Chairmen, may nominate one person bringing arguments in support of its proposal. The list of candidates is voted on by the IZA Council. The vote is repeated each time discarding the candidate with the least number of votes until only two candidates remain. Each of the two final candidates to be elected must receive the consent of the majority of voters. The names of the new honorary members are announced by the IZA President during the gala dinner. |
| Honorary Membership Recipients | ||
| 2025 | Dr. Stacy Zones for his exceptional contributions to the field of zeolite synthesis and dedicated service to the international zeolite community. |
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| Prof. Girolamo Giordano for his significant contributions to the application of zeolites in catalysis and for building an extensive international network that has advanced global collaboration in zeolite science. |
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| 2022 | Jean-Pierre Gilson LCS, ENSICAEN, Caen, France for his outstanding contributions to zeolite science and technology and for his great service in the organization IZA-related events. |
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| Avelino Corma ITQ, Valencia, Spain for his outstanding contributions to zeolite science and technology and his great service as chairman of IZC2022. |
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| 2019 | Christian Baerlocher ETH, Zurich, Switzerland for his renowned contributions to the structural chemistry of zeolites and for his devoted service to the design and maintenance of the Database of Zeolite Structures. |
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| Giuseppe Bellussi Eni SpA, Italy for his outstanding contributions to zeolite science and technology and for his great service as President of the IZA. |
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| Takashi Tatsumi Tokyo University of Technology, Japan for his outstanding contributions to zeolite synthesis and catalysis and for the dissemination of zeolite science. |
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| 2016 | Carmine Colella University of Naples, Italy for his contributions to the IZA through the constitution of the Natural Zeolite Commission, the preservation of the related culture, the maintenance of the IZA history, and the preservation of the IZA archives. |
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| Michael Stöcker INTEF, Norway for co-founding the Journal "Microporous and Mesoporous Materials" an for having supported the culture of zeolite science as Editor-in-Chief of this Journal for many years. |
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last updated: 5-Jun-2025