Robert Cheng

Entrepreneurism and development of relationships with industry

For his 20-year long efforts to commercialize low swirl combustion, which led to adoption of this low emission technology in the area of industrial and commercial heating.

For "doing the innovative work of 'the greatest likely long-term significance'" in the "Environment" category.

For Low Swirl Injector for Fuel-Flexible Near-Zero-Emission Gas Turbines, a technology that significantly reduces greenhouse gas emissions and pollution from gas turbines used to produce electricity, or from any stationary combustion system in which it is incorporated.