Note: In lieu of an abstract, this is an excerpt from the first page. With the goal of promoting the development of early career investigators in the fields of chemical process and biological systems engineering, Processes welcomed applications for the 2018 Processes Travel Award for post-doctoral fellows and Ph.D. students. We received 72 applications for the award, and the overall quality of the applications was outstanding. On behalf of the Editors of Processes, I am pleased to announce the winner of the inaugural Processes Travel Award for 2018.