The AVN Blog

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va., August 25, 2023 – AVN Corp. announced today that Dr. John “Jack” Dever, chief technology officer and executive vice president, was selected as the recipient of the 2023 Lawrence B. Evans Award in Chemical Engineering Practice by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). This prestigious… Read More

SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV, Aug. 21, 2023 – AVN Corp. today announced the election of Raymond Rooks, principal engineer, as a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). The highest grade of membership, this honor represents Rooks’s firm dedication and years of distinctive professional achievements in the practice of… Read More

AVN Corp. announced today that Jennifer Pramuk, GIS developer II, recently achieved GIS Professional Certification. GIS Professional Certification is a recognized credential that sets the benchmark for skills in the geographic information systems field by considering educational background, experience, and contributions to the GIS community. It gives our customers… Read More

When a client was having problems with their existing product line, they asked AVN to develop a new side release agent that would prevent wet coal from freezing to the sides of rail cars during winter transport. Within six weeks, AVN had devised a method to quantitatively measure the effectiveness… Read More

A client’s research had discovered that an unexpected product was obtained in a fermentation process. Although this product had no established market, it was a potential intermediate for production of other valuable products. AVN helped identify three specific target molecules of value, and then carried out proof-of-concept studies that demonstrated… Read More