The first is the 2012 AIChE Van Antwerpen Award, which recognizes a chemical engineer for outstanding contributions and service to the institute. The Van Antwerpen Award is one of two AIChE Board of Directors Awards. Reklaitis will receive the award at the AIChE annual meeting in Pittsburgh, Oct. 28-Nov. 2. His citation reads: "For exemplary service to AIChE and the chemical engineering profession at large through his editorships of various journals and invaluable service on several professional committees."

He was also chosen to receive the Long Term Achievements Award by the Working Party on Computer Aided Process Engineering (CAPE) of the European Federation of Chemical Engineering. This award is given once every four years "in recognition of outstanding achievements over an extended period of time to CAPE methods, tools and/or applications for the advancement of science, engineering and technology."