2008 MJ Collins Award Winner Announced

MATTHEWS, NC, Sep 02 (MARKET WIRE) --
CEM Corporation, a leading global provider of microwave laboratory
instrumentation, is pleased to announce that the winner of the 2008 MJ
Collins Award is Shainaz Moula Landge, a graduate student at the
University of Massachusetts-Boston. The award recognizes outstanding
research by a student in the field of microwave chemistry and is open to
undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and post-doctoral students attending
academic institutions in the United States. Landge and her sponsor,
Professor Bela Torok, PhD, received the $10,000 cash prize at an award
ceremony August 19th at the fall meeting of the American Chemical Society
in Philadelphia, PA. The funds will be shared equally between the two
recipients.

"The object of this award is to highlight the excellent research that is
being conducted by students using microwave chemistry methods," said
Michael J. Collins, PhD, president and CEO of CEM Corporation. "We are
especially pleased this year to recognize some very innovative research
being done in two important emerging areas, low-temperature chemistry and
flow chemistry."

Ms. Landge's research highlights include the enantioselective
organocatalytic synthesis of organofluorine compounds by microwave energy
at sub-ambient temperatures (-25 degreesC) and developing a flow system
for the microwave production of highly volatile trifluoroacetaldehyde
gas. In a letter nominating her for the MJ Collins Award, Dr. Torok
emphasized Ms. Landge's contributions to the group's research and her
development of a microwave method that "produced excellent diastereo- and
enantioselectivities with reasonable reaction rates," saying, "She has
made an excellent contribution to our research program... I envision her
as a future leader in the organic synthetic applications of microwave
technology."

Dr. Grace Vanier, MJ Collins Award Committee Chair, introduced all of the
finalists at the award reception and described their research, commenting,
"We are extremely impressed with the talent and innovation shown by all of
the finalists for the 2008 MJ Collins Award and we look forward to the
contributions they will undoubtedly make to scientific research in the
future."

About the Award: The MJ Collins Award is named after Michael J. Collins,
PhD, founder, CEO and president of CEM Corporation. As one of the original
innovators to apply microwave energy to drive chemical processes, Dr.
Collins has actively promoted its use in a wide array of applications
ranging from organic chemistry to compositional testing and continues to
encourage the development of new applications for the technology. Dr.
Collins is a strong supporter of educational initiatives for the sciences
and instituted the MJ Collins Award for Outstanding Young Innovator in
Microwave Chemistry in order to encourage students in their pursuit of
careers in science. For more information on the MJ Collins Award and a
downloadable application for the 2007 award, please visit
www.cem.com/support/award.asp.

CEM Corporation, a private company based in Matthews, North Carolina, is a
leading provider of microwave laboratory instrumentation. The Company has
subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy and France, as well as
a global network of distributors. CEM designs and manufactures systems for
life sciences, analytical laboratories and processing plants worldwide.
The Company's products are used in many industries including
pharmaceutical, biotech, chemical and food processing, as well as
academic research.

Contacts:
Grace Vanier, PhD
MJ Collins Award Committee Chair
CEM Corporation
(704) 821-7015 ext. 231

Michelle Horn
Marketing Manager
(704) 821-7015 ext. 220

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