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New Directions for
Process Systems Engineering
 
CAPD is a Carnegie Mellon University Research Center engaged in Process Systems Engineering Research for the Process Industries.
Advanced Computer-Based Techniques For:
  • Process Synthesis
  • Process Optimization
  • Planning and Scheduling
  • Process Control
  • Energy Systems
  • Molecular Computing
Faculty:
  • Larry Biegler
  • Ignacio Grossmann, Director
  • Nick Sahinidis
  • Erik Ydstie
Our Research Goals:
  • Understand and aid complex design and operation issues faced by industry
  • Develop and advance modeling and solution methods for process systems engineering
 
 
   
  In the News:
 
New Cybersite for MINLP
Recent Awards
In Memoriam
CAPD Optimizes Energy in Corn-Based Ethanol Process
  Resources:
 
Virtual Library for Process Systems Engineering
Cyber-Infrastructure for MINLP
 
CAPD Short Course
May 20 - 26, 2010
The short course offers instruction in six modules along the topics of nonlinear, discrete and global optimization and integrated process planning, scheduling and control.
CAPD members receive 25% off the registration fee.
 
Annual Review Meeting
March 8 - 9, 2010
This meeting is open to participants from CAPD member companies.
 
Special Interest Group on Enterprise-wide Optimization
 
Upcoming Conferences
European Workshop on MINLP
April 12 - 16, 2010
ESCAPE-20
June 6 - 9, 2010
SIAM Annual Meeting
July 12-16, 2010
ICCOPT 2010
July 26-29, 2010