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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 Memoriam:
Gary Powers
In the News:
CAPD Optimizes Energy in Corn-Based Ethanol Process
NSF Grant on Cyberinfrastructure for MINLP
Resources:
Virtual Library for Process Systems Engineering
CAPD Short Course
June 12 -18, 2008
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.
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Annual Review Meeting
March 9-10, 2009
This meeting is open to participants from CAPD member companies.
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Special Interest Group on Enterprise-wide Optimization
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Upcoming Conferences
ESCAPE-18
June 1 - 4, 2008
FOCAPO2008
June 29 - July 2, 2008
PASI-2008
August 12 - 21, 2008
