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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
Jeff Siirola
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:
Partnership with Process Systems Enterprise
IPOPT wins the Wilkinson Prize
New NLP book by Larry Biegler
New Cybersite for MINLP
Recent Awards
In Memoriam
Resources:
AIChEJ PSE Virtual Issue
Virtual Library for Process Systems Engineering
Cyber-Infrastructure for MINLP
International Colloquium Perspectives in Process Operations
New CAPD Short Course
May 9 - 16, 2012
The short course offers instruction in six modules along the topics of
conceptual design, 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 11 - 12, 2013
This meeting is open to participants from CAPD member companies.
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New Special Interest Group on Energy Systems Initiative
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Special Interest Group on Enterprise-wide Optimization
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Upcoming Conferences
FOCAPO-2012, Savannah
January 8-11, 2012
ESCAPE-22, London
June 17-20, 2012
PSE-2012, Singapore
July 15-19, 2012
ISMP 2012, Berlin
August 19 - 24, 2012
AIChE 2012, Pittsburgh
October 28-November 2, 2012
