Ignacio Grossmann
Rudolph R. and Florence Dean University Professor, Chemical Engineering
Rudolph R. and Florence Dean University Professor, Chemical Engineering
1977 Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Imperial College, University of London
1975 MS, Chemical Engineering, Imperial College, University of London
1974 BS, Chemical Engineering, Universidad Iberoamericana
Chemical Engineering
ChemE’s Ignacio Grossmann is visiting the University of Cantabria in Santander, Spain until the beginning of October with support from the Fulbright Specialist program.
Chemical Engineering
At the University of Cantabria, Ignacio Grossmann will teach a graduate course, give a workshop and seminars, and collaborate with faculty on several research problems related to sustainability.
ScholarGPS
ChemE’s Ignacio Grossmann ranked #10 in Chemical Engineering on ScholarGPS.
PASA 2023
ChemE’s Larry Biegler, Ignacio Grossmann, Carl Laird, and Ana Torres served as instructors and speakers during a four-day intensive course hosted by the Pan-American Advanced Studies Institute on Optimization and Data Science for Net-Zero Carbon and Sustainability (PASI) in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
11th World Congress of Chemical Engineering
ChemE’s Ignacio Grossmann was an invited plenary speaker at the 11th World Congress of Chemical Engineering, which gathered in Buenos Aires, Argentina, at the start of June. Grossmann gave a presentation called “Optimal Synthesis and Planning of Sustainable Chemical Process and Energy Systems.”
Chemical Engineering
David E. Bernal Neira (‘21) thinks that quantum computing is the future of process systems engineering.
Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineering Ph.D. candidate Hector Perez will use the tools he has developed at CMU to build a supply chain practice within a tech start-up.
Chemical Engineering
Study abroad exchange programs in England, Germany, Argentina and South Korea are ramping back up after pandemic related cancellations.
ChemE’s Ignacio Grossmann explained the challenges in the application of mathematical programming approaches to enterprise-wide optimization of process industries at the 2021 INFORMS Annual Meeting.
Chemical Engineering
ChemE’s Ignacio Grossmann was recently awarded an Honorary Doctor of Engineering Sciences by RWTH. The award recognizes his outstanding achievements in process engineering and generous social commitment to education and research.
Chemical Engineering
Ignacio Grossmann recently published a new textbook, Advanced Optimization for Process Systems Engineering, under Cambridge University Press.
Center of Advanced Process Decision-making
The Annual Review Meeting of the Center for Advanced Process Decision-making, held on March 9-11, 2021, included talks by ChemE’s Larry Biegler, Chrysanthos Gounaris, Ignacio Grossmann, and Nick Sahinidis.