Ignacio E. Grossmann
Ignacio E. Grossmann is the R. R. Dean University Professor of Chemical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon. He was Department Head at Carnegie Mellon in 1994-2002, and is currently member of the "Center for Advanced Process Decision-making." A member of the National Academy of Engineering, he has received many awards, including the first Sargent Medal by the Institution of Chemical Engineers in 2015, and the distinction of being named “One of the Hundred Chemical Engineers of the Modern Era” by AIChE in 2008. His research interests are in discrete and nonlinear optimization, optimization under uncertainty, energy systems, and planning and scheduling. He has authored over 700 papers, and has supervised 60 Ph.D. students.