Ignacio E. Grossmann (born 1949) is an American chemical engineer. He is the R. R. Dean University Professor in the department of chemical engineering at Carnegie Mellon University.[1] Grossmann received his B.S. degree from Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City in 1974. He did his M.S. and Ph.D. at Imperial College London with Roger W. H. Sargent[2] in 1975 and 1977 respectively. In 2015 he was the first recipient of the Sargent Medal of the Institution of Chemical Engineers, named in honor of his doctoral advisor.[3]

Ignacio E Grossmann
Born1949
Alma materUniversidad Iberoamericana, Imperial College London
Known forMixed-Integer Nonlinear Programming
AwardsMember of National Academy of Engineering
Scientific career
FieldsProcess systems engineering, optimization
InstitutionsCarnegie Mellon University
Doctoral advisorRoger Sargent
Notable studentsChristodoulos Floudas, Efstratios N. Pistikopoulos, Fengqi You
Websitehttp://egon.cheme.cmu.edu

Grossmann is a member of US National Academy of Engineering,[4] and Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE),[5] and a Fellow of Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS).[6] He has a large academic family tree,[7][8] and has an H-index of 122 by Google Scholar.[9] He is a member and former director of the Center for Advanced Process Decision-making, an industrial consortium that involves 20 petroleum, chemical, engineering, and software companies.

His main research interests are in the areas of discrete/continuous optimization, optimal synthesis and planning of chemical processes and energy systems, supply chain optimization, and optimization under uncertainty.

Publications

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Grossmann has authored more than 700 papers[10] and is a co-author of the text book "Systematic Methods of Chemical Process Design"[11] and author of the textbook "Advanced Optimization for Process Systems Engineering"[12]. His main contributions are through peer-reviewed articles on mixed-integer nonlinear programming,[13][14] heat integration,[15] production scheduling,[16] among others.

Honors and Awards

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  • John M. Prausnitz AIChE Institute Lecturer, 2024
  • INFORMS Journal of Computing Test of Time Paper Award for 1997-2001, 2024
  • INFORMS Senior Member, 2024
  • Number 2 Lifetime Ranking Among All Scholars Worldwide in Mathematical Optimization, ScholarGPS 2023
  • Number 10 in Lifetime Ranking Among All Scholars Worldwide in Chemical Engineering, ScholarGPS 2023
  • Kun Li Award for Excellence in Education, 2023
  • Frontiers in Chemical Engineering, “A Review of Stochastic Programming Methods for Optimization of Process Systems Under Uncertainty," C. Li and I.E. Grossmann
  • Honorary Doctor of Engineering Sciences, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, September 2021.
  • 2nd Best Presentation at MINLP Virtual Workshop, Imperial College London, June 2021
  • Founders Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Chemical Engineering, AIChE, 2019.
  • Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Award, Marquis Who’s Who, 2019.
  • 2019 Top Cited Scientist in Computer Science and Electronics: 53 Worldwide, 38 National, 115 H-Index.
  • Doctor Honoris Causa, Universidad de Alicante, Alicante, Spain, 2019.
  • Distinguished Visiting Professor, Tsinghua University, China, 2018.
  • Doctor Honoris Causa, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Santa Fe, Argentina, 2018.
  • 2017 Award for Long Term Achievements in Computer Aided Process Engineering, Working Party on CAPE of the European Federation of Chemical Engineering, 2017.
  • ETH Zürich Chemical Engineering Medal, 2017
  • Hougen Lectureship, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 2017
  • Honorary Doctor, Kazan National Research Technological University, Kazan, Russia, 2016.
  • Doctor Honoris Causa, Universidad de Cantabria, Santander, Spain, 2016.
  • One of the Most Influential Scientific Minds, Thompson Reuters, 2015.
  • Tsinghua Forum Award of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, January, 2016.
  • 5th KAIST CBE Global Distinguished Lecture, KAIST, Daejon, Republic Korea
  • Best Technical Paper 2014, Computers and Chemical Engineering, Salt Lake City, 2015
  • Chemical Engineering Division's Lectureship Award, ASEE, Seattle, 2015.
  • Sargent Medal, Institution of Chemical Engineers, U.K., 2015.
  • Constantin Caratheodory Prize, International Society of Global Optimization, 2015
  • PROSE  award 2015 for chapter in the book “Distillation–Fundamentals and Principles”, (Ed. A Gorak, E. Sorensen)
  • Distinguished Professor of Engineering Award, Carnegie Mellon University, 2014.
  • 6th James Y. Oldshue Lecture, XXVII Interamerican Congress of Chemical Engineering, Cartagena, Colombia, 2014.
  • Inaugural CAPEC-Process Lecture, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, 2014.
  • Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researcher, 2014.
  • Zadmer Distinguished Lecture, University of Calgary, Calgary, 2014.
  • Ashland Prof. C.N.R. Rao Medal and CHEMCON Distinguished Speaker Award, Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, Mumbai, 2013.
  • Richard S.H. Mah Memorial Lecture, Northwestern University, Evanston, 2013.
  • Inaugural Les Shemilt Lecture McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, 2013
  • Agustin Vazquez Vera Lectureship, Instituto Tecnologico de Celaya, Mexico, 2013.
  • Luis Federico Leloir Award for International Cooperation, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2012.
  • Texas Distinguished Faculty Lectureship, University of Texas, Austin, 2012
  • Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Distinguished Lecture, Western University, London, Canada, 2012.
  • Walter J. Weber, Jr. Distinguished Lecture, University of Michigan, 2012.
  • Doctor in Engineering Honoris Causa, Technical University of Dortmund, 2012
  • Research Excellence in Sustainable Engineering Award, AIChE, 2011
  • Basore Distinguished Lecture, Auburn University, 2011
  • Discrete Optimization Top Cited Article 2005-2010
  • Warren Lewis Award for Excellence in Education, AIChE, 2009
  • Named as one of the “One Hundred Engineers of the Modern Era” by AICHE, 2008
  • Outstanding Contributed Paper Award, FOCAPO Meeting, 2008
  • ExxonMobil Lecture, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2007
  • Doctor Honoris Causa, University of Maribor, Solvenia, 2007
  • Kun Li Award for Excellence in Education, 2007
  • Pfizer Distinguished Lecture, University of Kansas, 2006
  • Kelly Lecturer, Purdue University, 2005
  • Fellow AIChE, 2004
  • 10th Roger Sargent Lecture, Imperial College, London
  • INFORMS Computing Society Prize, 2003
  • Fulbright Senior Lectureship, 2003
  • Fellow INFORMS, 2002
  • Top 15 Most Cited Author in Computer Science, ISI, 2002
  • Doctor in Technology h.c., Åbo Akademi, 2002.
  • Ashton Carry Lecture, Department of Chemical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, 2002.
  • University Professor, Carnegie Mellon University, 2001.
  • Best Technical Paper 2000, Computers and Chemical Engineering.
  • Corresponding Member of Mexican Academy of Sciences, 2000.
  • Steven J. Fenves Award for Systems Research, CIT, Carnegie Mellon, 2000.
  • Member National Academy of Engineering, 2000.
  • Technical Achievement Award in Academic Research, HENAAC, 2000.
  • Best Technical Paper 1998, Computers and Chemical Engineering.
  • Gambrinus Award, University of Dortmund, 1999.
  • Academic Member of Mexican Academy of Engineering, 1999.
  • William H. Walker Award for Excellence in Contributions to Chemical Engineering Literature, AIChE, 1997.
  • Best Technical Paper 1996, Computers and Chemical Engineering.
  • Computing in Chemical Engineering Award, CAST Division, AIChE, 1994.
  • Best Technical Paper 1988, Computers and Chemical Engineering.
  • Mary Upson Visiting Professorship of Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, 1986-87.
  • Robert W. Vaughan Lectureship in Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, 1986.
  • Presidential Young Investigator Award, National Science Foundation, 1984.
  • Scholarship from British Council, 1974-77.
  • Medal Best Student of Mexico, National Council of Science and Technology, 1974.
  • Listed in American Men and Women of Science, Who's Who in America, Men of Achievement.

References

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  1. ^ University, Carnegie Mellon. "Ignacio Grossmann - Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation - Carnegie Mellon University". www.cmu.edu.
  2. ^ "Celebrating Professor Roger Sargent, 1926 – 2018 | Imperial News | Imperial College London". Imperial News. 18 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Ignacio Grossmann". engineering.cmu.edu. Carnegie Mellon University. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Dr. Ignacio E. Grossmann". NAE Website.
  5. ^ "Ignacio Grossmann - Profile | AIChE Engage". engage.aiche.org. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
  6. ^ INFORMS. "INFORMS Fellows: Class of 2002". INFORMS. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
  7. ^ "Academic Tree of Ignacio E. Grossmann". titan.princeton.edu.
  8. ^ "GROSSMANN RESEARCH GROUP - People". egon.cheme.cmu.edu.
  9. ^ "Ignacio E. Grossmann - Google Scholar". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
  10. ^ "GROSSMANN RESEARCH GROUP - Papers". egon.cheme.cmu.edu. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  11. ^ Biegler, Lorenz T. (1997). Systematic methods of chemical process design. Grossmann, Ignacio E., Westerberg, Arthur W. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall PTR. ISBN 0-13-492422-3. OCLC 36074509.
  12. ^ Grossmann, I.E. (2021). Advanced Optimization for Process Systems Engineering. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (Cambridge Series in Chemical Engineering). doi:10.1017/9781108917834. ISBN 9781108831659.
  13. ^ Duran, Marco A.; Grossmann, Ignacio E. (1986-10-01). "An outer-approximation algorithm for a class of mixed-integer nonlinear programs". Mathematical Programming. 36 (3): 307–339. doi:10.1007/BF02592064. ISSN 1436-4646. S2CID 31702198.
  14. ^ Viswanathan, J.; Grossmann, I. E. (1990-07-01). "A combined penalty function and outer-approximation method for MINLP optimization". Computers & Chemical Engineering. 14 (7): 769–782. doi:10.1016/0098-1354(90)87085-4. ISSN 0098-1354.
  15. ^ Yee, T. F.; Grossmann, I. E. (1990-10-01). "Simultaneous optimization models for heat integration—II. Heat exchanger network synthesis". Computers & Chemical Engineering. 14 (10): 1165–1184. doi:10.1016/0098-1354(90)85010-8. ISSN 0098-1354. S2CID 120093940.
  16. ^ Méndez, Carlos A.; Cerdá, Jaime; Grossmann, Ignacio E.; Harjunkoski, Iiro; Fahl, Marco (2006-05-15). "State-of-the-art review of optimization methods for short-term scheduling of batch processes". Computers & Chemical Engineering. 30 (6): 913–946. doi:10.1016/j.compchemeng.2006.02.008. hdl:11336/26403. ISSN 0098-1354.