Professor Dr. Ignacio E. Grossmann of Carnegie Mellon University appointed as the Distinguished Visiting Professor of Tsinghua University

On the afternoon of December 11th, Professor Dr. Ignacio E. Grossmann of Carnegie Mellon University, was appointed as the Distinguished Visiting Professor of Tsinghua University. Vice President Zheng Li attended the ceremony and presented the letter of appointment to Professor Grossmann. After the ceremony, Professor Grossmann presented a theme report entitled “Evolution of Process Systems Engineering and Future Trends in Research”.

Professor Ignacio E. Grossmann is a member of the National Academy of Engineering. He is currently the University Professor (highest designation at Carnegie Mellon University) of the Department of Chemical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. He has a high reputation internationally in the fields of process systems engineering, operations research and management science, and is known as the leading figure of process systems engineering.

By Wilson Khor