Research and Teaching Interests: Process control, dynamics and optimization, computational modeling and simulation of complex systems, applied mathematics, and the development of novel methods for the systematic and rigorous solution of complex process control and systems engineering problems |
Awards and Recognitions |
2018 | Computing in Chemical Engineering Award, CAST Division, AIChE |
2018 | AIChE Fellow |
2017 | William D. Van Vorst Chair in Chemical Engineering Education |
2016 | Listed in Most-cited Researchers in Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Global Ranking |
2012 | Fellow, American Association for Advancement of Science |
2011 | Fellow, IFAC |
2009 | Fellow, IEEE |
2008 | Outstanding Young Researcher Award, CAST Division, AIChE, 2008 |
2005 | Plenary Speaker, American Control Conference |
2004 | Donald P. Eckman Award |
2004 | O. Hugo Schuck Best Paper Award |
2001 | ONR Young Investigator Award |
2000 | O. Hugo Schuck Best Paper Award |
1999 | Ted Peterson Student Paper Award, AIChE |
1999 | Chancellor’s Career Development Award |
1999 | NSF CAREER Award |
1998 | Research Initiation Award, ACS-PRF |
1997 | Teaching Award, Dept. Chem. Eng., UCLA |