George Stephanopoulos

Arthur D. Little Professor of Chemical Engineering. Preeminent scholar who has expanded the scope and methodologies of process systems engineering through landmark contributions in fundamental systems theory from macro- to nano-scale processes, industrial R&D and engineering practice, and mentoring of new academics. Systems theory and methodologies provide the underpinnings for rational design and operation of processing systems from large-scale manufacturing processes, to nanoscale synthetic cells and molecular factories. Pioneered fundamental new problem areas that have become part of the mainstream, such as synthesis of chemical processes with environmental considerations, rational synthesis of large and complicated networks of chemical/biochemical reactions, formation of nanoprocesses with desired functions, design of molecules and products with desired properties, synthesis of control structures and safety procedures for complete chemical processes, design of multi-scale model-predictive control systems and high-level, computer-aided modeling languages for all of the above. In all these areas, his research has had a lasting impact on how products are designed, processes are conceived and operated, and how industrial R&D and engineering practice are carried out.