Pan-American Advanced Study Institute and Virtual Library on PSE

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Pan-American Advanced Study Institute and Virtual Library on PSE

Ignacio E. GrossmannCenter for Advanced Process Decision-making

Department of Chemical EngineeringCarnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh., PA 15213U.S.A.

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The Pan American Advanced Study Institutes (PASI) Program, jointly supported initiative between the Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Science Foundation (NSF).

Pan American Advanced Studies Institutes are short courses ranging in length from ten days to one month duration, involving lectures, demonstrations, research seminars and discussions at the advanced graduate and post-doctoral level.

PASIs aim to disseminate advanced scientific and engineering knowledge and stimulate training and cooperation among researchers of the Americas in the mathematical, physical, and biological sciences, and in engineering fields. Whenever feasible, an interdisciplinary approach is recommended.

Pan-American Advanced Studies Institutes Program  (PASI)

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http://cepac.cheme.cmu.edu/pasi.htm

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Schedule: August 16-25, 2005

Lectures and seminars Morning from 9:00 to 13:00 Afternoons 16:30-19:30

August 20: Free day

Detailed Schedule inhttp://cepac.cheme.cmu.edu/pasischedule.htm

ExamWe offered an exam on the 12 modules of the PASI conference: - Optimization- Process and Product Design- Process and Supply Chain- Operations, Process Dynamics and Control. The exam was sent to 11 participants http://cepac.cheme.cmu.edu/pasilectures/ExamPASIweb.pdf

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United States: 10 Miguel Bagajewicz, University of OklahomaLorenz Biegler, Carnegie Mellon UniversityOscar Crisalle, University of FloridaMahmoud El-Halwagi, University of Texas A&MIgnacio Grossmann, Carnegie Mellon UniversityMarianthi Ierapetritou, Rutgers UniversityJay Lee, Georgia Institute of TechnologyCostas Maranas, Pennsylvania State UniversityRex Reklaitis, Purdue UniversityNikolaos Sahinidis, University of Illinois

Argentina: 6 Alberto Bandoni, PLAPIQUIJaime Cerdá, INTECSoledad Díaz, PLAPIQUIAna María Eliceche, PLAPIQUIGabriela Henning, INTECAldo Vecchietti, INGAR

Brazil: 3Darci Odloak, University of Sao PauloArgimiro Secchi, University of Rio Grande do SulJose Pinto, University of Sao Paulo (also Polytechnic University)Canada: 1 Thomas Marlin, McMaster UniversityChile: 1 Luis Cisternas, University of AntofagastaMexico: 1Juan Zamora, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana

Lectures/Seminars (22)

U.S.: 25 (7 U.S. citizens, 5 women, 4 hispanics)Ph.D. students belonging to 21 universities: Auburn, Austin, Carnegie Mellon, Delaware, Florida, Georgia Tech, Illinois-Chicago, Illinois-Urbana, Lamar, Lehigh, Maryland, Northwestern, U. Pittsburgh, U. Pennsylvania, Penn State, Polytechnic, Princeton, Purdue, Rutgers, Texas A&M, WisconsinArgentina: 10 (6 women)Brazil: 13 (4 women; 5 employees from PETROBRAS)Canada: 4 (2 women, 1 african)Chile: 2 (1 woman)Colombia: 2Mexico: 5 (2 women)Venezuela: 1 (1 woman)Spain: 7 (4 women)

Students (69)

Funding:NSF $95,300

Companies/Agencies $18,500Fees $15,800

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PASI 2005

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Iguazu-PASI 2005

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http://cepac.cheme.cmu.edu/pasi2008/index.htm

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Lectures and seminars:

United StatesRakesh Agrawal, Purdue University (formerly Air Products)Paul Barton, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMichael F. Doherty, UCSBFrank Doyle, UCSBMario Eden, Auburn UniversityChristodoulos A. Floudas, Princeton UniversityMartha Grover Gallivan Georgia Institute of TechnologyIgnacio Grossmann, Carnegie Mellon UniversityMarianthi Ierapetritou, Rutgers UniversityJeffrey Siirola, Eastman ChemicalVenkat Venkatsubramanian, Purdue University

ArgentinaPio Aguirre, INGARJaime Cerdá, INTECSoledad Diaz, PLAPIQUIAna María Eliceche, PLAPIQUICarlos Méndez, INTECAldo Vecchietti, INGAR

BrazilTelma Teixeira Franco, University of CampinasDavid Mitchell, Universidade Federal do ParanáOfelia de Queiroz F. Araújo, Univ. Federal Rio de JaneiroArgimiro Secchi, University of Rio Grande do SulJorge O. Trierweiler, University Rio Grande do Sul

CanadaPaul Stuart, Ecole Polytechnique, Montreal

ChileMaria Elena Lienqueo, Universidad de ChileLuis Cisternas, University of Antofagasta

MéxicoAntonio Flores-Tlacuahuac, Universidad Iberoamericana

62 PhD students:25 US10 Brazil8 Argentina4 Chile2 Canada3 Mexico1 Colombia9 Spain and Portugal.

Funding:NSF $97,700

Companies/Agencies $46,000Fees $15,000

Schedulehttp://cepac.cheme.cmu.edu/pasi2008/schedule.htm

Examhttp://cepac.cheme.cmu.edu/pasi2008/slides/discussions/Exam_PASI2008PlusSolutions.pdf

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PASI 2008

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Mar del Plata-PASI 2008

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http://cepac.cheme.cmu.edu/pasilectures.htm

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Conclusions

1. Two PASIs have been a great experience

2. Have helped to promote PSE among young people

3. Have helped to create Virtual Library of PSE

Should Europe have its own PASI?What about an international PASI 2011?

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