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Mah Memorial Lectures

The Richard S. H. Mah Lectures on Modeling and Computation in Chemical and Biological Engineering have been established through the generosity of the Mah family to honor the memory of Richard S. H. Mah and his contributions to Northwestern University, its Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, and the profession of chemical engineering. In particular, the lectures are meant to honor Mah's role as a champion of introducing digital computing into modern chemical engineering.

Each year a recognized leader in the field is invited to address topics that will cover diverse applications within the broad area of modeling and computation in chemical and biological engineering and will also appeal to individuals working in a wide range of disciplines.

2023 Mah Lecturer

Perla B. Balbuena of Texas A&M University

October 25th, 2023
5:00pm in Tech L211
Reception at 4:00pm in the Pancoe Cafe 

October 26th, 2023
9:30am in Frances Searle 1421

Past Presentations

2022: Marianthi Ierapetritou, The University of Delaware
2021: Emily Carter, Princeton University
2019: Juan de Pablo, University of Chicago 
2018: Pablo G. Debenedetti, Princeton University
2017: Babatunde A. Ogunnaike, University of Delaware
2016: Arup K. Chakraborty, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2015: Sharon Glotzer, University of Michigan
2014: Alexis T. Bell, University of California, Berkeley
2013: Ignacio E. Grossmann, Carnegie Mellon University
2012: Carol Hall, North Carolina State University
2011: Francis J. Doyle III, University of California, Santa Barbara
2010: Athanassios Z. Panagiotopoulos, Princeton University
2009: Matthew Neurock, University of Virginia
2008: Glenn H. Fredrickson, University of California, Santa Barbara
2007: Bernhard Ø. Palsson, University of California, San Diego
2006: John H. Seinfeld, California Institute of Technology
2005: James Wei, Princeton University