Researchers in our department seek to create theoretical and computational
tools for the modeling, design, simulation, optimization, and control of
complex chemical systems. Frequently, the general tools are then used to
address specific problems in the chemical, pharmaceutical, and microelectronics
industries. Many of these efforts rely upon collaboration with scientists
and engineers in academia and industry. With the strong presence of computation
and systems engineering researchers across campus, including the National
Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) and the Computational Science & Engineering
program, University of Illinois will continue to play a prominent role
in these areas.
- Richard C. Alkire – Engineering of electrochemical phenomena in technologically significant processes including deposition and etching of surfaces, corrosion, energy conversion, and chemical synthesis
- Richard D. Braatz – Multiscale simulation and control of biomedical, microelectronics manufacturing and chemical processes
- Jonathan J. L. Higdon – Computational fluid dynamics of colloids and complex fluids, including suspensions, foams, emulsions
- Nathan D. Price – Predictive computational modeling of biological systems
- Christopher V. Rao – Systems
biology of mechanisms in intracellular pathways involved in processing environmental
information and coordinating development
- Kenneth S. Schweizer – Complex fluid theory
- Edmund G. Seebauer – Modeling of surface and illumination effects on defect diffusion in semiconductors
