Welcome to the Computing & Systems Technology Division (CAST) community site!
The Computing and Systems Technology (CAST) Division is responsible for the wide range of activities within AIChE that involve the application of computers and mathematics to chemical engineering problems including process design, process control, operations, and applied mathematics. We arrange technical sessions at AIChE Meetings, organize special conferences, and publish the newsletter - CAST Communications - twice a year. These activities enable our members to keep abreast of the rapidly changing fields of computers and system technology.
Leadership
- Elected Members
- Past-Chair: Selen Cremaschi (Auburn University)
- Chair: Rahul Bindlish (Dow Chemical)
- First Vice-Chair: Ashlee Ford Versypt (University at Buffalo, State University of New York)
- Second Vice-Chair: Faruque Hasan (Texas A&M University)
- Secretary/Treasurer: Masoud Soroush (Drexel University)
- Directors 2024-2026: Helen Durand (Wayne State University); Dimitrios Georgis (ExxonMobil)
- Directors 2025-2027: Alexander Dowling (University of Notre Dame); Sophie Kim (Dow Chemical)
- Directors 2026-2028: Monica Zanfir (Praxair - Linde); Qi Zhang (University of Minnesota)
- Ex-Officio Members
- CAST Division Programming Chair: Fernando V. Lima (West Virginia University)
- Newsletter Chair: Qi Zhang (University of Minnesota)
- AIChE Operating Council Liaison: Robert Parker (University of Pittsburgh)
- AIChE Staff Liaisons: Gina Gatto, Derek Ward
- Young Professionals Liaison - Academia: Yuhe Tian (West Virginia University)
- Young Professionals Liaison - Industry: Rishabh Gupta
- WebCAST Chair: John Hedengren (BYU)
- Listserv Coordinator: Raymond A. Adomaitis (University of Maryland)
- Website Coordinator: Ana I. Torres (Carnegie Mellon University)
- Social Media Chair: Maria Papathanasiou (Imperial College London)
- Program Coordinators
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Area 10a: Systems and Process Design |
Qi Zhang (University of Minnesota) |
Emre Demirel (Dow Chemical) |
Jaffer Ghouse (Woodside Energy) |
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Area 10b: Systems and Process Control |
Wentao Tang (North Carolina State University) |
Devin Griffith (Aspen Technology) |
Joel Paulson (University of Wisconsin-Madison) |
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Area 10c: Systems and Process Operations |
Styliani Avraamidou (University of Wisconsin-Madison) |
Andrew Allman (University of Michigan) |
Spyros Tsolas (Dow Chemical) |
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Area 10d: Applied Mathematics and Numerical Analysis |
Calvin Tsay (Imperial College London) |
David Bernal (Purdue University) |
Rahul Gandhi (Shell) |
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Area 10e: Information Management and Intelligent Systems |
Miguel A. Zamarripa-Perez (National Energy Technology Laboratory Support Contractor) |
Can Li (Purdue University) |
Burcu Beykal (University of Connecticut) |
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