Michael Baldea

Michael Baldea is Henry Beckman Professor in the McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, and a core faculty member in the Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences (ICES) at The University of Texas at Austin. He obtained his Diploma and M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from "Babes-Bolyai" University in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, and a doctorate in Chemical Engineering from the University of Minnesota. Prior to joining The University of Texas, he held industrial research positions with Praxair Technology Center in Tonawanda, NY and GE Global Research in Niskayuna, NY.  His research interests include the dynamics, optimization and control of process and energy systems, areas in which he has co-authored three books, five book chapters and over 200 peer-reviewed journal and conference articles. Dr. Baldea is Executive Editor of Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research.

Selected awards and distinctions:

• Model Based Innovation Prize from Process Systems Enterprise – runner up (2019)
• AIChE Institute Award for Excellence in Industrial Gases Technology (2019)
• Computers & Chemical Engineering (CACE) 2018 Best Paper of the Year (2019)
• Excellence in Review Award, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research (September 2017)
• Outstanding Young Researcher Award, Computing and Systems Technology Division of AIChE (June 2017)
• Excellence in Review Award, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research (September 2016)
• Frank A. Liddell, Jr. Centennial Fellow in Chemical Engineering, UT Austin (September 2016)
• Visiting Professor, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China (March 2016)
• NSF CAREER award (2015-2020)
• American Chemical Society Editors’ Choice Paper (January 2015)
• Moncrief Grand Challenges Faculty Award, Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences (2014)