Education
Dipl. Eng., Chemical Engineering, 1992
University of Patras
M.S., Electrical Engineering, 1995
M.S., Mathematics, 1996
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, 1996
University of Minnesota
Employment
Distinguished Professor, 7/19-present
Professor, 7/04-6/19
Associate Professor, 7/01-6/04
Assistant Professor, 7/96-6/01
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
Distinguished Professor, 7/19-present
Professor, 7/06-6/19
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
Google
Scholar Citation Profile
Selected Awards and Distinctions
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Best Paper Award, Mathematics, 2021
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Fellow, International Association of Advanced Materials, 2020
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Best Paper Award, Mathematics, 2019
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Distinguished Professor, UCLA, July 2019
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Computing in Chemical Engineering Award, CAST Division, AIChE, 2018
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AIChE Fellow, 2018
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William D. Van Vorst Chair in Chemical Engineering Education,
1/1/2017
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Listed in Most-cited Researchers in Chemical Engineering, Shanghai
Global Ranking, June 2016
- American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow,
2012
- International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) Fellow, 2011
- IEEE Fellow, 2009
- Outstanding Young Researcher Award, CAST Division, AIChE, 2008
- AIChE Journal "Perspective" Article,
November 2007
- Plenary Speaker, American Control Conference, 2005
- Donald P. Eckman Award, American Automatic Control Council, 2004
- O. Hugo Schuck Best (Application) Paper Award, American Automatic
Control Council, 2004
- AIChE Journal "Perspective" Article, March 2001
- ONR Young Investigator Award, 2001
- O. Hugo Schuck Best (Theoretical) Paper Award, American Automatic Control Council, 2000
- AIChE Journal Article of the Month, February 2000
- Ted Peterson Student Paper Award, CAST Division, AIChE, 1999
- Chancellor's Career Development Award, UCLA, 1999
- NSF CAREER Award, 1998
- Research Initiation Award, ACS-PRF, 1998
- Teaching Award, Dept. Chem. Eng., UCLA, 1997
Complete List of Awards, Honors and
Distinctions
Selected Professional Appointments
- Chair, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering,
University of California, Los Angeles, 7/16-present
- Vice Chair of Undergraduate Affairs, Department of Chemical and
Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles,
7/14-6/21
- AIChE Director/Alternate Director, American Automatic Control
Council, 2013-2014
- Associate Editor, Chemical Engineering Research and Design,
2017-present.
- Associate Editor, Journal of Process Control, 2013-2016.
- Associate Editor, Renewable Energy, 2014-2018.
- Program Vice-Chair: Invited Sessions, American Control Conference, 2004
- Program Coordinator, Applied Mathematics & Numerical Analysis Area, AIChE,
2004
- Guest Editor, Inter. Journal of Robust & Nonlinear Control, 2004
- Associate Editor, IEEE Trans. on Automatic Control, 2002-2006
- Guest Editor, Computers & Chemical Engineering, 2002 & 2005
- Guest Editor, Chemical Engineering Science, 2008, 2011 & 2015
- Guest Editor, Particle and Particle Systems Characterization, 2008
Related Research Activities
UCLA Center
for Systems, Dynamics and Control
UCLA Water Technology
Research Center
Process
Systems Engineering Group
IFAC Technical
Committee on Chemical Process Control
IFAC Technical Committee
on Distributed Parameter Systems
Representative Research Presentations
Interview with Greek Daily Kathimerini (pdf
file)
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