Background
Grossmann, Ignacio Emilio was born on November 12, 1949 in Mexico City. Son of Donat and Marie-Louise Grossmann.
Grossmann, Ignacio Emilio was born on November 12, 1949 in Mexico City. Son of Donat and Marie-Louise Grossmann.
Bachelor of Science Chemical Engineering, University Iberoamericana, 1974. Master of Science Chemical Engineering, Imperial College, 1975. Diploma (honorary), Imperial College, 1975.
Doctor of Philosophy Chemical Engineering, Imperial College, 1977. Dynamics Technologies (honorary), Abo Akademi, 2002. Doctor (honorary), University Manitoba, Slovakia, 2007.
Research and development engineer, Institute Mexicano del Petroleo, Mexico City, 1978;
assistant professor chemical engineering, Carnegie Mellon U., Pittsburgh, 1979-1983;
associate professor, Carnegie Mellon U., Pittsburgh, 1983-1986;
professor, Carnegie Mellon U., Pittsburgh, 1986-1990;
Rudolph R. and Florence Dean professor chemical engineering, Carnegie Mellon U., Pittsburgh, since 1990;
head department chemical engineering, Carnegie Mellon U., Pittsburgh, since 1994. Robert W. Vaughan lecturer California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1986. Mary Upson visiting professor engineering Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1986-1987.
Academic trustee Computer Aids for Chemical Engineering Education (CACHE), Austin, Texas, since 1983. Member governing board Council for Chemical Research.
Fellow: American Institute of Chemical Engineers (chairman computing and system technical division 1992, Computing in Chemical Engineering award 1994, William H. Walker award 1997), Institute Operation Research and Management Service, American Chemical Society. Member: National Academy of Engineering, Institute Operations Research and Management Science Computing Society (award 2003), Mexico Academy Engineering, Sigma Xi.
Married Ignacio E. Blanca Espinal, November 26, 1977. Children: Claudia, Andrew, Thomas.