Warren Seider, a professor of chemical and biomedical engineering in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, received the Founders Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Chemical Engineering—the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)’s highest honor.

In November, AIChE presented awards to 14 leaders and innovators in chemical engineering. Dr. Seider was recognized for his pioneering, breakthrough contributions in chemical engineering research and education spanning six decades—encompassing process modeling, simulation, synthesis, optimization, and control. He is also cited for his authorship of landmark textbooks.

Dr. Seider is known for his research contributions to the fields of process analysis, simulation, design, and control. In process design, he is the co-author of books including FLOWTRAN Simulation: An Introduction, Introduction to Chemical Engineering and Computer Calculations, and Product and Process Design Principles: Synthesis, Analysis, and Evaluation. In addition to seven books, Dr. Seider has documented his research in 175 journal articles. An early adopter of computing technologies in engineering research and education, in 1969 Dr. Seider helped to organize the Computer Aids for Chemical Engineering Education (CACHE) Corporation.

A fellow and former director of AIChE, Dr. Seider’s past honors include AIChE’s Warren K. Lewis Award for Chemical Engineering Education and the Computing in Chemical Engineering Award. He was selected by AIChE as one of “Thirty Authors of Groundbreaking Chemical Engineering Books.” Dr. Seider is also a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

AIChE is a professional society of more than 60,000 members in more than 110 countries. Its members work in corporations, universities and government using their knowledge of chemical processes to develop safe and useful products for the benefit of society.