News & EventsMah Memorial Lecture
The Richard S. H. Mah Lecture on Modeling and Computation in Chemical and Biological Engineering have been established through the generosity of the Mah family to honor the memory of Richard S. H. Mah and his contributions to Northwestern University, its Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, and the profession of chemical engineering. In particular, the lecture is meant to honor Mah's role as a champion of introducing digital computing into modern chemical engineering.
Each year a recognized leader in the field is invited to address topics that will cover diverse applications within the broad area of modeling and computation in chemical and biological engineering and will also appeal to individuals working in a wide range of disciplines.
2026 Mah Lecturer
Jim Rawlings of University of California, Santa Barbara
Departmental Lecture
Process Engineering at the Dawn of (Generative) AI
October 22nd, 2026
Tech LR4 | 9:30am
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Department brunch reception in Cohen Commons (Tech L482) following the seminar.
Past Presentations
2025: David Sholl, University of Tennessee Oak Ridge Innovation Institute
2023: Perla B. Balbuena, Texas A&M University
2022: Marianthi Ierapetritou, The University of Delaware
2021: Emily Carter, Princeton University
2019: Juan de Pablo, University of Chicago
2018: Pablo G. Debenedetti, Princeton University
2017: Babatunde A. Ogunnaike, University of Delaware
2016: Arup K. Chakraborty, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2015: Sharon Glotzer, University of Michigan
2014: Alexis T. Bell, University of California, Berkeley
2013: Ignacio E. Grossmann, Carnegie Mellon University
2012: Carol Hall, North Carolina State University
2011: Francis J. Doyle III, University of California, Santa Barbara
2010: Athanassios Z. Panagiotopoulos, Princeton University
2009: Matthew Neurock, University of Virginia
2008: Glenn H. Fredrickson, University of California, Santa Barbara
2007: Bernhard Ø. Palsson, University of California, San Diego
2006: John H. Seinfeld, California Institute of Technology
2005: James Wei, Princeton University