News & EventsMah Memorial Lectures
The Richard S. H. Mah Lectures 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 lectures are 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.
2025 Mah Lecturer
David Sholl of Oak Ridge National Laboratory
General Lecture
October 22nd, 2025
4:30pm in the Pancoe Auditorium (Pancoe Pavilion, 1st floor)
Reception at 5:30pm in the Pancoe Cafe (Pancoe Pavilion, 2nd floor)
Departmental Lecture
October 23rd, 2025
9:30am in Tech L361
Past Presentations
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