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PEESE Journal Covers

    Another paper on perovskite tandem PV technologies is featured as the front cover art of Energy & Environmental Science December 2023 issue. The paper titled “Periodic Module Rejuvenation Provides Early Market Entry for Circular All-Perovskite Tandem Photovoltaic Technologies” is a collaboration with researchers from the University of Cambridge […]

ES&T April 2023

Quantum Computing & AI

PEESE research on quantum computing and AI for smart energy systems was reported by some news media. Some recent ones include, but are not limited to, the ones below: Cornell Chronicle: Tying quantum computing to AI prompts a smarter power grid Tech Xplore and phys.org: Tying quantum computing to AI […]


Nature Comm. papers’ News

An 2021 Nature Communications paper titled “Trend towards virtual and hybrid conferences may be an effective climate change mitigation strategy” has been extensively reported by news media. A few selected ones are listed below: Reuters: Conferences comeback faces climate challenge (also by MSN, Yahoo!, Nasdaq, Daily Mail, Haaretz) Cornell Chronicle: […]


AIChE Fellow, George Lappin Award, & Sotirchos Award

Fengqi You was recently elected as a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) by the AIChE Board of Directors. AIChE is the world’s leading organization for chemical engineering professionals, with more than 60,000 members from over 110 countries. The grade of AIChE Fellow is the highest grade of […]


SEF Education Award

Professor Fengqi You was selected to receive the 2021 Sustainable Engineering Forum Education Award by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) to recognize his contributions and accomplishments on sustainability education. AIChE is the world’s leading organization for chemical engineering professionals, with more than 60,000 members from over 110 countries. The […]


Media coverage of perovskite PVs papers

A recent work by Xueyu further investigates the recycling strategies of perovskite solar cells. The paper titled “Life cycle assessment of recycling strategies for perovskite photovoltaic modules” is recently published in Nature Sustainability and covered by news media: Cornell Chronicle ScienceDaily PV Magazine TechExplore Environmental News Network ScienMag PVbuzz Congratulations to […]


AIChE GPE Award

Professor Fengqi You has been awarded the 2020 Innovations in Green Process Engineering Award by American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) and Green Process Engineering Association. This award recognizes an individual for contributions to the field of green process engineering for sustainable energy and environment. Professor You was selected for […]


Automatic Control Council O. Hugo Schuck Award

The American Automatic Control Council (AACC) has awarded Dr. Fengqi You, Roxanne E. and Michael J. Zak Professor, and CBE PhD student, Chao Ning, the prestigious 2020 O. Hugo Schuck Award. The American Automatic Control Council (AACC) was formed in 1957 and represents the United States to the world automatic […]


Science Advances AE

Prof. You was recently invited to join the editorial board of Science Advances as an Associate Editor. Science Advances is an open-access journal published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), which also publishes Science.


McGraw Research Award

Prof. Fengqi You has been selected to receive the 2020 Curtis W. McGraw Research Award by the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). The Curtis W. McGraw Research Award was established in 1957 with the initial assistance of the McGraw-Hill Book Company to recognize outstanding achievements by engineering college research […]


AIChE PD Research Award

Prof. You was recently notified of his selection for the Excellence in Process Development Research Award from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) this year. AIChE is the world’s leading organization for chemical engineering professionals, with more than 60,000 members from over 110 countries. Sponsored by Pfizer, the AIChE […]


AI for Smart Control

Our recent paper “A Data-Driven Robust Optimization Approach to Scenario-Based Stochastic Model Predictive Control” published in Journal of Process Control has drawn some media attentions. These include, but are certainly not limited to, the following ones: Cornell Chronicle: To conserve energy, AI clears up cloudy forecasts World Economic Forum: New […]


Computing & Systems Technology OYR Award

Prof. You was selected to receive the 2018 Computing and Systems Technology (CAST) Outstanding Young Researcher Award. This award is presented by AIChE to honor an individual with outstanding contributions to the computing and systems technologies (CAST). Prof. You was recognized for “contributions to fundamental theory and applications of supply […]


ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. Lectureship Award

The American Chemical Society (ACS) announces today that Prof. You is a winner of the prestigious 2018 ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering Lectureship Award. The ACS has more than 158,000 members in all fields of chemistry, chemical engineering, and related fields, and it is the world’s largest scientific society by […]


IEEE TCST AE

After receiving unanimous endorsement by the Executive Committee of the IEEE Control Systems Society and approval by the Board of Governors., Prof. You was recently appointed as an Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology (IEEE TCST). IEEE TCST is a major journal in the control and […]


AIChE ENV EC Award

Prof. You was recently notified of his selection for another national award from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) this year. AIChE is the world’s leading organization for chemical engineering professionals, with more than 60,000 members from over 110 countries. In addition to the 2017 AIChE Sustainable Engineering Research […]


AIChE Sustainable Engineering Research Award

Prof. You has been selected to receive the 2017 AIChE Sustainable Engineering Research Excellence Award (formerly named “Research Excellence in Sustainable Engineering Award”). This award is presented annually to recognize an individual with significant contributions to research activities on sustainability, and it is most prestigious award given by AIChE honoring […]


Jiyao wins AIChE Award

Jiyao Gao, a PEESE graduate student, was selected to receive a Sustainable Engineering Forum Student Paper Award from AIChE this year. These student paper awards are presented to graduate students who published the best technical papers that describe results related to engineering and sustainability. Jiyao is one of the three […]


No. 1 most cited AIChE J. articles from 2012, 2013, 2014, & 2015

In the recent updated list of “Top cited AIChE Journal papers from 2015”, the No. 1 and No. 2 most cited articles are both from PEESE. Please follow the link below for the full list of “top cited papers” at the AIChE Journal website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1547-5905/homepage/MostCited.html#cited15 In the earlier “top cited” […]


Associate Editor of Comput. & Chem. Eng.

Prof. You was recently appointed as Associate Editor of Computers & Chemical Engineering, the flagship journal of Process Systems Engineering. As an Associate Editor of the Journal, Prof. You handles submissions in the areas of Optimization and Energy Systems Engineering.


NSF CAREER Award

Prof. You recently received a CAREER award from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The CAREER award is the most prestigious recognition given by the NSF to teacher-scholars early in their academic careers. The awarded research project, titled ‘A Computational Framework for Multiscale Optimization of Sustainability for Process Supply Chains,’ aims […]


Recognitions from C&CE

PEESE recently receives multiple recognitions from Computers & Chemical Engineering, the flagship journal in the Process Systems Engineering area. These recognitions include: Two Most Cited Articles in 2010-2012 (one on scheduling and control, and the other one on oil spill response planning) Two Most Downloaded Articles in 2012-2013 (one for […]


Prof. You selected as a Searle Teaching Fellow

Professor You was selected to be one of the 18 Searle Fellows for AY 2012 – 2013 at Northwestern University. The Searle Fellows program is a multi-disciplinary, year-long program for early career faculty. Established in 1999, the program aims to provide faculty with the expertise and knowledge to critically assess […]