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51
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1115

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1997 - E. V. Murphree Award in Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • 1987 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For pioneering research and educational development in computer-aided design methods, including simulation, optimization, and dynamics of chemical processes.

Overview

Arthur W. Westerberg is affiliated with Carnegie Mellon University in the United States. Their work predominantly spans the fields of Physics and Astronomy with a focus on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Radiation, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, as well as Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The scientist's research topics include Nuclear physics research studies, Astronomical and nuclear sciences, Nuclear Physics and Applications, Atomic and Molecular Physics, Advanced Chemical Physics Studies, Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications, and Electric Motor Design and Analysis.

Several recent publications demonstrate Westerberg's involvement in interdisciplinary studies related to both physics and engineering. The recent papers include:

  • "Coexisting normal and intruder configurations in 32Mg" (2022), published in OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)
  • "Structure of Mg-30 explored via in-beam γ-ray spectroscopy" (2020), published in Physical Review C
  • "In-beam γ-ray spectroscopy of Mg-32 via direct reactions" (2022), published in Physical Review C
  • "Coexisting normal and intruder configurations in 32Mg" (2021), published in Physics Letters B
  • "Anisotropic model of nonlinear permanent magnets in finite element method software" (2024), published in Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials

Westerberg collaborates frequently with several researchers, including N. Kitamura, K. Wimmer, Noritaka Shimizu, J. A. Tostevin, and V. M. Bader.

The scientist publishes regularly in notable venues, with multiple papers appearing in Physical Review C, OSTI OAI (Department of Energy), Physics Letters B, and the Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials.

Among professional distinctions, Arthur W. Westerberg has been recognized with the E. V. Murphree Award in Industrial and Engineering Chemistry by the American Chemical Society in 1997. Additionally, they are a member of the National Academy of Engineering, honored in 1987 for pioneering research and educational development in computer-aided design methods, including simulation, optimization, and dynamics of chemical processes.

Best Publications

  • Systematic methods for chemical process design

    L.T. Biegler;I.E. Grossmann;A.W. Westerberg

  • Systematic Methods of Chemical Process Design

    Lorenz T. Biegler;Ignacio E. Grossmann;Arthur W. Westerberg

  • A review of process synthesis

    Naonori Nishida;George Stephanopoulos;A. W. Westerberg

  • Research challenges in process systems engineering

    Ignacio E. Grossmann;Arthur W. Westerberg

  • Minimum utility usage in heat exchanger network synthesis : a transportation problem

    Jaime Cerda;Arthur W. Westerberg;David Mason;Bodo Linnhoff

  • ASCEND: an object-oriented computer environment for modeling and analysis: The modeling language

    P.C. Piela;T.G. Epperly;K.M. Westerberg;A.W. Westerberg

  • An MILP formulation for heat-integrated distillation sequence synthesis

    M. J. Andrecovich;A. W. Westerberg

  • A retrospective on design and process synthesis

    Arthur W Westerberg

  • The use of Hestenes' method of multipliers to resolve dual gaps in engineering system optimization

    G. Stephanopoulos;A. W. Westerberg

  • A combined heuristic and evolutionary strategy for synthesis of simple separation sequences

    J. D. Seader;A. W. Westerberg

  • Design and planning under uncertainty: issues on problem formulation and solution

    Lifei Cheng;Eswaran Subrahmanian;Arthur Westerberg

  • Boundary Objects and Prototypesat the Interfaces of Engineering Design

    Eswaran Subrahmanian;Ira Monarch;Suresh Konda;Helen Granger

  • The product composition regions of single-feed azeotropic distillation columns

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  • Temperature-heat diagrams for complex columns. 2. Underwood's method for side strippers and enrichers

    Neil A. Carlberg;Arthur W. Westerberg

  • A Simple Synthesis Method Based on Utility Bounding for Heat‐Integrated Distillation Sequences

    Mark J. Andrecovich;Arthur W. Westerberg

  • Temperature-heat diagrams for complex columns. 3. Underwood's method for the Petlyuk configuration

    Neil A. Carlberg;Arthur W. Westerberg

  • Bilevel programming for steady-state chemical process design—I. Fundamentals and algorithms

    P.A. Clark;A.W. Westerberg

  • Studies in process synthesis—II: Evolutionary synthesis of optimal process flowsheets☆

    George Stephanopoulos;Arthur W. Westerberg

  • The synthesis of distillation-based separation systems

    Arthur W. Westerberg

  • A note on approximation techniques used for process optimization

    Lorenz T. Biegler;Ignacio E. Grossmann;Arthur W. Westerberg

  • The optimal design of pressure swing adsorption systems

    Oliver J. Smith;Arthur W. Westerberg

  • The “global” and the “local” in knowledge management

    Joseph G. Davis;Eswaran Subrahmanian;Arthur W. Westerberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Eswaran Subrahmanian
Eswaran Subrahmanian Carnegie Mellon University
Ignacio E. Grossmann
Ignacio E. Grossmann Carnegie Mellon University
Jae Woo Lee
Jae Woo Lee Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Yoram Reich
Yoram Reich Tel Aviv University
Lorenz T. Biegler
Lorenz T. Biegler Carnegie Mellon University
Cristina H. Amon
Cristina H. Amon University of Toronto
James H. Garrett
James H. Garrett Carnegie Mellon University
Christiaan J. J. Paredis
Christiaan J. J. Paredis Clemson University
Ramayya Krishnan
Ramayya Krishnan Carnegie Mellon University

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