Exploding computational power is having a revolutionary impact on society today. It is also changing the nature of science and  engineering research. Being able to model systems that would have been unthinkable just a few years ago is changing how chemical engineers work. Modeling and simulation cut costs by focusing experiments on critical areas, e.g. in screening of materials, by providing new insights, and by creating frameworks in which diverse experimental results can be seen together in a coherent picture. Researchers in the Chemical Engineering Department at Northwestern develop and use modeling, theory, and simulation in diverse areas ranging from atomic-level design of catalysts to statistical analysis of complex biological systems. 

Faculty working in Modeling, Theory and Simulation:
Linda Broadbelt
Randall Snurr
Julio Ottino
Bartosz Grzybowski
William Miller
E. Terry Papoutsakis
Lonnie Shea
Vassily Hatzimanikatis
Luis Amaral

Collaborating Departments and Research Centers:
Applied Math
Chemistry
Materials Science
Physics
Interdepartmental Biological Sciences Program
Center for Parallel & Distributive Computing
Center for Catalysis and Surface Science
Institute for Environmental Catalysis
Lurie Cancer Center