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Ana Inés Torres is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, with a focus on process systems engineering and sustainability. Her research interests encompass several vital areas, including the decarbonization of the chemical industry with an emphasis on the electrification and utilization of biomass for chemicals, the recovery and reuse of materials through development of theories and analyses in circular economy initiatives, and the design of environmentally friendly processes for rare earth recovery. Torres earned her BS in Chemistry in 2003 and a Diploma in Chemical Engineering in 2005 from the Universidad de la República Oriental del Uruguay. She completed her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at the University of Minnesota and pursued postdoctoral studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). In her career, she has served on the faculty at the Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay, and has received recognitions such as the NSF CAREER award and has been selected as a consultant for the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Known for her contributions to sustainable chemistry, Torres has presented at multiple conferences and serves as an associate editor for Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy.
Admission is extremely competitive with no strict GPA cut-offs; holistic review is used.