Dr. Chrysanthos Gounaris

Biography

Chrysanthos Gounaris received his Diploma in Chemical Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens in 2002, followed by a Master’s degree in Process Control in 2003, and later earned his M.A. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Princeton University in 2005 and 2008 respectively. His doctoral research, supervised by Chris Floudas, focused on 'Advances in Global Optimization for Rational Design of Shape-Selective Separations,' particularly exploring nonlinear modeling and global optimization techniques in porous materials. After graduation, he worked as an associate at McKinsey & Co., consulting for various sectors including petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, and consumer goods from 2008 to 2010. He returned to academia for postdoctoral research at Princeton University from 2010 to 2013 and subsequently joined Carnegie Mellon University as an assistant professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering. Gounaris has been actively involved in optimizing pharmaceutical development, notably partnering with Eli Lilly to develop automated decision support systems for their R&D activities. He was named director of the new Shared Computing Facility and has received accolades for his contributions to academia and engineering.

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