Fernando Lima

Fernando V. Lima is an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University and an associate professor of chemical and biomedical engineering at West Virginia University (WVU). His research group at WVU focuses on the development and implementation of process systems engineering methods for process design and intensification, advanced control and dynamic optimization, modular energy systems, and sustainability. Lima received his BS degree from the University of São Paulo in 2003 and his Ph.D. from Tufts University in 2007, both in chemical engineering. Upon completion of his Ph.D., he was a research associate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a postdoctoral associate at the University of Minnesota.

Lima’s research awards include the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund (ACS-PRF) Doctoral New Investigator (DNI) Award, the Faculty Early Career Development Program Award from National Science Foundation (NSF-CAREER), and the WVU Statler College of Engineering Excellence in Research Awards (2). Lima was the Area Chair for the Next-Gen Manufacturing Sessions of AIChE 2021 and the 2022 Program Coordinator for CAST 10B Area of AIChE. He is currently the CAST 2023-2025 Director. Lima has been a guest editor for Special Issues of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, Processes, and Frontiers journals and is a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Process Control.