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Prof. Paul I Barton
Lammot du Pont Professor in Chemical Engineering
Primary DLC
Department of Chemical Engineering
MIT Room:
66-470B
(617) 253-6526
pib@mit.edu
https://cheme.mit.edu/profile/paul-i-barton/
Assistant
Angelique Scarpa
(617) 258-0431
ascarpa@mit.edu
Areas of Interest and Expertise
Dynamic Modeling, Simulation and Optimization
Hybrid and Embedded Systems
Mixed-Integer and Global Optimization Theory and Algorithms
Design and Operation of Micro- and Nano-Scale Chemical Processes
Systems Biology
Microbial Consortia
Energy Systems Engineering
Biofuels
Energy Storage
Pharmaceutical Process Engineering
Research Summary
The Process Systems Engineering Laboratory at MIT is conducting a broad program of research related to modeling, simulation, optimization and design of large-scale dynamic systems. Applications are drawn from the traditional chemical process industries, and from less traditional areas such as pharmaceutical and biochemical processes, micro-and nano-scale process systems, complex chemical reaction mechanisms such as those in combustion systems, nuclear hydrogen generation, modeling and design of organic electronic devices, and energy production, transformation and distribution systems. Research interests and contributions include hybrid (discrete/continuous) dynamic systems; design and modeling of complex distillation systems; numerical analysis of ordinary differential, differential-algebraic and partial differential-algebraic equations; sensitivity analysis and automatic differentiation; pollution prevention in process design; mixed-integer and dynamic optimization theory and algorithms; process safety analysis; open process modeling software.
(updated 8/2011)
Recent Work
Projects
September 7, 2011
Department of Chemical Engineering
Barton Lab
Principal Investigator
Paul Barton
October 19, 2007
Department of Chemical Engineering
Phase Sensitivities in Oscillating Dynamical Systems
Principal Investigator
Paul Barton
December 13, 2006
Department of Chemical Engineering
ABACUSS
Principal Investigator
Paul Barton
December 13, 2006
Department of Chemical Engineering
Dynamic Optimization of Biochemical Networks
Principal Investigator
Paul Barton
December 13, 2006
Department of Chemical Engineering
Bayesian Analysis of Cell Migration
Principal Investigator
Paul Barton
August 23, 2005
Department of Chemical Engineering
Alternatives for Micro Power Generation Processes
Principal Investigator
Paul Barton
August 22, 2005
Department of Chemical Engineering
Jacobian and DAEPACK
Principal Investigator
Paul Barton
April 28, 2004
Department of Chemical Engineering
Optimal Production Planning of Smart Gas Systems
Principal Investigator
Paul Barton
April 28, 2004
Department of Chemical Engineering
Convex Relaxations for Dynamic Optimization Problems
Principal Investigator
Paul Barton
April 28, 2004
Department of Chemical Engineering
Adjoint Compiler Technology and Standards (ACTS)
Principal Investigator
Paul Barton
April 28, 2004
Department of Chemical Engineering
Optimal Chemical Kinetic Model Reduction
Principal Investigator
Paul Barton
April 28, 2004
Department of Chemical Engineering
Understanding Biochemical Networks Using Dynamic Optimization
Principal Investigator
Paul Barton
April 23, 2004
Department of Chemical Engineering
Process Systems Engineering Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Paul Barton
April 23, 2004
Department of Chemical Engineering
Formal Verification of Hybrid Systems Using Global Optimization
Principal Investigator
Paul Barton
Related Faculty
Michael Edward Massen-Hane
Postdoctoral Associate
Prof. Kristala L Jones Prather
Arthur Dehon Little Professor of Chemical Engineering
Maxwell B Nagarajan
Graduate Student