Dr. Seider is Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania. For many years, he has contributed to the fields of process analysis, simulation, design, and control. He has authored or coauthored over 110 journal articles and authored or edited seven books. In process design, he coauthored ‘FLOWTRAN Simulation - An Introduction’ and ‘Product and Process Design Principles: Synthesis, Analysis, and Evaluation’. He was recognized by the AIChE Centennial Committee as one of ‘Thirty Authors of Groundbreaking Chemical Engineering Books’ in 2008 and was the recipient of several AIChE awards, such F. J. Van Antwerpen Award in 2011, Warren K. Lewis Award in 2004, and Computing in Chemical Engineering Award in 1992. He received a BS degree from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn and MS and PhD degrees from the University of Michigan.