Scientific school was held to foster further collaboration development and experience exchange between Russian and American scientists. The research area covers development and application of the methods/approaches in computer modeling and optimization to solve issues in design, control and research of oil & gas refining, petrochemical processes and productions aimed at rational use of energy and raw material resources for the environment protection and sustainable development.
Scientific school gathered the participants from the Russian Federation. Scientists, professors, experts, undergraduate and graduate students from KNRTU and other higher education institutions, organizations and engineering companies. Participants from USA were represented by American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) members, scientists in chemical engineering from the leading American institutions.

Main Topics of the Scientific School were:
- Mathematical Methods for Optimal Design (Synthesis) and Control of Chemical Engineering Processes and Systems;
- Mathematical Models, Methods for Optimal Design and Control of Chemical and Biochemical Reactors;
- Mathematical Modeling and Methods of Sustainability and Intensification in Chemical Engineering, Industrial Safety, Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development of Chemical Industry.

In the framework of the event, Dr. Ignacio E. Grossman was awarded with the Diploma of Honorary Doctor of KNRTU.
Professor Ignacio E. Grossmann is the Dean University Professor of Chemical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. He is director of the "Center for Advanced Process Decision-making" which comprises a total of 20 petroleum, chemical and engineering companies. Ignacio Grossmann is a member of the National Academy of Engineering , Mexican Academy of Engineering, and associate editor of AIChE Journal and member of editorial board of Computers and Chemical Engineering, Journal of Global Optimization, Optimization and Engineering, Latin American Applied Research, and Process Systems Engineering Series. He was Chair of the Computers and Systems Technology Division of AIChE, and co-chair of the 1989 Foundations of Computer-Aided Process Design Conference and 2003 Foundations of Computer-Aided Process Operations Conference. He is a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Institute for Opera-tions Research and Management Science, Mathematical Optimization Society, and American Chemical Society.

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