Chemical Process Simulation and the Aspen HYSYS Software
Michael E. Hanyak, Jr. is Professor Emeritus of Chemical Engineering at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, PA. He received his B.S. from The Pennsylvania State University in 1966, M.S. from Carnegie Mellon in 1968, and his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania in 1976. From 1967-1970, he worked as a senior chemical engineer at Air Products, Inc. in Allentown, PA, where he developed process simulation software for cryogenic systems. He served as Professor of Chemical Engineering at Bucknell University from 1974 to 2010. His teaching and research interests included computer-aided engineering and design, instructional design, pedagogical software tools, and the electronic classroom. With undergraduate and M.S. graduate students, he has developed a thermodynamic software system (BUTS), a linear equation system solver (BLESS), a formative assessment system for teamwork (TEAM 360), and an electronic learning system for engineering problem solving (eLEAPS), of which the last three are an integral part of the freshman introductory course and senior design course in Bucknell's curriculum for chemical engineering majors. His two manuscripts—Companion in Chemical Engineering (CinChE): An Instructional Supplement—and—Chemical Process Simulation and the Aspen HYSYS Software—support a team-oriented and problem-based-learning environment for the introductory course in chemical engineering. The CinChE manual presents a novel application of a problem solving strategy that enhances students' higher-order thinking skills of analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. The HYSYS manual is a self-paced instructional document that teaches students how to use effectively a chemical process simulator. For his love of teaching and non-traditional research in support of that teaching, he received the Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching from Bucknell University in 2002. He has been a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). He is the recipient of the 2011 CACHE Award given by the Chemical Engineering Division of ASEE for significant contributions in the development of computer aids for chemical engineering education.