Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Dean L. Ulrichson

Professor Emeritus

2114 Sweeney Hall
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2230

Phone (515)294-7642
Fax (515)294-2689
dlulrich@iastate.edu

Education
B.S., ChE, Nebraska, 1962
M.S., ChE, Illinois, 1963
Ph.D., ChE, Iowa State University, 1970

Honors and Awards
Professional Development Assignment, University of Queensland (Australia), July-December 2000
Board of Regents Faculty Excellence Award, 1999
Fellow of AIChE, 1998
Faculty Citation, ISU Alumni Association, 1994
The Iowa Board of Regents Award for Excellence in Teaching Engineering Design, 1989
Fulbright Senior Lecturer in India, 1987-88

Other Information
Elected Chair of Chemical Engineering Post-Tenure Review Committee, 2001-2003
Faculty Senate President, 1999-2000
Faculty Senate President Elect, 1998-1999
Program Evaluator by AIChE for ABET visitations, 1986-1996
Chemical Engineering Computing Coordinator, 1995-2000
Chair, Faculty Handbook Committee of Faculty Senate, 1995-1997, 2000-2003
Faculty Governance Council, member, 1994-1995, Chair, 1996-1998
College Computer Policy Task Group, member, 1995-1998
University Environmental Policy Committee, member, 1995-1999
Chemical Engineering Environmental Option coordinator, 1996-1999
Elected Engineering College at Large to Faculty Senate, 1997-2000

Selected Publications

Varma, G. V., Lau, K. H., and Ulrichson, D. L., "A New Tearing Algorithm for Process Flowsheeting," Computers and Chemical Engineering, 17, 4, 335-360 (1993).

Lau, K. H. and Ulrichson, D. L., "Effects of Local Constraints on the Convergence Behavior of Sequential Modular Simulators," Computers and Chemical Engineering, 16, 9, 887-892 (1992).