By Janet Jay (DC’07)

UKHonourAnesthesia is tricky; selecting the appropriate type and dosage based on a multitude of factors is essential for any medical procedure. Stratos Pistikopoulos has helped physicians, through computer processes, correctly determine what’s best for the patient. It’s this kind of impactful work—from a career during which he has published more than 250 articles—that has led to his election into the United Kingdom’s Royal Academy of Engineering, that country’s highest recognition for engineers. Pistikopoulos earned his PhD in chemical engineering from CMU in 1988 and is a professor at London’s Imperial College.