ThomasEdgar

About

For the more than 40 years, Thomas Edgar concentrated his academic work in process modeling, control, and optimization, with more than 200 articles and book chapters. Edgar has co-authored two leading textbooks: Optimization of Chemical Processes (McGraw-Hill, 2001) and Process Dynamics and Control (Wiley, 2010) and has received major awards from AIChE and ASEE. Dr. Edgar was the 1997 President of AIChE.

Tom Edgar is co-founder of the Smart Manufacturing Leadership Coalition, which developed a research roadmap to address smart, zero-emission, energy-efficient manufacturing. SMLC recently received an $8 million award from the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy program of DOE to develop software for saving energy in two industrial test beds.

Educational Qualifications

Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Princeton University (1971)
M.A., Chemical Engineering, Princeton University (1968)
B.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Kansas (1967)

Select Awards & Honors

• National Academy of Engineering fellow (2014)
• Van Antwerpen Award – AIChE (2010)
• International Federation of Automatic Control fellow (2008)
• Process Automation Hall of Fame – Control Magazine (2007)
• Warren K. Lewis Award in Chemical Engineering Education – AIChE (2006)
• Meriam-Wiley Distinguished Author Award – American Society for Engineering Education (1990); fellow (2005)
• IFAC Control Engineering Prize, 2005
• Colburn Award – AIChE (1980); Director (1989-1992); Fellow (1995)

Related Websites

• Edgar Research Group (2014)

Select Publications