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Dean Kamen

DEKA Research and Development Corporation, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA

 

Citation: In recognition of an extended career as an inventor, entrepreneur, and advocate for inspiring young people to pursue study in the fields of science, technology, and engineering.

 

About:  Dean is the founder of DEKA Research and Development Corporation. Dean and the engineering team at DEKA have invented and developed a wide array of products and technologies, including breakthrough life-enhancing medical devices and invention of the SegwayTM Human Transporter.  Dean holds more than 440 U.S. and foreign patents.  Among Dean’s proudest accomplishments is the founding of FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), an organization dedicated to motivating the next generation to understand, use and enjoy science and technology. Dean has received numerous awards and accolades including the Heinz Award in Technology, the Economy and Employment in 1998, the National Medal of Technology from President Clinton in 2000, the Lemelson-MIT Prize in 2002 for Invention and Innovation, the United Nations Association of the USA Global Humanitarian Action Award in 2006, the American Society of Manufacturing Engineers Medal in 2007, the 2008 LEGO Prize, the 2009 Committee for Economic Development Public Policy Award and honorary degrees from more than 25 colleges and universities. Dean was inducted into The National Inventors Hall of Fame in May 2005.

  

Gregory K. McMillan

CDI - Process & Industrial, Austin, Texas, USA

 

Citation: In recognition of a 40-year career of innovation in process control technology through invention, publication of articles, papers and books, as well as teaching the application of control theory.

 

About:  Greg McMillan is a Principal Consultant at CDI Professional & Industrial working in DeltaV R&D and is a simulation consultant for Mynah Technologies.  Greg received the Raymond D Malloy award for Good Tuning: A Pocket Guide, Advanced Control Unleashed, and The Funnier Side of Retirement for Engineers and People of the Technical Persuasion.  He has contributed to several handbooks, is the editor of the Process/Industrial Instrumentation and Controls handbook, and has written a monthly “Control Talk” column since 2002. Greg is an ISA Fellow and received the ISA Kermit Fischer Environmental Award for pH control in 1991, the Control Magazine Engineer of the Year Award for the Process Industry in 1994, and was one of the first inductees into the Process Automation Hall of Fame in 2001.  Greg’s has shared his expertise semi-weekly since 2006 on his website http://www.modelingandcontrol.com/ and most recently has offered free use of virtual plants on his website http://www.processcontrollab.com/ for exploring process control opportunities. He holds a B.S. in Engineering Physics from the University of Kansas and a M.S. in E.E. (Control Theory) from the University of Missouri - Rolla.

 

ISA Analysis Division Luft Award

Randy K. Buchanan, Ph.D.   
Aerospace Industries and Test Measurement Divisions

The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA

Citation: In recognition of leadership in the design and development of space hardware processing and automated planetary and space emulation.

 

About:  Dr. Buchanan is an Associate Professor and Assistant Director at the University of Southern Mississippi and is well known for many engineering and scientific innovations employed by NASA for which he has received several awards.  Dr. Buchanan has authored numerous scientific publications, and recently was awarded a U. S. patent in automation.  Dr. Buchanan became a member of ISA in 1993 and is also a member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the American Society for Engineering Education, and the American Institute of Physics and Society of Physics Students.

 

 

George Shu-Xing Cheng, Ph.D.

Northern California Section

CyboSoft General Cybernation Group, Inc., Rancho Cordova, California, USA
 

Citation: In recognition of the invention, development, and deployment of Model-Free Adaptive (MFA) control technology.  

 

About:  Dr. Cheng is co-founder of CyboSoft, General Cybernation Group Inc. He is the originator and a key developer of CyboSoft’s patented Model-Free Adaptive (MFA) control technology, and is the inventor or the primary co-inventor of 12 U.S. patents and related international patents. Over the past 15 years while serving as CyboSoft’s CEO and CTO, Dr. Cheng has led the company in developing new MFA controllers and products to solve numerous difficult control problems. He has also worked closely with CyboSoft’s strategic partners to make MFA available in various automation product platforms. Dr Cheng became a member of ISA in 1996 and a senior member in 2000. 

 

 

John P. Gerry, PE

Unaffiliated

ExperTune Inc., Hartland, Wisconsin, USA

Citation: In recognition of pioneering the development of Optimization, Control and Loop-Tuning Software. 
 

 

 

 

Ian Nimmo
Central Arizona Section

User Centered Design Services Inc., New River, Arizona, USA

Citation: In recognition of visionary development of Abnormal Situation Management. 

 

About:  Ian Nimmo is President of User Centered Design Services Inc. and founder of the Abnormal Situation Management Consortium which focuses on bringing knowledge of the industry's best practices in areas such as alarm management, operator training, procedural operations, and control room environment to its customers.  His lustrous career in the automation industry has resulted in methodologies used around the world for which he has received numerous awards.  Nimmo became a member of ISA in 1991.  

    

Ram G. Ramachandran

New Orleans Section

Shell Global Solutions US, Norco, Louisiana, USA
 

Citation: For long and continuous dedication to the Society and its ideals.

 

About:  Ram G. Ramachandran has been a member of ISA for 40 years and has served in many positions of leadership during his tenure.
He served as a consultant at Shell Global Solutions in Norco, Louisiana. 

  

Brian Curtis

Ireland Section

DPS Engineering Ltd., Cobh, County Cork, Ireland

 

About:  Brian Curtis has been a member of ISA for 17 years.  He has demonstrated dedication and commitment to ISA by his continuing active involvement and serving in numerous leadership positions, serving as President of the Ireland Section in 1999/2000.  Curtis is a Instrumentation and Control System Validation Consultant at DPS Engineering Ltd. in Cobh, County Cork, Ireland. He has over thirty years experience in Pharmaceutical and Biotech manufacturing design, construction and commissioning.

 

 

John Prince

Los Angeles Section

Huntington Beach, California, USA

 

About:  Mr. Prince has been a member of ISA for over 18 years. John has served as Los Angeles Section President and in other numerous leadership positions during his tenure and has demonstrated dedication and commitment to ISA by his continuing active involvement.

 

 

 

Gianfranca Sanzeni

Italy Section
Milano, Italy

 

About:  Ms. Sanzeni has been a member of ISA for 17 years. Ms. Sanzeni has served as the Italy Section Treasurer  and Membership Chair since 1996, Membership Chair of District 12 since 2002 and has demonstrated dedication and commitment to ISA by her continuing active involvement, also in organizing and supporting the organization of the major ISA events and District 12 Meetings in Italy.

 

 

Dr. Reg Wood, P. Eng.
Edmonton Section

University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

 

 About:  Dr. Wood has been a member of ISA for 40 years. He has served in numerous leadership positions during his tenure and has demonstrated dedication and commitment to ISA by his continuing active involvement. Dr. Wood is Professor Emeritus of Chemical Engineering at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. 

  

Jon DiPietro

Boston Section

BridgeSoft, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA

 

 

 

 

 

Nicole Jensen

Calgary Section
Samson Controls Inc., Calgary, Alberta, Canada

 

 

Jorge Otavio Trierweiler, Ph.D.

University Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil 

 

Citation: For outstanding contributions to education and training in the science, engineering and technology of instrumentation, systems, and automation.

 

About:  Dr. Trierweiler is a professor at the Chemical Engineering Department at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) and head of the GIMSCOP research group (Group for Integration, Modeling, Simulation, Control and Optimization of Process).   Dr. Trierweiler has helped to create the Ph.D. program in Chemical Engineering at UFRGS. His enthusiasm for teaching, innovation, and entrepreneurship has introduced many students to the field of automation and instrumentation.  Dr. Trierweiler’s enterprising spirit has led a small group of former students to form a prosperous innovative high-tech company while others are now responsible for the control and automation areas of some of the most important chemical industries in Brazil. Dr. Trierweiler is a chemical engineer graduated from UFRGS (Brazil) in 1988, with M.Sc. Degree obtained at PEQ/COPPE/UFRJ (Brazil) in 1991 and Ph.D. at Dortmund University (Germany) in 1996 both in chemical engineering in the process control and optimization area. In 2001 he held postdoctoral internship in the area of biosensors at Leibniz University Hannover (Germany) and in 2008, in the area of biorefineries and bioprocesses control at University RWTH Aachen (Germany). Additionally, in 2005 he completed a MBA in business management at UFRGS.  

 

Richard Tunstall

Lee College, Baytown, Texas, USA

 

Citation: For exemplary efforts and achievements to encourage and support student activities and the mentoring of students.

 

 

Gene Cammack, PE

Houston Section

Siemens Industry, Inc., Houston, Texas, USA

 

About:  Cammack is a Consultant at Siemens Industry, Inc. in Houston, Texas. He has authored numerous papers, presentations and seminars. Cammack holds a BS-Nuclear Engineering Degree from Texas A&M University.

 

 

 

Luis M F Garcia G

Houston Section

Siemens Industry, Inc., Houston, Texas, USA

 

About:  Garcia currently holds the position of Business Consultant for Latin America at Siemens Industry Inc., in the Industry Automation Systems Division. He is based in Houston, Texas as a Certified Functional Safety Expert by the CFSE Governing Board (representing Siemens) and TÜV SÜD.  Luis has been working extensively in the Oil and Gas, Chemical, and Petrochemical sector for 28 years, helping to develop standards, procedures, and projects, all around Latin America and Europe, with several white papers published in Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo, Mexico City, Lima, Maracaibo, and Madrid.  As a Charter Engineer, Luis has participated in the design and development of instruments for Safety Related applications, such as Solenoid Valves since 1989.  Luis is an Honors graduate from Liverpool University, England (1981) as a Metallurgist and Material Scientist, and holds a Mechanical degree from Saint Joseph Technical College, Rosario, Argentina, obtained in 1972.  

 

 

Francisco Sanchez

Non-Member

Petróleos de Venezuela S.A. – PDVSA, Refinería de Puerto La Cruz, Anzoátegui, Venezuela

 

About:  Sanchez currently holds the position of Project Leader in Automation, Instrumentation and Process Safety in  PDVSA. Responsible for conceptualizing, designing, directing and supervising the implementation of projects for final investors in the area of automation, instrumentation and safety processes which contributes to improve and optimize production while increasing safety in order to protect personnel, facilities and the community of Puerto La Cruz.  Sanchez  is a BS Electrical Engineer graduated in The Central University of Venezuela UCV in 1997, and holds a Functional Safety Engineer Certificate by TUV Rheinland.  In his capacity Francisco has been working extensively in the oil and gas, refinery sector for 14 years in Venezuela. Francisco is member of his company safety team in charge of design and development of instrumentation, automation and safety project for PDVSA country wide in Venezuela.

 

 

Mark Coppler

Pittsburgh Section

Ametek Inc., McKees Rocks, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

 

Citation: For leadership in the development of international standards for electrical equipment in hazardous locations and gas detection instrumentation.

 

About:  Coppler has been a member of ISA for 18 years. He has demonstrated dedication and commitment to ISA by his continuing active involvement in various ISA and IEC committees, subcommittees, and working groups. Coppler is a Senior Compliance Engineer at Ametek Inc. in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh.

 

Small Company Category:  Alabama Fluid Systems Technologies, Inc., Pelham, Alabama, USA

Medium Company Category:  Rawson, Houston, Texas, USA

Large Company Category:  Fluor Corporation, Southern California Division, Aliso Viejo, California, USA

 

Honor Roll Companies:

Mustang Engineering, Houston, Texas, USA

PLCs Plus International,  Bakersfield, California, USA

 

Automation & Technology Department: Management Division

Industries & Sciences Department: Aerospace Industries Division