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ISA Fellows Listed by Expertise

The following ISA Fellows are knowledgeable in the areas listed. You may recruit them as evaluators for your Fellow candidate. Please note, however, that Admissions Committee members may not evaluate candidates during their time on the committee. Current committee members are listed at the end of this page.

Members of the Admissions Committee are NOT eligible to serve as Evaluators.

Access Database & System Development

Robert S. Crowder – r.crowder@comcast.net

Mark J. Nixon - mark.nixon@emerson.com

Adaptive Control

Edgar H. Bristol – e.bristol.@comcast.net

Advanced Digital Signal Processing

Belle Upadhyaya - bupadhya@utk.edu

Advanced Process Control and Modeling

Robert Heider – heider@seas.wustl.edu

Aerospace Instrumentation Systems

William H. Comer – whcomer@gmail.com

Herman R. Gelbach – hrgelbach@juno.com

Grant T. Patterson - granet@lighttube.net

John E. Westwick - jwestwick@sbcglobal.net

Alarm Management

Joseph S. Alford – Jmalford5@earthlink.net

Edgar H. Bristol – e.bristol.@comcast.net

Ronald W. Hicks – hicksrw@comcast.net

Ian Nimmo - inimmo@mycontrolroom.com

Mark J. Nixon - mark.nixon@emerson.com

Nicholas P. Sands - nicholas.p.sands@dupont.com

Batch Control Systems

Dennis L. Brandl - dnbrandl@BRLConsulting.com

Edgar H. Bristol – e.bristol.@comcast.net

Paul J. Galeski – Paul.Galeski@mavtechglobal.com

Mark J. Nixon - mark.nixon@emerson.com

Joseph A. Ruder – Joseph.Ruder@purina.nestle.com

BioProcess Control

Joseph S. Alford – Jmalford5@earthlink.net

Calibration Methods and Traceability

Richard Furness – rydalhall46@aol.com

Hashem M. Hashemian – hash@ams-corp.com

Compiled Visual Basic (VB08.Net) Software Development

Robert S. Crowder – r.crowder@comcast.net

Computerized System Validation

Joseph S. Alford – Jmalford5@earthlink.net

Mark J. Nixon - mark.nixon@emerson.com

Configuration Management

Ronald W. Hicks – hicksrw@comcast.net

Mark J. Nixon - mark.nixon@emerson.com

H.L. “Leo” Staples, Jr. – staplehl@oge.com

Continuous Emissions Monitoring

John M. Burkland – johnb@tascorp.com

Dale P. Evely - dpevely@southernco.com

H.L. “Leo” Staples, Jr. – staplehl@oge.com

Control Algorithms

Edgar H. Bristol – e.bristol.@comcast.net

R. Russell Rhinehart – rrr@okstate.edu

Control Room Design

Ian Nimmo - inimmo@mycontrolroom.com

Control System Security

Eric Byres – Eric@byressecurity.com

Mark J. Nixon - mark.nixon@emerson.com

Joseph M. Weiss – joe.weiss@realtimeacs.com

Control Valves & Actuators

Richard H. Caro – RCaro@CMC.us

Design of Experiment

David E. Brown – DBrownBear@aol.com

Dynamic Testing of Sensors and Systems

Hashem M. Hashemian – hash@ams-corp.com

Electrical Energy Systems

Lawrence Eisenberg – eisenber@seas.upenn.edu

Electrical Equipment in Hazardous Locations

Ernest C. Magison (Standards)

Electronic Instrumentation Interfacing and Packaging

Leonard W. Moore – Lmoore@miinet.com

Herman R. Gelbach – hrgelbach@juno.com

Equipment Calibration

Hashem M. Hashemian – hash@ams-corp.com

Ronald W. Hicks – hicksrw@comcast.net

H.L. “Leo” Staples, Jr. – staplehl@oge.com

Experimental Flow

David E. Brown – DBrownBear@aol.com

Robert P. Evans – rpe_5@msn.com

Experimental Flow and Fluid Dynamics

Richard Furness – rydalhall46@aol.com

Fiber Optic Applications

Stephen W. Allison – allisonsw@ornl.gov

Victor J. Maggioli – maggioli@wserv.com

Fieldbus Systems

Robert S. Crowder – r.crowder@comcast.net

Flow Measurement

Walt Boyes – wboyes@putman.net

David E. Brown – DBrownBear@aol.com

Richard Furness – rydalhall46@aol.com

Grant T. Patterson - granet@lighttube.net

David W. Spitzer – dspitzer@spitzerandboyes.com

Joseph M. Weiss – joe.weiss@realtimeacs.com

Gerald Wilbanks – gwilbankspe@charter.net

Forensic – Arc Fault Analysis

H. Bruce Land, III – Bruce.Land@jhuapl.edu

Gas Chromatography

Jerry M. Clemons – jerry.m.clemons@us.abb.com

Ground Test Facility Automation

Robert E. Lindeman – bsl@lighttube.net

Grounding

Victor J. Maggioli – maggioli@wserv.com

Grounding and Noise Reduction

Robert L. Heider - heider@che.wustl.edu

Human Factors Engineering – Man Machine Interface

Ronald W. Hicks – hicksrw@comcast.net

Ian Nimmo - inimmo@mycontrolroom.com

Mark J. Nixon - mark.nixon@emerson.com

Human Factors

Ian Nimmo - inimmo@mycontrolroom.com

Mark J. Nixon - mark.nixon@emerson.com

Industrial Automation Networks/Fieldbus Systems

Ian Verhappen – iverhappen@gmail.com

Mark J. Nixon - mark.nixon@emerson.com

Industrial Networks

Eric Byres – Eric@byressecurity.com

Richard H. Caro – Rcaro@CMC.us

Robert S. Crowder – r.crowder@comcast.net

Mark J. Nixon - mark.nixon@emerson.com

Ian Verhappen – iverhappen@gmail.com

Level Measurement

Walt Boyes – wboyes@putman.net

David E. Brown – DBrownBear@aol.com

George N. Miller – George.N.Miller@boeing.com

David W. Spitzer – dspitzer@spitzerandboyes.com

Joseph M. Weiss – joe.weiss@realtimeacs.com

Gerald Wilbanks – gwilbankspe@charter.net

Manufacturing Execution Systems

Dennis L. Brandl - dnbrandl@BRLConsulting.com

Measurement Uncertainty

David E. Brown – DBrownBear@aol.com

Richard Furness – rydalhall46@aol.com

Grant T. Patterson - granet@lighttube.net

Medical Instrumentation

Herman R. Gelbach – hrgelbach@juno.com

John G. Webster – webster@engr.wisc.edu

Metrology

David E. Brown – DBrownBear@aol.com

Multivariable Control

Edgar H. Bristol – e.bristol.@comcast.net

Natural Gas Measurement

H.L. “Leo” Staples, Jr. – staplehl@oge.com

Allan J. Zadiraka – ajzadiraka@mindspring.com

Nuclear Power Plant Instrumentation

Hashem M. Hashemian – hash@ams-corp.com

Oil and Gas Production

Robert M. Bailliet – bob@sysconintl.com

Oil Sands Automation

Ian Verhappen – iverhappen@gmail.com

Online Analysis

Gregory Gervasio - gregory.j.gervasio@gsk.com

Dale C. Merriman – dcmerriman@sbcglobal.net

G. “Ram” Ramachandran – ramacg@cox.net

James F. Tatera – jtatera@seidata.com

Online Condition Monitoring of Industrial Equipment and Processes

Hashem M. Hashemian – hash@ams-corp.com

Online Monitoring/Failure Prediction of Large Machinery

G. “Ram” Ramachandran – ramacg@cox.net

Optimization

R. Russell Rhinehart – rrr@okstate.edu

Performance & Compliance Testing

H.L. “Leo” Staples, Jr. – staplehl@oge.com

Grant T. Patterson - granet@lighttube.net

Power Industry Burner Management Systems

Dale P. Evely – DPEVELY@southernco.com

Ronald W. Hicks – hicksrw@comcast.net

Dan Lee - dan.lee@us.abb.com

Allan J. Zadiraka – ajzadiraka@mindspring.com

Power Industry Controls

Dale P. Evely – DPEVELY@southernco.com

Ronald W. Hicks – hicksrw@comcast.net

Dan Lee - dan.lee@us.abb.com

Alberto Rohr – alcamapa@tin.it

Michel Ruel – mruel@topcontrol.com

Joseph M. Weiss – joe.weiss@realtimeacs.com

Jeffery J. Williams - j.williams@emerson.com

Allan J. Zadiraka – ajzadiraka@mindspring.com

Power Industry Instrumentation

Dale P. Evely – DPEVELY@southernco.com

Hashem M. Hashemian – hash@ams-corp.com

Ronald W. Hicks – hicksrw@comcast.net

Dan Lee - dan.lee@us.abb.com

Alberto Rohr – alcamapa@tin.it

H.L. “Leo” Staples, Jr. – staplehl@oge.com

Joseph M. Weiss – joe.weiss@realtimeacs.com

Allan J. Zadiraka – ajzadiraka@mindspring.com

Power Plant Instrumentation and Controls

Belle Upadhyaya - bupadhya@utk.edu

Pressure

Robert P. Evans – rpe_5@msn.com

George N. Miller – George.N.Miller@boeing.com

Grant T. Patterson - granet@lighttube.net

Process Analyzer Systems

John M. Burkland – johnb@tascorp.com

Jimmy G. Converse – jimconverse@sbcglobal.net

William V. Dailey – billybouy@windstream.net

Robert L. Farmer – bob.farmer@siemens.com

Richard Furness – rydalhall46@aol.com

Gregory Gervasio - gregory.j.gervasio@gsk.com

Dale C. Merriman – dcmerriman@sbcglobal.net

G. “Ram” Ramachandran – ramacg@cox.net

Robert S. Saltzman – rsaltzbsai@aol.com

Robert E. Sherman – ctipast@earthlink.net

James F. Tatera – jtatera@seidata.com

Ian Verhappen – iverhappen@gmail.com

William H. Wagner - wagnerwh@aol.com

Process Control Systems

Richard H. Caro – RCaro@CMC.us

Paul J. Galeski – Paul.Galeski@mavtechglobal.com

Gregory K. McMillan – Greg.McMillan@Emerson.com

Mark J. Nixon - mark.nixon@emerson.com

Bruce E. Powell – bruce-powell@sbcglobal.net

Michel Ruel – mruel@topcontrol.com

Francis (Greg) Shinskey – Shinskey@metrocast.net

Harold L. Wade – hlwade@aol.com

Joseph M. Weiss – joe.weiss@realtimeacs.com

Process Measurement Sensors

Walt Boyes – wboyes@putman.net

Richard Furness – rydalhall46@aol.com

Hashem M. Hashemian – hash@ams-corp.com

Dale C. Merriman – dcmerriman@sbcglobal.net

David W. Spitzer – dspitzer@spitzerandboyes.com

James F. Tatera – jtatera@seidata.com

Joseph M. Weiss – joe.weiss@realtimeacs.com

Gerald Wilbanks – gwilbankspe@charter.net

Process Measurement Sensors (solids, highly viscous & very low flow measurements)

G. “Ram” Ramachandran – ramacg@cox.net

Process Modeling

R. Russell Rhinehart – rrr@okstate.edu

Process and Procedure Automation

R. Russell Rhinehart – rrr@okstate.edu

Process Safety Relief Valves/Certifiation

G. “Ram” Ramachandran – ramacg@cox.net

Process Simulation

Joseph A. Ruder – Joseph.Ruder@purina.nestle.com

Michel Ruel – mruel@topcontrol.com

Terry L. Tolliver – TLTOLL@aol.com

Project Management

Ronald W. Hicks – hicksrw@comcast.net

Robert E. Lindeman – bsl@lighttube.net

H.L. “Leo” Staples, Jr. – staplehl@oge.com

Gerald Wilbanks – gwilbankspe@charter.net

Pulp and Paper Instrumentation

Richard H. Caro – RCaro@CMC.us

Michel Ruel – mruel@topcontrol.com

Quality Assurance

David E. Brown – DBrownBear@aol.com

Hashem M. Hashemian – hash@ams-corp.com

Ronald W. Hicks – hicksrw@comcast.net

Gerald Wilbanks – gwilbankspe@charter.net

Refining and Petrochemical – Instrumentation and Process Control Applications

James W. Harris - james.harris@uop.com

Safety – Arc Fault Protection

H. Bruce Land, III – Bruce.Land@jhuapl.edu

Safety Instrumented Systems

Paul Gruhn – pgruhn@sbcglobal.net

James W. Harris - james.harris@uop.com

Victor J. Maggioli – maggioli@wserv.com

Edward Marszal – edward.marszal@kenexis.com

G. “Ram” Ramachandran – ramacg@cox.net

Angela E. Summers – asummers@sis-tech.com

Safety System Application

James W. Harris - james.harris@uop.com

Victor J. Maggioli – maggioli@wserv.com

Angela E. Summers – asummers@sis-tech.com

Sample Conditioning Systems

Robert E. Sherman – citpast@earthlink.net

James F. Tatera – jtatera@seidata.com

SCADA Security

Eric Byres – Eric@byressecurity.com

Sensors

Stephen W. Allison – allisonsw@ornl.gov

Hashem M. Hashemian – hash@ams-corp.com

H. Bruce Land, III – Bruce.Land@jhuapl.edu

George N. Miller (Ultrasonic) – George.N.Miller@boeing.com

Belle Upadhyaya - bupadhya@utk.edu

Richard E. Wendt – rewendt@wendtfamily.org

Sensors - Anodic/cathodic protection, Radiation/Ultrasonic & Lasers

G. “Ram” Ramachandran – ramacg@cox.net

Sensors – Data Acquisition Systems

H. Bruce Land, III – Bruce.Land@jhuapl.edu

Dale C. Merriman – dcmerriman@sbcglobal.net

Small Modular Reactors

Belle Upadhyaya - bupadhya@utk.edu

Transient Data Analysis

Belle Upadhyaya - bupadhya@utk.edu

Trend Compression

Edgar H. Bristol – e.bristol.@comcast.net

Variable Speed Drives

David W. Spitzer - dspitzer@spitzerandboyes.com

Water and Wastewater Plant Control

Richard Furness – rydalhall46@aol.com

Water Desalination, Process Heat Applications

Belle Upadhyaya - bupadhya@utk.edu

Wireless Networks

Richard H. Caro – RCaro@CMC.us

Mark J. Nixon - mark.nixon@emerson.com