Jose A. Romagnoli

Jose A. Romagnoli received the B.S. degree in chemical engineering from National University of the South, Argentina, in 1974, and the Ph.D. degree in chemical engineeringfrom University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn, in 1980. He held many positions as follows: Gordon & Mary Cain Chair Professor of Process Systems Engineering, Louisiana State University, in 2005;Chair and Professor of Process Systems Engineering, University of Sydney, 2000-2005, Head of Chemical Engineering Department, University of Sydney, 2001-2002, Member International Advisory Board, Institute for Chemical and Engineering Science (ICES), Singapore, 2001-2003, Senior Consultant, Huntsman Co., Australia; ICI Engineering, Australia, Visy Pulp and Paper, Australia, ICI Chair of Process System Engineering, University of Sydney, 1991- 2000, Principal Researcher, CONICET - National Research Council of Argentina, 1985-1991, Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Universidad Nacional del Sur, 1984-1991, Visiting Professor at the University of Minnesota 1987-1988, California Davis 1988-1989, California Davis, 1990, UBA, Argentina, 1996, NTU, Singapore, 2004, Consultant for the United Nations, Salvador Bahia, Brazil, 1986. Romagnoli was awarded the John Brodie Medal for contributions to Chemical Engineering by the Institute of Chemical Engineers, Australia, 2005, the Centenary Medal of Australia by the Prime Minister of Australia for contributions to the field of Chemical Engineering, in 2003, Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering for contributions to the field of Process Systems Engineering, in 1999, Fellow of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, in 1996. He has more than 270 publications in international journals and proceedings.

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Articles in Scholarly Journals [Incomplete List]

  1. Optimization in seeded cooling crystallization: A parameter estimation and dynamic optimization study
    Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification, vol. 46, no. 11, pp. 1096–1106, 2007
  2. Sonocrystallisation of sodium chloride particles for inhalation
    Chemical Engineering Science, vol. 62, no. 9, pp. 2445–2453, 2007
  3. Online inferential product attribute estimation for optimal operation of emulsion terpolymerisation: Application to styrene/MMA/MA
    Chemical Engineering Science, vol. 62, no. 16, pp. 4420–4438, 2007
  4. Multiscale modeling, simulation and validation of batch cooling crystallization
    Separation and Purification Technology, vol. 53, no. 2, pp. 153–163, 2007
  5. Cluster Analysis for Autocorrelated and Cyclic Chemical Process Data
    Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, vol. 46, no. 11, pp. 3610–3622, 2007
  6. Strategy for Process Monitoring Based on Radial Basis Function Network and Polygonal Line Algorithm
    Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, vol. 46, no. 15, pp. 5131–5140, 2007
  7. DCS implementation of optimal operational policies: a crystallisation case study
    International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology, vol. 25, no. 4, p. 198, 2006
  8. A multi-scale orthogonal nonlinear strategy for multi-variate statistical process monitoring
    Journal of Process Control, vol. 16, no. 7, pp. 671–683, 2006
  9. Online control of molar mass and particle-size distributions in emulsion polymerization
    AIChE Journal, vol. 52, no. 5, pp. 1770–1779, 2006
  10. Robust multi-scale principal components analysis with applications to process monitoring
    Journal of Process Control, vol. 15, no. 8, pp. 869–882, 2005
  11. Advanced modelling and optimal operating strategy in emulsion copolymerization: Application to styrene/MMA system
    Chemical Engineering Science, vol. 60, no. 10, pp. 2795–2813, 2005
  12. Analysis of shear-induced coagulation in an emulsion polymerisation reactor using computational fluid dynamics
    Chemical Engineering Science, vol. 60, no. 7, pp. 2005–2015, 2005
  13. On-line multi-variable predictive control of molar mass and particle size distributions in free-radical emulsion copolymerization
    Chemical Engineering Science, vol. 60, no. 23, pp. 6596–6606, 2005
  14. Generalized T distribution and its applications to process data reconciliation and process monitoring
    Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control , vol. 27, no. 5, pp. 367–390, 2005
  15. Real-time implementation of multi-linear model-based control strategies??an application to a bench-scale pH neutralization reactor
    Journal of Process Control, vol. 14, no. 5, pp. 571–579, 2004
  16. Detecting abnormal process trends by wavelet-domain hidden Markov models
    AIChE Journal, vol. 49, no. 1, pp. 140–150, 2003
  17. Large-scale expansion of cytomegalovirus-specific cytotoxic T cells in suspension culture
    Biotechnology and Bioengineering, vol. 85, no. 2, pp. 138–146, 2003
  18. Rapid, Large-Scale Generation of Highly Pure Cytomegalovirus-Specific Cytotoxic T Cells for Adoptive Immunotherapy
    Journal of Hematotherapy Stem Cell Research, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 93–105, 2003
  19. Robust model predictive control design using a generalized objective function
    Computers & Chemical Engineering, vol. 27, no. 7, pp. 965–982, 2003
  20. Supervisory multiple regime control
    Journal of Process Control, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 177–191, 2003
  21. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, vol. 42, no. 23, pp. 5836–5849, 2003
  22. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, vol. 42, no. 13, pp. 3075–3084, 2003
  23. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, vol. 42, no. 10, pp. 2189–2197, 2003
  24. An integration mechanism for multivariate knowledge-based fault diagnosis
    Journal of Process Control, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 15–26, 2002
  25. Inferential conversion monitoring and control in emulsion polymerisation through calorimetric measurements
    Chemical Engineering Journal, vol. 89, no. 1-3, pp. 37–45, 2002
  26. Operation of semi-batch emulsion polymerisation reactors: Modelling, validation and effect of operating conditions
    Chemical Engineering Science, vol. 57, no. 15, pp. 2955–2969, 2002
  27. Measurement Science and Technology, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 349–356, 2002
  28. Facilitating process control teaching and learning in a virtual laboratory environment
    Computer Applications in Engineering Education, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 79–87, 2002
  29. Robust control of a SAG mill
    Powder Technology, vol. 124, no. 3, pp. 264–271, 2002
  30. The role of wave-net models in emulsion polymerisation
    Powder Technology, vol. 124, no. 3, pp. 212–218, 2002
  31. Dynamic modeling of a polymeric composite interface: An introduction to in-situ neurocomputing in composite-based PH sensors
    Composite Interfaces, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 127–134, 2001
  32. On-line optimal trajectory control for a fermentation process using multi-linear models
    Computers & Chemical Engineering, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 15–26, 2001
  33. Wavelet-based robust filtering of process data
    Computers & Chemical Engineering, vol. 25, no. 11-12, pp. 1549–1559, 2001
  34. A strategy for detection and isolation of sensor failures and process upsets
    Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems, vol. 55, no. 1-2, pp. 109–123, 2001
  35. A robust strategy for real-time process monitoring
    Journal of Process Control, vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 343–359, 2001
  36. Process trend analysis using wavelet-based de-noising
    Control Engineering Practice, vol. 8, no. 6, pp. 657–663, 2000
  37. Dynamic sensing using intelligent composite: an investigation to development of new pH sensors and electrochromic devices
    Thin Solid Films, vol. 363, no. 1-2, pp. 163–166, 2000
  38. Optimisation and control of an industrial surfactant reactor
    Computers & Chemical Engineering, vol. 24, no. 2-7, pp. 863–870, 2000
  39. Process synthesis and optimisation tools for environmental design: methodology and structure
    Computers & Chemical Engineering, vol. 24, no. 2-7, pp. 1195–1200, 2000
  40. Detection and classification of abnormal process situations using multidimensional wavelet domain hidden Markov trees
    Computers & Chemical Engineering, vol. 24, no. 2-7, pp. 769–775, 2000
  41. Real-time MPC supervisory system
    Computers & Chemical Engineering, vol. 24, no. 2-7, pp. 285–290, 2000
  42. Dynamic probabilistic model-based expert system for fault diagnosis
    Computers & Chemical Engineering, vol. 24, no. 11, pp. 2473–2492, 2000
  43. Robust H8 control of nonlinear plants based on multi-linear models: an application to a bench-scale pH neutralization reactor
    Chemical Engineering Science, vol. 55, no. 20, pp. 4435–4450, 2000
  44. Wavelet-based adaptive robust M-estimator for nonlinear system identification
    AIChE Journal, vol. 46, no. 8, pp. 1607–1615, 2000
  45. Smart Materials and Structures, vol. 6, no. 5, pp. 601–606, 1999
  46. Application of Wiener model predictive control (WMPC) to a pH neutralization experiment
    IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 437–445, 1999
  47. A hybrid model formulation for a distillation column and the on-line optimisation study
    Journal of Process Control, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 125–134, 1999
  48. Process identification, uncertainty characterisation and robustness analysis of a pilot-scale distillation column
    Journal of Process Control, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 247–264, 1999
  49. Application of Wiener model predictive control (WMPC) to an industrial C2-splitter
    Journal of Process Control, vol. 9, no. 6, pp. 461–473, 1999
  50. Application of an engineering algorithm with software code (C4.5) for specific ion detection in the chemical industries
    Advances in Engineering Software, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 13–19, 1999
  51. Dynamic polymeric electrodes, dynamic computer modeling and dynamic electrochemical sensing
    Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, vol. 468, no. 1, pp. 19–25, 1999
  52. Simultaneous estimation of biases and leaks in process plants
    Computers & Chemical Engineering, vol. 23, no. 7, pp. 841–857, 1999
  53. Model predictive control based on Wiener models
    Chemical Engineering Science, vol. 53, no. 1, pp. 75–84, 1998
  54. Outlier detection in process plant data
    Computers & Chemical Engineering, vol. 22, no. 4-5, pp. 641–646, 1998
  55. Implementation of advanced operational and control techniques for a pilot distillation column within a dcs environment
    Computers & Chemical Engineering, vol. 22, no. 4-5, pp. 695–708, 1998
  56. A strategy for simultaneous dynamic data reconciliation and outlier detection
    Computers & Chemical Engineering, vol. 22, no. 4-5, pp. 559–562, 1998
  57. Dynamic simulation and control of an industrial surfactant reactor
    Computers & Chemical Engineering, vol. 22, pp. S715–S718, 1998
  58. A new application of soft-computing theory to conducting polymer sensors: a pH estimation study
    Computational and Theoretical Polymer Science, vol. 8, no. 3-4, pp. 291–295, 1998
  59. Effect of the Chaotropic Nature of Supporting Electrolytes on the Electrochemical Properties of Conducting Polymers: A Study Using an In-Situ/Real Time Technique
    International Journal of Polymer Analysis and Characterization, vol. 4, no. 4, pp. 267–281, 1998
  60. Application of wavelet-based neural networks to the modelling and optimisation of an experimental distillation column
    Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 301–313, 1997
  61. Robust estimation of measurement error variance/covariance from process sampling data
    Computers & Chemical Engineering, vol. 21, no. 6, pp. 593–600, 1997
  62. Robustness analysis and control of a pilot-scale distillation column
    Computers & Chemical Engineering, vol. 21, no. 7, pp. 703–717, 1997
  63. Integrated flexibility and controllability analysis in design of chemical processes
    AIChE Journal, vol. 43, no. 4, pp. 997–1015, 1997
  64. Wavelet-based density estimation and application to process monitoring
    AIChE Journal, vol. 43, no. 5, pp. 1227–1241, 1997
  65. Comments on 'nonlinear black box modeling in system identification: A unified overview'
    Automatica, vol. 33, no. 6, pp. 1197–1198, 1997
  66. Use of orthogonal transformations in data classification-reconciliation
    Computers & Chemical Engineering, vol. 20, no. 5, pp. 483–493, 1996
  67. Data reconciliation—An industrial case study
    Computers & Chemical Engineering, vol. 20, no. 12, pp. 1441–1449, 1996
  68. Robust statistical process monitoring
    Computers & Chemical Engineering, vol. 20, pp. S497–S502, 1996
  69. Steady-state back-off calculation: Use of piecewise lineal approximation
    Computers & Chemical Engineering, vol. 20, pp. S527–S532, 1996
  70. Operability assessment in chemical plants
    Computers & Chemical Engineering, vol. 20, pp. S787–S792, 1996
  71. Gross measurements error detection/identification for an industrial ethylene reactor
    Computers & Chemical Engineering, vol. 20, pp. S1559–S1564, 1996
  72. A loop-shaping technique for feedback control design
    Computers & Chemical Engineering, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 27–37, 1996
  73. Economic impact of disturbances and uncertain parameters in chemical processes—A dynamic back-off analysis
    Computers & Chemical Engineering, vol. 20, no. 4, pp. 453–461, 1996
  74. Disturbance rejection with bounded control action: Loop-shaping methodology
    AIChE Journal, vol. 42, no. 2, pp. 466–476, 1996
  75. Effect of disturbances in optimizing control: Steady-state open-loop backoff problem
    AIChE Journal, vol. 42, no. 4, pp. 983–994, 1996
  76. Approximate models for nonlinear process control
    AIChE Journal, vol. 42, no. 8, pp. 2240–2250, 1996
  77. Robust PCA and normal region in multivariate statistical process monitoring
    AIChE Journal, vol. 42, no. 12, pp. 3563–3566, 1996
  78. An integrated artificial neural network/polymer-based pH sensor: a new engineering perspective to conducting polymer technology
    Synthetic Metals, vol. 82, no. 3, pp. 231–235, 1996
  79. Application of artificial neural networks to the real-time operation of conducting polymer sensors: a pattern recognition approach
    Synthetic Metals, vol. 82, no. 1, pp. 27–33, 1996
  80. Data acquisition, signal processing and modelling: a study of a conducting polypyrrole formate biosensor Part 1: Batch experiment
    Synthetic Metals, vol. 83, no. 1, pp. 21–26, 1996
  81. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, vol. 34, no. 7, pp. 2383–2392, 1995
  82. Variable structure control with a second-order sliding condition: Application to a steam generator
    Automatica, vol. 31, no. 8, pp. 1157–1168, 1995
  83. Back-off calculations in optimising control: a dynamic approach
    Computers & Chemical Engineering, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. S699–S708, 1995
  84. Non-linear data reconciliation for an industrial pyrolysis reactor
    Computers & Chemical Engineering, vol. 18, pp. S217–S221, 1994
  85. Dynamics and control of an industrial front-end acetylene converter
    Computers & Chemical Engineering, vol. 18, pp. S355–S359, 1994
  86. On optimising control and the effect of disturbances: calculation of the open-loop backoffs
    Computers & Chemical Engineering, vol. 18, pp. S505–S509, 1994
  87. Design of simple robust decouplers with joint stability and performance specifications
    Computers & Chemical Engineering, vol. 18, no. 5, pp. 415–425, 1994
  88. An algorithm for robust pole assignment via polynomial approach
    IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 39, no. 4, pp. 831–835, 1994
  89. Linearized dynamic model of an industrial low density polyethylene plant
    Computers & Chemical Engineering, vol. 17, pp. 323–328, 1993
  90. Controller order reduction for process control systems
    Computers & Chemical Engineering, vol. 16, no. 6, pp. 593–603, 1992
  91. Influence of cooling design on fixed-bed reactors dynamics
    AIChE Journal, vol. 38, no. 12, pp. 1990–1994, 1992
  92. A transformation approach to nonlinear process control
    AIChE Journal, vol. 37, no. 7, pp. 1082–1092, 1991
  93. Robust characteristic polynomial assignment
    Automatica, vol. 27, no. 4, pp. 711–715, 1991
  94. Robust multivariable controller design methodology: stability and performance requirements
    Chemical Engineering Science, vol. 46, no. 5-6, pp. 1299–1310, 1991
  95. Thermodynamic tuning in separation process simulation and design
    Computers & Chemical Engineering, vol. 15, no. 7, pp. 471–479, 1991
  96. Highly structured stability margins for process control systems A case study of decoupling control in distillation
    Computers & Chemical Engineering, vol. 15, no. 7, pp. 493–502, 1991
  97. Computing bifurcation points via characteristics gain loci
    IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 36, no. 3, pp. 358–362, 1991
  98. Application of higher order bifurcation formulas
    IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 36, no. 6, pp. 746–749, 1991
  99. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, vol. 29, no. 9, pp. 1875–1889, 1990
  100. Mathematical programming with linear uncertain constraints—application to robust control
    Computers & Chemical Engineering, vol. 14, no. 4-5, pp. 373–379, 1990
  101. Bifurcations in chemical reactors via feedback system theory
    Chemical Engineering Science, vol. 45, no. 7, pp. 1863–1874, 1990
  102. Bifurcations and degeneracies in a CSTR with reactions A?B?C: frequency domain analysis
    Chemical Engineering Science, vol. 45, no. 1, pp. 297–305, 1990
  103. The stability analysis of nonlinear feedback systems
    AIChE Journal, vol. 36, no. 1, pp. 66–74, 1990
  104. Computer package for transient analysis of industrial multiple-effect evaporators
    Journal of Food Engineering, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 267–281, 1990
  105. HOPF bifurcation in a CSTR using characteristic LOCI
    Chemical Engineering Science, vol. 44, no. 3, pp. 595–602, 1989
  106. Robust controller design methodology for multivariable chemical processes: Structured perturbations
    Chemical Engineering Science, vol. 44, no. 11, pp. 2597–2605, 1989
  107. Robustness consideration in reduced-order controllers
    IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 34, no. 4, pp. 457–459, 1989
  108. Simulation modelling and optimal operation of an apple juice concentrate plant
    Journal of Food Engineering, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 159–175, 1988
  109. Numerical studies in solving dynamic distillation problems
    Computers & Chemical Engineering, vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 383–394, 1987
  110. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, vol. 26, no. 4, pp. 774–781, 1987
  111. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Process Design and Development, vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 42–48, 1985
  112. On-line implementation of a multichannel estimator
    Computers & Chemical Engineering, vol. 9, no. 4, pp. 351–357, 1985
  113. On data reconciliation: Constraints processing and treatment of bias
    Chemical Engineering Science, vol. 38, no. 7, pp. 1107–1117, 1983
  114. Studies of distributed parameter systems: Decoupling the state-parameter estimation problem
    Chemical Engineering Science, vol. 38, no. 11, pp. 1831–1843, 1983
  115. Predicting conversion using temperature as the measured variable in the RIM process. Part I: Simulation and measurement structure
    Polymer Engineering and Science, vol. 23, no. 2, pp. 105–112, 1983
  116. Predicting conversion using temperature as the measured variable in the reaction injection molding process. Part II: Implementation of the on-line corrective algorithm
    Polymer Engineering and Science, vol. 23, no. 16, pp. 895–901, 1983
  117. Variable measurement structures for the control of a tubular reactor
    Chemical Engineering Science, vol. 36, no. 10, pp. 1695–1712, 1981
  118. Rectification of process measurement data in the presence of gross errors
    Chemical Engineering Science, vol. 36, no. 11, pp. 1849–1863, 1981
  119. Variable measurement structures for process control
    International Journal of Control, vol. 33, no. 2, pp. 269–289, 1981
  120. On the rectification of measurement errors for complex chemical plants Steady state analysis
    Chemical Engineering Science, vol. 35, no. 5, pp. 1067–1081, 1980