Process Management & Control Subject Group

About us

IChemE’s Process Management & Control Subject Group was established to promote interest in, and to contribute to, the understanding of process control and related activities. The emphasis is on the design and use of control and process information systems for the operation of process plant, which embraces instrumentation, computer control, dynamics, modelling, simulation, design techniques, safety, information management and decision support.

Membership is open to all – you don’t need to be a member of IChemE to join the Process Management & Control Subject Group - join here >

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Objectives

• promote process control and process information management technologies and practices
  
  
• encourage networking and sharing of best practice
  
  
• assist process control engineers with their professional development
  
  
• act as a focal point for process control and information management within IChemE

Activities

• regular, informal low-cost meetings held at different locations and online
  
  
• triennial series of conferences on Advances in Process Control
  
  
• regular newsletter
  
  
• annual bursary to support one student through one module of the Integrated Graduate Development Scheme in Process Automation at Newcastle University, UK
  
  
• award of travel grants to postgraduate students attending relevant conferences
  
  
• provision of support for the teaching of process control at universities
  
  
• representation of professional interests
  
  
• collaboration with other IChemE groups, institutions and organisations

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Member benefits

As a member of the Process Management & Control Subject Group you’ll be part of a community that serves your particular area of interest or expertise, and will meet like-minded people through professional and social networking. You will have the opportunity to participate in technical meetings and webinars to learn about new technologies. You will also receive a regular newsletter.

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Committee

The Process Management & Control Subject Group is led by a committee of member volunteers, who:

• organise technical meetings and webinars, supported by IChemE staff
  
  
• publish a newsletter
  
  
• support this website that includes materials from meetings and newsletters
  
  
• liaise within IChemE so that the process for seeking chartered status supports those working as process control engineers
  
  
• liaise within IChemE around undergraduate training needs
  
  
• represent the process control community within IChemE
  

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Who are the committee members?

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Chair: Eur Ing Andrew Ogden-Swift
Honeywell Control Systems, UK

Secretary: Dr Peter I Burton
Holwell Consulting Ltd, UK

Treasurer: Eur Ing Dr David Barrett
Foster Wheeler Energy Ltd, UK

Webmaster: Bill Bashforth
Eli Lilly & Co Ltd, UK

Professor Jim Anderson 
Anderson-Bar Consulting Ltd, UK

Geoff Artley 
ABB Ltd, UK

Dr Peter J Burton 
BOC Group Plc, UK

Eur Ing Mohamed El-Taji 
Fluor Ltd, UK

Chris Hamlin 
Emerson Process Management, UK

Professor Barry Lennox 
University of Manchester, UK

Jonathan Love 
Newcastle University, UK

Raoul Mercer 
Emerson Process Management, UK

Doug Nicholson
IPCOS Aptitude, UK

Dr Zaid Rawi 
BP International Ltd, UK

Dr Diane Rossiter 
University of Sheffield, UK

Gerard Stephens
Corus Group Plc, UK

Professor Nina Thornhill 
Imperial College London, UK

Bob Weiss 
Honeywell Process Solutions, Australia 

Dr Qing-Chang Zhong
University of Liverpool, UK

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Sponsors

ABB - current sponsors of the Subject Group newsletter.

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Contact us

Chair: Eur Ing Andrew Ogden-Swift
Honeywell Control Systems, UK 

To contact IChemE's subject group support staff, email Subject Groups.

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Feedback

The Process Management & Control Subject Group welcomes feedback. Please feel free to give your comments, and to pass on your ideas for future events and activities.

Please send your feedback to Andrew Ogden-Swift.

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