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R. Russell Rhinehart

R. Russell Rhinehart

Dr. R. Russell Rhinehart, professor emeritus in the School of Chemical Engineering at Oklahoma State University, has experience in both industry (13 years) and academia (31 years) and was head of the school for 13 years. Russ is a past president of the American Automatic Control Council, was editor-in-chief of ISA Transactions from 1998 to 2012, and Director of the ISA Automatic Control Systems Division (now Control and Robotics).

He is a Fellow of both ISA and AIChE and a Process Automation Hall of Fame inductee. He received the 2009 ISA Distinguished Service Award and the 2013 Fray International Sustainability Award. His 1968 BS in chemical engineering and subsequent MS in nuclear engineering are both from the University of Maryland. His 1985 PhD in chemical engineering is from North Carolina State University. He maintains a website to provide open access to software (including simulators to support this text) and technique monographs.

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    Ask the Automation Pros: How Can We Enhance Control System Reliability?

    In the latest edition of the Ask the Automation Pros column, the pros share strategies for enhancing control system reliability.
    By: Peter Morgan, Hunter Vegas, Erik Cornelsen, Gregory K. McMillan, R. Russell Rhinehart, Bob Heider, Edward J. Farmer
    15 September, 2026 | 13 minutes
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    Ask the Automation Pros: What University Projects Are Needed to Support Process Control?

    Like a lot of things in engineering and construction, it’s hard to teach everything and risky not to, but getting it right the first time saves time and money.
    By: R. Russell Rhinehart, Mark Darby, Gregory K. McMillan, Peter Morgan, Michael Taube, Matthew Howard, Héctor H. Torres, Pat Dixon, Julie F. Smith, Bob Heider, George Buckbee, Michel Ruel, Edward J. Farmer
    24 June, 2026 | 15 minutes
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    Using First-principles Models in the Digital Age

    Have you ever wondered why we discard process knowledge and revert to Laplace transforms and linear models for control when first-principles models can work? So did I.
    By: R. Russell Rhinehart
    06 June, 2024 | 3 minutes
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    Using First-Principles Models in the Digital Age

    First principles models are ready for prime time in process control.
    By: R. Russell Rhinehart
    31 May, 2024 | 3 minutes
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    Best Practices for Collaboration Between Industry and Academe

    Better collaboration between academic institutions and industry practitioners can improve outcomes for industrial businesses and the schools, professors and students they depend on. This feature originally appeared in the October 2022 issue of InTech magazine.
    By: R. Russell Rhinehart
    26 December, 2022 | 16 minutes
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