IFAC_Newsletter_2001_5

The issue contains:

1. IFAC Technical Committees and their Scopes
   • What it covers: An overview of the Technical Committees and their scopes under the Coordinating Committee on Industrial Applications, including Chemical Process Control; Mining, Mineral and Metal Processing; Power Plants and Power Systems; Control of Biotechnological Processes; and Fault Detection, Supervision and Safety of Technical Processes (SAFEPROCESS).
2. IFAC Professional Briefs
   • Author: Peter Fleming and Marek Zaremba
   • What it covers: Details on a new series of IFAC Professional Briefs intended to provide general professional control engineers with introductions and overviews of hot topics in control engineering.
3. In Memoriam – Harold Chestnut
   • What it covers: A brief tribute announcing the passing of Harold Chestnut, one of the founding fathers of IFAC and its first President.
4. Hal’s Second Family
   • Author: Stephen Kahne
   • Date: September 2001
   • What it covers: Personal reflections on Harold Chestnut’s vision for IFAC and his long-standing dedication to creating a worldwide community of control system professionals.
5. Recipient of Georgio Quazza Medal and Nathaniel B. Nichols Medal in 2002
   • What it covers: Announcement of Professor Lennart Ljung as the recipient of the 2002 Giorgio Quazza Medal and Dr. Carl Nett as the recipient of the 2002 Nathaniel B. Nichols Medal, along with background information on both awards and detailed biographies of the winners.
6. Control Engineering Practice – Papers from the September 2001 Issue
   • What it covers: A compilation of journal paper titles, authors, and review topics featured in the September 2001 issue of Control Engineering Practice.
7. Automatica – Papers from the November 2001 Issue
   • What it covers: A listing of research papers, brief papers, technical communiques, and book reviews published in the November 2001 issue of Automatica.
8. Automatica – Papers from the December 2001 Issue
   • What it covers: A collection of research papers, brief papers, technical communiques, and book reviews featured in the December 2001 issue of Automatica.
9. Who is Who in IFAC
   • What it covers: A biographical profile of Professor Thomas McAvoy highlighting his academic history, research achievements, and contributions to chemical engineering and process control.

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