Sponsored by the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Suncor Energy Foundation and Shell Canada Limited. Administered by the CIC’s Chemical Education Fund.
The D. G. Fisher Award is presented to an individual who has made significant contributions to the field of systems and control engineering while a resident of Canada.
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The 2024 winner of the D. G. Fisher Award is:
Luis A. Ricardez-Sandoval, MCIC
University of Waterloo
Dr. Luis A. Ricardez-Sandoval, Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Waterloo, holds a Canada Research Chair (Tier II) in Multiscale Modelling and Process Systems. He leads the development of methods for optimal integration of chemical and manufacturing systems under uncertainty, novel CO2 capture and conversion technologies aimed at reducing the carbon footprint, computer-aided design of novel catalyst materials. Dr. Ricardez-Sandoval has published numerous journal articles on optimal process integration, modelling and optimization of conventional and emerging CO2 capture technologies including chemical looping combustion (CLC), design of novel catalyst materials for CO2 conversion, and the implementation of machine learning methods for the optimal design and manufacture of nano-scale and macro-scale systems and materials. Dr. Ricardez-Sandoval‘s novel contributions have been widely recognized by delivering multiple plenary and keynote talks at international conferences and symposiums, leading the organization of top-tier conferences (e.g. International Program Chair: 2022 DYCOPS-CAB IFAC Symposium) and receiving multiple research-related awards, e.g. NSERC Discovery Accelerator Supplement (2017) and Ontario’s Early Researchers Award (2015). Dr. Ricardez-Sandoval is an Associate Editor of the Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering.