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.
Nomination deadline for the 2027 CSChE Awards is Aug. 1, 2026, in preparation for the 2027 CSChE conference occurring in May 2027.
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The 2027 winner of the D. G. Fisher Award is:
Stevan Dubljevic, MCIC
Université Laval
Stevan S. Dubljevic is a Professor of Chemical and Materials Engineering and the Engineering Mathematics Pedagogy Chair at the University of Alberta. He received his Ph.D. (2005) from UCLA, M.S. (2001) from Texas A&M University, and B.Sc. (1997) from the University of Belgrade.
Since joining the University of Alberta in 2009, his principal scientific contribution has been the development of model predictive control methodologies for distributed-parameter systems governed by partial differential equations. His research has advanced systems and control engineering by extending predictive control, state estimation, and optimization to spatially distributed processes, incorporating stability, uncertainty, and operational constraints. These methodologies connect rigorous mathematical theory with applications in chemical reactors, mineral processing, energy systems, and transport pipelines.
His contributions have appeared in leading journals, including Automatica, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, and Journal of Process Control. He received the O. Hugo Schuck Award for Applications from the American Automatic Control Council (2007).
Through supervising or co-supervising 15 Ph.D. and 10 M.Sc. graduates, he has contributed to advancing Canadian expertise in systems and control engineering, reflecting the sustained scientific contributions recognized by the D. G. Fisher Award.