All content presented at Advances 2021 is peer reviewed by a technical committee of process automation and control experts. Technical committee members lead on:

• identifying key topics in, and related to, process automation and control and ideas for keynote speakers
• reviewing and providing feedback on abstracts and papers submitted for the conference
• contributing or soliciting contributions to the conference through their own professional network
• helping to raise awareness of sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities throughout their own professional network
• advising and helping IChemE staff with the future development of the conference
• attending the conference where possible and chairing appropriate technical sessions.

Committee members

The technical committee consists of members covering a spread of expertise in the various aspects of process automation and control. The current committee comprises:

• Chris Hamlin (Chair), FIChemE, Hancock Hamlin, UK
• Zaid Rawi, Engineering Director, BP International, UK
• Maurice Wilkins FIChemE, Executive Advisor, Yokogawa, UK
• Doug Nicholson, Consultant, Spiro Control, UK
• Andrew Ogden-Swift MIChemE, Ogden-Swift Consulting, UK
• Chris Catterall AMIChemE, Senior Advanced Process Control Consultant, Phillips 66, UK
• David Cameron FIChemE, Department of Infomatics, University of Oslo, Norway
• Tony Margetts MIChemE, Consultant, Factory Talk, Thailand
• Howard Boder FIChemE, Managing Director, NewLand Control, UK
• Catherine Stefou, BP International, UK
• Niel Knoblauch AMIChemE, Application Specialist, Intellisense.Io, UK
• Jhuma Sadhukhan FIChemE, Centre for Environment and Sustainability, Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Surrey, UK

More information about the role of the Advances technical committee and how to join.