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Plenary Sessions

Speaker Speaker
Manfred Morari lonnie love
ETH Zurich, Automatic Control Laboratory ORNL

“RufuS olDEnBuRGER lECTuRE”, CoMPuTATIon AnD unCERTAInTY: “CREATInG DISRuPTIonS In MAnufACTuRInG”
THE PAST, PRESEnT AnD fuTuRE of ConTRol friday, october 30, 2015
Thursday, october 29, 2015 George Bellows Ballroom C&D 8:30am–9:30am
George Bellows Ballroom C&D 6:30pm–9:30pm
Abstract
Award
Manufacturing is the transformation of raw materials to value added
The Rufus Oldenburger Medal is a prestigious Society award for lifetime products. The ability to effectively manufacture goods that people want is
achievements in automatic control. Inaugurated in 1968, the medal the foundation for prosperity in society. In an ever increasing competitive
recognizes significant contributions and outstanding achievements in the market, speed is critical. The same holds true for innovations in
field of automatic control. Such achievements may be, for example, in the manufacturing. Advancements in manufacturing need to focus on the
areas of education, research, development, innovation, and service to the ability to provide tools to industry that speed up innovation, compressing
field and profession. time to market from years to months. One strategic technology that
enables this disruption is additive manufacturing. The focus of this talk will
The award was established to honor Rufus Oldenburger for his distinctive
be directed at innovations in additive manufacturing and the importance
achievements in the field and for his service to the Society and the
of public/private partnerships. We will explore the impact of scientific
Division. The list of recipients is a true honor role of major contributors to
tools such as high performance computing and neutron imaging in the role
the science and profession of control.
of advancing additive manufacturing. We will also discuss the importance
of ‘moon shot’ projects such as the 3D printed car and the GE fuel injector
Biography
nozzle. Finally, as the industry matures, there needs to be focus on
Manfred Morari was head of the Department of Information Technology workforce development that reaches down to the middle and high school
and Electrical Engineering at ETH Zurich from 2009 to 2012 and head of level to attract and guide talent and the importance of mentorship and
the Automatic Control Laboratory from 1994 to 2008. Before that he was industry engagement in education
the McCollum-Corcoran Professor of Chemical Engineering and Executive
Biography
Officer for Control and Dynamical Systems at the California Institute of
Technology. From 1977 to 1983 he was on the faculty of the University of
Lonnie Love, Ph.D., is a Corporate Fellow and Group Leader of ORNL’s
Wisconsin. He obtained the diploma from ETH Zurich and the Ph.D. from
Manufacturing Systems Research Group. He has over 20 years of
the University of Minnesota, both in chemical engineering.
experience in the design and control of complex robotic and hydraulic
systems. His primary expertise is in the areas of design, additive
His interests are in hybrid systems with applications in the automotive,
manufacturing, robotics and hydraulics. He is the project lead for the Big
electrical power, biomedical and process engineering domains. Morari’s
Area Additive Manufacturing (BAAM) program at ORNL that is focusing on
research is internationally recognized. The analysis techniques and
large scale, high speed composite additive manufacturing that is now
software developed in his group are used in universities and industry
being commercialized by Cincinnati Incorporated, a 116 year old U.S.
throughout the world. He has received numerous awards, including the
machine tool manufacturer. He recently partnered with Local Motors
Eckman Award, Ragazzini Award and Bellman Control Heritage Award
demonstrating the technology on the development of the Strati, the
from the American Automatic Control Council; the Colburn Award,
world’s first all-printed electric vehicle. In the Fall of 2014, Lonnie was the
Professional Progress Award and CAST Division Award from the American
“Printed Cobra” project lead, a six week challenge to print an all-electric,
Institute of Chemical Engineers; the Control Systems Technical Field
additively manufactured Shelby Cobra. Other recent research efforts
Award and the Bode Lecture Prize from IEEE. He is a Fellow of IEEE, AIChE
have focused on developing new lightweight low-cost robotic and
and IFAC. In 1993 he was elected to the U.S. National Academy of
hydraulic systems through additive manufacturing. Lonnie is also
Engineering, and in 2015 to the U.K. Royal Academy of Engineering.
passionate about STEM, serving as a mentor for multiple FIRST Robotics
Manfred Morari served on the technical advisory boards of several major
teams and working with FIRST to extend their impact into inner city and
corporations.
rural areas as well as initiating a new college internship program. Lonnie
was ORNL’s 2014 Distinguished Research Scientist, 2009 Inventor of the
year, has over 30 invention disclosures and patents and 75 peer reviewed
publications. He serves on the scientific advisory board for NSF’s Center
for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power.
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