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The McMaster Advanced Control Consortium (MACC) promotes and advances process automation and related process systems engineering technologies through academe-industry interactions. [more]
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Dr. C.L.E. Swartz
Professor & Director, McMaster Advanced Control Consortium.
Dept of Chemical Engineering
McMaster University
1280 Main St W,
Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4L8
Canada

(905) 525-9140x24945
swartzc@mcmaster.ca
Research Excellence
The MACC wins over $1.2 million from the Ontario Research Fund to support research in Sustainable and Complex Chemical Processes
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Featured Article
Manufacturing Automation features MACC

The MACC model for Industry-Academia collaboration was recently recognized in a feature article in Manufacturing Automation. The article highlights the collaboration between MACC member company Dofasco, professor Chris Swartz's research group and how the relationship has been beneficial to the company, researchers, and students.

The article describes some of the benefits to companies, including access to process systems expertise, innovative ideas, and cutting-edge research. The students, on the other hand, benefit from interactions with industry sponsors, on-site training and experiences, and in many cases, employment in MACC member companies after graduation. In addition, the article describes how the MACC model has led to the formation of new companies, the creation of jobs, and a significant impact on the industry. [Read the full article in Manufacturing Automation here].

Photo: MACC academic and industrial researchers in the control room at ArcelorMIttal Dofasco. ...[full story]

Featured Article
Research Excellence

The McMaster Advanced Control Consortium was recently awarded a research grant worth over $1 million from the Ontario Research Fund -- Research Excellence program for research into the sustainable operation and design of complex and large-scale process systems. This will involve a collaborative effort between five MACC professors (Chris Swartz, Prashant Mhaskar, Thomas Marlin, Vladimir Mahalec, and Thomas Adams), eight industrial members of the MACC (ArcelorMittal Dofasco, Frito-Lay, IBM, Imper...[full story]

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Award Winning

For 21 years they have worked side-by-side developing technologies that save companies millions of dollars in production costs. On October 19, this university/industry research-and-development collaboration was recognized with a Leo Derikx Synergy Award from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.

Christopher Swartz, director of the McMaster Advanced Control Consortium (MACC), and professor of chemical engineering at McMaster, accepted the award on behalf of consorti...[full story]

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Prashant Mhaskar. Robust model predictive control and fault-handling of batch processes  [more]

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Siam Aumi. Modelling and Control of Batch Processes  [more]

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For 21 years they have worked side-by-si... [more]

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Brandon Corbett, Prashant Mhaskar. Data-based modeling and control of nylon-6,6 batch polymerization  [more]

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Matthew Hazaras. Improving Process Efficiency Through Applied Process Scheduling and Production Planning Optimization  [more]

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Research MACC research is characterized by collaborative projects with industry [more]

People The MACC team consists of top faculty and students from around the world [more]

Featured Researcher
Dr. Jie Yu

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Dr. Yu's research interests lie in multivariate control, process monitoring, fault diagnosis, systems biology, bioenergy, enterprise-wide asset monitoring, control, and optimization. He joined the MACC in August 2011 after spending four years at Shell Global Solutions.