I recently surveyed the on-site development of the control system for a large concentrated solar power station. This “first of a kind” facility offered many control challenges, such as balancing heat ...

GRAND FORKS – Throughout the years-long process of planning and designing Altru Health System’s new hospital, the design team regularly referred back to five guiding principles: community, world-class ...

Innovation is management. For those of us that want to create a lasting innovation culture in our companies, understanding this principle is vital to success. There may be plenty of myth making around ...

Author Dr. R. Russell Rhinehart discusses his new book, Nonlinear Model-Based Control: Using First-Principles Models in Process Control, and explains why nonlinear first-principles models should be ...

Technology is creating endless opportunities for companies, especially financial service providers, to roll out new solutions and enhance the client experience. However, keeping up with the pace of ...

One of the most robust backward design models developed for higher education is L. Dee Fink’s integrated course design. Fink outlines a streamlined process for designing academic courses, divided into ...