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Thomas F. Edgar is an American chemical engineer. He is member of the National Academy of Engineering〔(National Academy of Engineering Membership Directory )〕 and the George T. and Gladys H. Abell Chair in Chemical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin.〔(Faculty Profile, Thomas Edgar, Chemical Engineering, University of Texas )〕 == Career == Edgar received his B.S. in chemical engineering in 1967 from the University of Kansas and his Ph.D. in chemical engineering in 1971 from Princeton University. Edgar worked briefly as a process engineer with the Continental Oil Company before joining the UT's chemical engineering faculty in 1971. He served as Department Chair of Chemical Engineering (1985-93), Associate Dean of Engineering (1993-96), and Associate Vice President for Academic Computing (1996-2001) at UT-Austin. In 2012 he became the Director of the UT-Austin Energy Institute.〔(Provost Appoints Edgar Interim Director to Lead Energy Institute )〕 Edgar’s academic work has focused on process modeling, control, and optimization. He has published over 500 articles and book chapters in the above fields applied to separations, chemical reactors, energy systems, and semiconductor manufacturing.〔(Thomas Edgar Research Group, Chemical Engineering, University of Texas )〕 He has supervised the research of over 45 M.S. and 80 Ph.D. students. He also co-directs the Texas-Wisconsin-California Control Consortium,〔(TWCCC Principal Investigators List )〕 which involves 14 companies〔(TWCCC Participating Corporations List )〕 and three universities.〔(TWCCC Website )〕 Edgar authored the textbook ''Coal Processing and Pollution Control Technology'' (Gulf Publishing, 1983), and co-authored the textbooks ''Optimization of Chemical Processes'' (McGraw-Hill, 2001) and ''Process Dynamics and Control'' (Wiley, 2010). The first edition of ''Process Dynamics and Control'' received the 1990 American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Meriam-Wiley Award〔(ASEE Meriam/Wiley Award List )〕 as the top engineering textbook, and the book (now in its third edition) is used at over 60 universities in the U.S. He was the lead author for the Process Control section for the last two editions of ''Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook''. Edgar served as Chair of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers' (AIChE) Computing and Systems Technology Division in 1986. He was President of the Computer Aids for Chemical Engineering Education (CACHE) Corporation from 1981 to 1984〔(CACHE Newsletter )〕 and has served as Executive Director of CACHE since 2001.〔(CACHE Leadership Directory )〕 He was President of the American Automatic Control Council between 1989 and 1991,〔(The American Automatic Control Council, AACC History and Collaboration with IFAC, 1957-2011 )〕 which oversees the control activities of eight U.S. professional societies.〔(About AACC )〕 He is board secretary of Pecan Street, Inc. (Austin, TX),〔(Pecan Street Board, Pecan Street Inc. )〕 which deals with renewable energy and smart grids,〔(What is Pecan Street? Pecan Street Inc. )〕 and also served on the ABET Board of Directors (2011-2013)〔(ABET - Former ABET Board Member Thomas Edgar Elected to the National Academy of Engineering )〕 and the Board of the Smart Manufacturing Leadership Coalition.〔(Dr. Thomas F. Edgar, Smart Manufacturing Leadership Coalition )〕 Edgar was a Director of AIChE from 1989-92, and he was elected Vice President of AIChE for 1996 and President for 1997.〔(AIChE Presidents )〕 He was Chair of the AIChE Foundation from 2002-2008. He also served as Vice-Chair and Chair of the Council for Chemical Research (1991-93).〔Council for Chemical Research Council for Chemical Research, Wikipedia]〕 He served as a representative of AIChE on the Engineering Accreditation Commission from 2005-2010. He was founding general editor of the technical journal, In Situ, and has participated on six editorial boards and five university advisory committees. Edgar has been a consultant to several companies, including AMD, Texas Instruments, Emerson Process Management, Applied Materials, and Chemstations. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thomas F. Edgar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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