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Professor Nina F. Thornhill

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Professor  Nina  Thornhill

Professor of Process Automation

Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 6622

n.thornhill@imperial.ac.uk
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ABB/RAEng Professor of Process Automation

BIOGRAPHY

DateRole
2007-now ABB/Royal Academy of Engineering Chair of Process Automation, Department of Chemical Engineering.
1984-2007 University College London, Lecturer (1984), Senior Lecturer (1991), Professor (2003) and Deputy Head of Department (2006) in the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering.
2001-2005 PhD (part-time), University College London. Thesis title: "Detection and  diagnosis of distributed disturbances in chemical processes".
1992-1994 Royal Society Industry Fellowship with BP
1983-1984 British Aerospace, Space and Communication Division. Control Systems Engineer.
1982-1983 MSc Control Systems, Imperial College London
1976-1982 ICI Plastics Division. Research Physicist
1973-1976 BA in Physics, University of Oxford

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • Industrial data analysis using time series analysis and signal processing;
  • Plant-wide performance assessment;
  • Applications in oil and gas, chemicals, bioprocesses and electricity supply.

 


Contact details

  • Centre for Process Systems Engineering
    Department of Chemical Engineering
    Imperial College London
    South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ
    Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 6622, e-mail: n.thornhill@imperial.ac.uk

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