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FULL-TIME FACULTY

 


Donald J. Chmielewski

 

Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering
Associate Chair of Graduate Affairs

Room 127 Perlstein Hall
Tel.: 312.567.3537
Fax: 312.567.8874
Email: chmielewski [at] iit.edu
Web: www.chee.iit.edu/~chmielewski/

   
» Education
B.S. from Illinois Institute of Technology (Electrical Engineering, 1991)
M.S. from University of California, Los Angeles (Electrical Engineering, 1993)
Ph.D. from University of California, Los Angeles (Chemical Engingeering, 2000)
 
» Research Interests
  • Advanced Process Control
  • Fuel Cell System Design and Control
 
» Awards and Honors
  • 2003 - Excellence in Teaching Award, ChEE Department, IIT
  • 2003 - Outstanding Student Organization Advisor Award, IIT
  • 2000 - Outstanding PhD in Chemical Engineering, UCLA
  • 1991 - Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities
 
» Selected Recent Publications
Chmielewski, D. J. and V. Manousiouthakis, “On Constrained Infinite-time Linear Quadratic Optimal Control,” Sys. & Cont. Let., 29, p 121, (1996).

Chmielewski, D. J., Z. Ziaka and V. Manousiouthakis, “Conversion Targets for Membrane Reactors,” Chem. Eng. Sci . , 54, pp 2979-2984, (1998).

Chmielewski, D. J., V. Manousiouthakis, B. Tilton, and B. Felix, “Loss Accounting and Estimation of Leaks and Instrument Biases Using Time Series Data,” Ind. Eng. Chem. Res ., 39 , pp 2336-2344, (2000).

Chmielewski D. J., T. Palmer and V. Manousiouthakis, “On the Theory of Optimal Sensor Placement,” AIChE J., 48(5), pp 1001-1012, (2002).

Manousiouthakis, V. and D. J. Chmielewski, “On Constrained Infinite-time Nonlinear Optimal Control,” Chem. Eng. Sci . , 57, pp 105-114, (2002).

Chmielewski, D. J. and T. Agrawal, “On the Scheduling of Leak Detection Personnel,” Comp. Chem. Eng. , 28(3), pp 417-424, (2004).

Al-Qattan, A., D. J. Chmielewski, S. Al-Hallaj and J. Selman, “A Novel Design for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Stacks,” Chem. Eng. Sci., 59, pp 131-137, (2004).

Chmielewski, D. J. and A. M. Manthanwar, “On the Tuning of Predictive Controllers: Inverse Optimality and the Minimum Variance Covariance Constrained Control Problem,” Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. , 43, pp 7807-7814, (2004).

Al-Qattan, A., and D. J. Chmielewski, “Distributed Feed Design for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells with Internal Reforming,” J. of the Electrochem. Soc., 151(11), pp A1891-A1898, (2004).

Chmielewski, D. J. and V. Manousiouthakis, “On Constrained Infinite-time Linear Quadratic Optimal Control with Stochastic Disturbances,” J. Proc. Cont., 15(4), pp 383-391, (2005)

Ahluwalia, R. K., Q. Zhang, D. J. Chmielewski, K. C. Lauzze, and M. A. Inbody, “Efficiency Based Design of a Preferential Oxidation Reactor for On-Board Fuel Processing Applications,” Catalysis Today, 99(3-4), pp 271-283, (2005).

Peng, J. K., A. Manthanwar and D. J. Chmielewski, “On the Tuning of Predictive Controllers: The Minimally Backed-off Operating Point Selection Problem,” Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 44, pp 7814-7822, (2005).

Chmielewski, D.J. and J.K. Peng, “Covariance Based Hardware Selection-Part I: Globally Optimal Actuator Selection,” IEEE Trans. Cont. Sys. Tech., 14(2), pp 355-361, (2006).

Peng, J.K., and D.J. Chmielewski, “Covariance Based Hardware Selection-Part II: Equivalence Results for the Sensor, Actuator and Simultaneous Selection Problems,” IEEE Trans. Cont. Sys. Tech., 14(2), pp 362-368, (2006).

Lauzze, K.C., and D.J. Chmielewski, “Power Control of a Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell,” Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. , 45, pp 4661-4670 (2006).

Papadias, D., S.H.D. Lee and D.J. Chmielewski, “Autothermal Reforming of Gasoline for Fuel Cell Applications: A Transient Reactor Model,” Ind. Eng Chem. Res., in press (2006).


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