Panagiotis D. Christofides


Professor

Office
5532-F Boelter Hall

Phone
(310) 794-1015

Email
pdc@seas.ucla.edu

INTRO

RESEARCH INTERESTS

PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

GRADUATE
STUDENTS


Contributed Presentations with Published Abstracts

  1.    Gu, H., M. Uchymiak, A. Bartman, A. Rahardianto, P. D. Christofides, W. J. Kaiser and Y. Cohen,"Rapid Reverse Osmosis (RO) Membrane Performance Analysis Using An Autonomous RO Desalination System,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 579f, Nashville, Tennessee, 2009.

  2.    Gu, H., A. Bartman, P. D. Christofides and Y. Cohen, "Reverse Osmosis Desalination Research in the Undergraduate Laboratory,'' AIChE Annual Meeting,  paper 329g, Nashville, Tennessee, 2009.

  3.    Sislian, P. R., D. Pham, X. Zhang, M. Li, L. Madler and P. D. Christofides, "Bacterial Aerosol Neutralization by Aerodynamic Shocks in a Novel Impactor: An Integrated Computational and Experimental Study,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 261a, Nashville, Tennessee, 2009.

  4.   Zhu, A., P. D. Christofides and Y. Cohen, "Minimization of RO Desalination Cost: Considerations of Membrane Permeability and Feed Salinity Variations,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 521e, Nashville, Tennessee, 2009.

  5.   Qi, W., X. Chen, J. Liu and P. D. Christofides, "Supervisory Predictive Control of Integrated Wind/Solar Energy Generation Systems,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 454b, Nashville, Tennessee, 2009.

  6.    Huang, J., G. Hu, G. Orkoulas and P. D. Christofides, "Investigation of Film Surface Roughness and Porosity Dependence On Lattice Size in a Porous Thin Film Deposition Process,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 422h, Nashville, Tennessee, 2009.

  7.    Hu, G., G. Orkoulas and P. D. Christofides, "Simultaneous Regulation of Film Thickness, Surface Roughness and Porosity in a Thin Film Growth,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 573d, Nashville, Tennessee, 2009.

  8.    Zhang, X., G. Hu, G. Orkoulas and P. D. Christofides, "Multiscale Modeling and Control of a Porous Thin Film Deposition Process,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 140f, Nashville, Tennessee, 2009.

  9.    Bartman, A., J. Thompson, A. Rahardianto, H. Gu, B. C. McCool, A. Zhu, M. Uchymiak, Y. Lam, P. D. Christofides, W. J. Kaiser and Y. Cohen, "A Novel Approach and System for Rapid Field Evaluation of Water Desalination,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 412a, Nashville, Tennessee, 2009.

  10.    Liu, J., D. Munoz de la Pena and P. D. Christofides, "Distributed Model Predictive Control of Nonlinear Systems Subject to Asynchronous and Delayed Measurements,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 389f, Nashville, Tennessee, 2009.

  11.    Liu, J., X. Chen, D. Munoz de la Pena and P. D. Christofides, "Architectures for Distributed Model Predictive Control of Nonlinear Process Systems,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 504c, Nashville, Tennessee, 2009.

  12.    Liu, J., B. Ohran, D. Munoz de la Pena, P. D. Christofides and J. F. Davis, "Networked Monitoring and Fault-Tolerant Control of Nonlinear Process Systems,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 264e, Nashville, Tennessee, 2009.

  13.    Bartman, A., P. D. Christofides and Y. Cohen, "Modeling and Control of An Experimental Reverse Osmosis Water Desalination System,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 438f, Nashville, Tennessee, 2009.

  14.    Zhu, A., P. D. Christofides and Y. Cohen, "Minimization of RO Desalination Cost: considerations of process configuration, energy and membrane costs, brine disposal and temporal feed salinity variations,''  North American Membrane Society-2009 Meeting, Charleston, South Carolina, 2009.

  15.   Bartman, A., P. D. Christofides and Y. Cohen, "Modeling and Control of an Experimental Reverse Osmosis Water Desalination System,'' North American Membrane Society-2009 Meeting, Charleston, South Carolina, 2009.

  16.    Zhu, A., P. D. Christofides and Y. Cohen, "Cost Optimization of RO Desalination: Single-Stage, Multi-Stage and Multi-Pass Processes,''
    California-Nevada AWWA Spring Conference, Santa Clara, California,
    2009.

  17.    Bartman, A., P. D. Christofides and Y. Cohen, "Nonlinear Model-Based Control of an Experimental Reverse Osmosis Water Desalination System,''
    California-Nevada AWWA Spring Conference, Santa Clara, California,
    2009.

  18.     Liu, J., D. Munoz de la Pena and P. D. Christofides, "Distributed Control System Design Using Lyapunov-Based Model Predictive Control,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 409a, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2008. 

  19.   Zhu, A., P. D. Christofides and Y. Cohen, "Energy Cost Optimization In Membrane Desalination and the Thermodynamic Restriction,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 624b, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2008.

  20.   Ohran, B., D. Munoz de la Pena, P. D. Christofides and J. F. Davis, "Data-Based Fault Detection and Isolation Using Feedback Control: Output Feedback, Optimality and Asynchronous Measurements,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 577c, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2008.

  21.   Bartman, A., C. McFall, P. D. Christofides and Y. Cohen, "Model Predictive Control of Feed Flow Reversal In a Reverse Osmosis Desalination Process,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 641b, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2008.

  22.    Liu, J., D. Munoz de la Pena, P. D. Christofides and J. F. Davis, "Lyapunov-Based Model Predictive Control of Nonlinear Systems Subject to Time-Varying Measurement Delays,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 266c, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2008.

  23.   McFall, C., D. Munoz de la Pena, B. Ohran, P. D. Christofides and J. F. Davis, "Fault-Detection and Isolation and Fault-Tolerant Control of Nonlinear Process Systems Using Asynchronous Measurements,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 439f, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2008.

  24.    Hu, G., Y. Lou, P. D. Christofides and G. Orkoulas, "Model Predictive Control of Thin Film Porosity Using Stochastic Differential Equations,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 652c, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2008.

  25.    Hu, G., X. Zhang, P. D. Christofides and G. Orkoulas, "Construction of Stochastic Differential Equation Models for Porous Thin Film Deposition Processes,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 546a, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2008.

  26.    Liu, J., D. Munoz de la Pena, B. Ohran, P. D. Christofides and J. F. Davis, "A Two-Tier Architecture for Networked Process Control,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 687a, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2008.

  27.    Sislian, P., L. Madler, M. Li, X. Zhang, D. Pham and P. D. Christofides, "Bacterial Aerosol Neutralization by Shock Waves Using a Novel Impactor: Design, Computation and Experiments,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 602a, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2008.

  28.    Zhu, A., P. D. Christofides and Y. Cohen, "Energy Cost Optimization in RO Desalting and the Thermodynamic Restriction,'' International Congress on Membranes and Membrane Processes, Honolulu, Hawaii, 2008.

  29.    Uchymiak, M., A. Bartman, P. D. Christofides, N. Daltrophe, M. Weissman, J. Gilron, R. Rallo and Y. Cohen, "RO Membrane Desalting in a Feed Flow Reversal Mode,'' International Congress on Membranes and Membrane Processes, Honolulu, Hawaii, 2008.

  30.    Uchymiak M., A. Bartman, Y. Cohen, P. D. Christofides and J. Gilron, ``Brackish Water RO Operatioin in a Flow Reversal Model with automated Real-Time Scale Monitoring – Demonstration in the Gypsum System,'' Engineering with Membranes 2008 Conference: Membrane Process Development, Monitoring and Modeling – from the Nano to the Macro-Scale, Algrave, Portugal, 2008.

  31.    Zhu, A., P. D. Christofides and Y. Cohen, "Fundamental Analysis of Cost Optimization of Reverse Osmosis (RO) Membrane Desalination,'' California-Nevada AWWA Spring Conference, Hollywood, California, 2008.

  32.    Bartman, A., C. McFall, P. D. Christofides and Y. Cohen, "Model Predictive Control of Feed Flow Reversal in a Reverse Osmosis (RO) Membrane Desalination Process,'' California-Nevada AWWA Spring Conference, Hollywood, California, 2008.

  33.    Cohen, Y., E. M.V. Hoek and P. D. Christofides, ``Overview of basic and applied research at the UCLA Water Technology Research Center,'' California-Nevada AWWA Spring Conference, Hollywood, California, 2008.

  34.    Dubljevic, S. and P. D. Christofides, `"Studies Of Feedback Control of Cardiac Alternans,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 360d, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2007.

  35.    Lou, Y., G. Hu and P. D. Christofides, "Model Predictive Control of Nonlinear Stochastic PDE Systems,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 437a, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2007.

  36.    Lou, Y., G. Hu and P. D. Christofides, "Nonlinear Predictive Control of Thin Film Microstructure Using a Stochastic PDE Model,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 581c, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2007.

  37.    Hu, G., Y. Lou and P. D. Christofides, "Output Feedback Covariance Control of Nonlinear Stochastic PDE Systems,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 429c, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2007.

  38.   Ohran, B., D. Munoz de la Pena, P. D. Christofides and J. F. Davis, "Enhancing Data-Based Fault Isolation Through Feedback Control,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 348b, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2007.

  39.    McFall, C., P. D. Christofides, Y. Cohen and J. F. Davis, "Fault Detection And Control of a Reverse Osmosis Desalination Process,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 444c, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2007.

  40.    Liu, J., D. Munoz de la Pena, B. Ohran, C. McFall, P. D. Christofides and J. F. Davis, "Networked Predictive Control of Process Systems,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 143f, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2007.

  41.    Munoz de la Pena, D., J. Liu P. D. Christofides and J. F. Davis, "Estimation-Based Networked Predictive Control of Nonlinear Systems,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 529e, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2007.

  42.   Sislian, P., L. Mae$dler, S. K. Friedlander and P. D. Christofides, "A Study of Bacterial Aerosol Neutralization by Shock Waves Using a Novel Impactor,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 511w, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2007.

  43.    Christofides, P. D. and S. Dubljevic, "Predictive Control of Distributed Parameter Systems,'' IFAC Workshop on Control of Distributed Parameter Systems - 2007, Namur, Belgium, 2007.

  44.    Cohen Y., P. D. Christofides, F. Giralt, J. Giralt, D. Libotean, C. McFall, M. Uchymiak, A. Rahardianto and E. Lyster, “High Efficiency Reverse Osmosis Desalination – Process Integration and Control,” International Conference on Water Treatment and Reuse II, Tomar, Portugal, 2007.

  45.    Munoz de la Pena, D. and P. D. Christofides, "On Stability of Nonlinear Asynchronous Systems,'' The 5th International Conference On Differential Equations and Dynamical Systems, Edinburg, Texas, 2006.

  46.    Munoz de la Pena, D. and P. D. Christofides, `"Control of Systems Subject to Data Losses: Of Cautious Controllers and Actuators with Memory,'' The 5th International Conference On Differential Equations and Dynamical Systems, Edinburg, Texas, 2006.

  47.   Cohen, Y., E. M. V. Hoek, P. D. Christofides, J. Glater and F. P. Giralt, “Advanced Desalination Research and Training at the UCLA Water Technology Research Center,” CA/NV AWWA Fall Conference, Long Beach, CA, 2006.

  48.    Gani, A., P. Mhaskar, C. McFall, P. D. Christofides and J. F. Davis, "Fault-Tolerant Process Control: Handling Asynchronous Sensor Behavior,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 494e, San Francisco, California, 2006.

  49.    McFall, C., A. Gani, P. Mhaskar, P. D. Christofides and J. F. Davis, "Fault-Tolerant Output Feedback Control of Multivariable Nonlinear Processes,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 654c, San Francisco, California, 2006.

  50.   Ohran, B., A. Gani, P. Mhaskar, C. McFall, P. D. Christofides and J. F. Davis, "Uniting Data - and Model-Based Fault-Detection Filters for Fault-Tolerant Control of Process Systems,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 125e, San
    Francisco, California, 2006.

  51.    Li, M. H. and P. D. Christofides, "Computational Study of Particle In-Flight Behavior in the HVOF Thermal Spray Process,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 614c, San Francisco, California, 2006.

  52.    Li, M. H. and P. D. Christofides, "Collection Efficiency of Nanosize Particles in a Two-Stage Electrostatic Precipitator,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 86e, San Francisco, California, 2006.

  53.    Lou, Y., G. Hu and P. D. Christofides, "Nonlinear Feedback Control of Stochastic PDEs,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 598d, San Francisco, California, 2006.

  54.    Hu, G., Y. Lou and P. D. Christofides, "Construction of Nonlinear Stochastic PDEs for Nonlinear Feedback Control of Surface Roughness: Application to a Sputtering Process,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 561d, San Francisco, California, 2006.

  55.    Li, M. H. and P. D. Christofides, "An Input/Output Approach to Control of Distributed Chemical Reactors,'' AIChE Annual Meeting,  paper 642a, San Francisco, California, 2006.

  56.    Mhaskar, P., A. Gani, D. Munoz de la Pena and P. D. Christofides, "Output Feedback Control of Nonlinear Systems Subject to Constraints and Asynchronous Measurements,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 146f, San Francisco, California, 2006.

  57.    Mhaskar, P., N. H. El-Farra and P. D. Christofides, "Hybrid Predictive Control: Discrete Actuation and Sensing,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 553f, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2005.

  58.     Mhaskar, P., N. H. El-Farra and P. D. Christofides, "Lyapunov-based Predictive Control of Hybrid Systems,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 553e, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2005.

  59.    Mhaskar, P., A. Gani and P. D. Christofides, "Fault-tolerant control of nonlinear process systems: Performance-based Reconfiguration and Robustness,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 242g, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2005.

  60.    Gani, A., P. Mhaskar and P. D. Christofides, "Predictive Control of Particulate Processes with Actuator/Sensor Faults,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 498a, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2005.

  61.    Gani, A., P. Mhaskar and P. D. Christofides, "Fault-tolerant Control of a Polyethylene Reactor,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 402b, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2005.

  62.    McFall, C., A. Gani, P. Mhaskar, P. D. Christofides and J. F. Davis, "Fault-tolerant Process Control: Nonlinear FDI and Reconfiguration,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 553g, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2005.

  63.    McFall, C., A. Gani, P. Mhaskar, P. D. Christofides and J. F. Davis, "Fault-tolerant Control of Nonlinear Process Systems: Handling Sensor Malfunctions,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 374f, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2005.

  64.    Dubljevic, S. and P. D. Christofides, "Boundary Predictive Control of Diffusion-Reaction Processes with State and Input Constraints,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 57b, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2005.

  65.     Ni, D. and P. D. Christofides, "Predictive Control of Thin Film Deposition Using Stochastic PDEs,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 503f, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2005.

  66.     Dubljevic, S., P. Mhaskar, N. H. El-Farra and P. D. Christofides, "Predictive Control of Distributed Process Systems,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 397b, Austin, Texas, 2004 (Chosen for Computing and Systems Technology Division Plenary Session).    

  67.     Mhaskar, P., N. H. El-Farra, P. D. Christofides and J. F. Davis, "Integrating Fault Detection and Isolation and Fault-Tolerant Control for Process Systems,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 404b, Austin, Texas, 2004.

  68.     Mhaskar, P., N. H. El-Farra and P. D. Christofides,
    "Hybrid Predictive Control for Robust Stabilization of Nonlinear Processes,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 413c, Austin, Texas, 2004.

  69.     Ray, P. and P. D. Christofides, "Reduced-Order Model Construction for Flow Past a Circular Cylinder using Proper Orthogonal Decomposition,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, 433e, Austin, Texas, 2004.

  70.     Lou, Y., M. Li and P. D. Christofides, "Covariance Control of Stochastic Infinite Dimensional Systems,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, 434b, Austin, Texas, 2004.

  71.     Ni, D. and P. D. Christofides, "Constructing Linear Stochastic PDE Models for Thin Film Growth Processes,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 441b, Austin, Texas, 2004.

  72.    El-Farra, N. H., A. Gani and P. D. Christofides, "A Switched Dynamical Systems Approach for the Analysis and Control of Mode Transitions in Bacteriophage Lambda,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 442b, Austin, Texas, 2004.

  73.    Lou, Y., P. D. Christofides and G. Orkoulas, "Feedback Control of Surface Roughness in a Sputtering Process Using the Stochastic Kuramoto-Sivashinsky Equation,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 439f, Austin, Texas, 2004.

  74.    Shi, D., N. H. El-Farra, M. Li, P. Mhaskar and P. D. Christofides, "Predictive Control of Particle Size Distribution in Particulate Processes: Application to Protein Crystallization,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 430e, Austin, Texas, 2004.

  75.     Li, M. and P. D. Christofides, "Multiscale Modeling and Analysis of an Industrial High Velocity Oxygen-Fuel (HVOF) Thermal Spray Process,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, 414l, Austin, Texas, 2004.

  76.    El-Farra, N., A. Gani and P. D. Christofides, ``Analysis of Switching Biological Networks Using Hybrid Systems Theory,'' American Control Conference, Special Session on ``Systems Engineering of Systems Biology'', Boston, Massachusetts, 2004 (Best Presentation in Session Award).

  77.     El-Farra, N., A. Gani and P. D. Christofides, ``Fault-Tolerant Control of Nonlinear Process Systems: Integrating Optimal Actuator/Sensor Placement, Feedback and Supervisory  Control,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 440b, San Francisco, California, 2003.

  78.     Ni, D., Y. Lou, P. D. Christofides, L. Sha, S. Lao and J. P. Chang, ``Real-Time Control of High-k Dielectric Thin Film Composition and Thickness,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 176d, San Francisco, California, 2003.

  79.     El-Farra, N., P. D. Christofides and J. C. Liao, ``Computational Modeling and Simulation of Nitric Oxide Transport and Consumption in Blood Vessels,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 127b, San Francisco, California, 2003.

  80.    Orlov, Y., Y. Lou and P. D. Christofides, ``Robust Stabilization of Infinite-Dimensional Systems via  Discontinuous Output Feedback Control,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 442c, San Francisco, California, 2003.

  81.     Dubljevic, S. and P. D. Christofides, ``Dynamic Optimization of Drying Processes Using Reduced-Order Models,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 439af, San Francisco, California, 2003.

  82.     Mhaskar, P., N. El-Farra and P. D. Christofides, ``Predictive Control of Hybrid Process Systems,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 439ad, San Francisco, California, 2003.

  83.     El-Farra, N. and P. D. Christofides, ``Analysis of Biological Regulatory Networks using Hybrid Systems Theory,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 463h, San Francisco, California, 2003.

  84.     Ray, P. and P. D. Christofides, ``Active Feedback Control of Flow Past a Circular Cylinder,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 442e, San Francisco, California, 2003.

  85.     Lou, Y. and P. D. Christofides, ``Modeling and Control of Surface Roughness and Growth Rate of  GaAs (001) Thin Films Produced by MOCVD,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 444b, San Francisco, California, 2003.

  86.   Shi, D., M. Li and P. D. Christofides, ``Rule-based Modeling of the Microstructure of Coatings Produced by HVOF Thermal Spray,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 32c, San Francisco, California, 2003.

  87.  Li, M., D. Shi and P. D. Christofides, ``Feedback Control of an Industrial  HVOF Thermal Spray Process,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 47e, San Francisco, California, 2003.

  88.     El-Farra, N., P. Mhaskar and P. D. Christofides, ``Uniting Bounded Control and MPC  for Stabilization of Constrained Linear Systems: Output Feedback,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 252e, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2002. 

  89.     El-Farra, N. and P. D. Christofides, ``Hybrid Control of Spatially-Distributed Processes,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 257b, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2002. 

  90.     El-Farra, N. and P. D. Christofides, ``Coordinating Supervisory Control and Feedback in Hybrid Process Systems,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 260f, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2002. 

  91.    Dubljevic, S., P. D. Christofides and I. Kevrekidis, ``Distributed Nonlinear Control of Spatially-Distributed Processes: The Engineering of Complex Spatiotemporal Behavior,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 257f, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2002. 

  92.     Ray, P., N. El-Farra and P. D. Christofides, ``Fault-Tolerant Control of Flows: Coordinating Feedback and Switching,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, 256c, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2002. 

  93.     Lou, Y. and P. D. Christofides, ``Estimation and Control of Surface Roughness in Thin Film Growth Using Kinetic Monte-Carlo Models,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 279c, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2002. 

  94.    Lou, Y., D. Ni, P. D. Christofides and J. P. Chang, ``Modeling and Control of Surface Roughness in a PECVD Reactor,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 261g, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2002. 

  95.    Li, M., D. Shi and P. D. Christofides, ``Modeling and Control of Nanostructured Coatings Processing,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 259c, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2002.

  96.     El-Farra, N. and P. D. Christofides, ``Coordinated Feedback and Switching for Robust Control of Nonlinear Switched Systems,'' SIAM Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 2002.

  97.     Li, M. and P. D. Christofides, ``Control of Thermal Spray Processing of Nanostructured Coatings,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 98b, Reno, Nevada, 2001.

  98.    Lou, Y., M. Li and P. D. Christofides, ``Feedback Control of Material Microstructure Using Multiscale Distributed Models,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 278a, Reno, Nevada, 2001.

  99.     El-Farra, N. and P. D. Christofides, ``Integrating Feedback and Switching for Control of Spatially Distributed Systems,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 287h, Reno, Nevada, 2001.

  100.     Armaou, A. and P. D. Christofides, ``An Inertial Manifold-Based Approach to Optimization of Dynamic Transport-Reaction Processes,'' AIChE Annual Meeting,   paper 294f,  Reno, Nevada, 2001.

  101.     Baker, J., P. Ray, J. Myatt and P. D. Christofides, ``Drag Reduction and Separation Control in Flow Over Flat Plate Using Blowing,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 287e, Reno, Nevada, 2001.

  102.     El-Farra, N. and P. D. Christofides, ``A Practical Approach for Nonlinear Controller Design and  Estimation under Uncertainty and Constraints,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 286a, Reno, Nevada, 2001.

  103.    Lou, Y., P. Ray, A. Armaou and P. D. Christofides, ``Optimal Actuator/Sensor Placement for Feedback Control of Fluids,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 266e, Reno, Nevada, 2001.

  104.    El-Farra, N. and P. D. Christofides, "Nonlinear Control of Combined Discrete-Continuous Processes Using Multiple Lyapunov Functions," AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 253b, Los Angeles, California, 2000.

  105.    El-Farra, N. and P. D. Christofides, "Bounded Robust Control of Constrained Multivariable Nonlinear Processes," AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 250a, Los Angeles, California, 2000.

  106.    El-Farra, N.,  J. Baker, P. D. Christofides and J. C. Liao, "Computation of Nitric Oxide Consumption in the Microcirculation," AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 271g, Los Angeles, California, 2000.

  107.    Antoniades, C. and P. D. Christofides, "Optimal Actuator/Sensor Placement of Robust Controllers in Uncertain Transport-Reaction Processes," AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 256b, Los Angeles, California, 2000.

  108.    Armaou, A. and P. D. Christofides, "Optimization of Dynamic Transport-Reaction Systems Using Nonlinear Model Reduction," AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 259c, Los Angeles, California, 2000.

  109.    Armaou, A., C. Antoniades, P. D. Christofides and J. P. Chang, "Real-Time Control of a PECVD Reactor," AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 260i, Los Angeles, California, 2000.

  110.    Baker, J. and P. D. Christofides, "Drag Reduction in Simulated Flow Over a Flat Plate Using Active Feedback Control," AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 273a, Los Angeles, California, 2000.

  111.    Armaou, A., N. El-Farra and P. D. Christofides, "Wave Suppression by Nonlinear Control: Input Constraint Handling and Uncertainty Attenuation," AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 273f, Los Angeles, California, 2000.

  112.    Chiu, T. and P. D. Christofides, "Parameter Estimation for Control of Particulate Processes Using Nonlinear Model Reduction," AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 17h, Los Angeles, California, 2000.

  113.    Kalani, A. and P. D. Christofides, "Estimation and Control of Size Distribution in Aerosol Processes with Simultaneous Nucleation, Condensation and Coagulation," AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 22g, Los Angeles, California, 2000.

  114.   Dalis, A., P. D. Christofides and S. K. Friedlander, "Aggregate Size and Surface Area Regulation in Aerosol Reactors," AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 22o, Los Angeles, California, 2000.

  115.    Antoniades, C. and P. D. Christofides, "Analyzing the Interaction of Design and Control in Transport-Reaction Processes," AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 222a, Dallas, Texas, 1999.

  116.     Armaou, A. and P. D. Christofides, "Nonlinear Model Reduction of Processes with Moving Domains: Computation of Empirical Eigenfunctions," AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 235c, Dallas, Texas, 1999.

  117.    El-Farra, N., A. Armaou and P. D. Christofides, "Analysis and Control of Parabolic PDEs with Constraints," AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 208ag, Dallas, Texas, 1999.

  118.     Armaou, A. and P. D. Christofides, "Integrated Nonlinear Control of Crystal Radius and Thermal Strain in the Czochralski Crystal Growth," AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 193d, Dallas, Texas, 1999.

  119.     Baker, J., A. Armaou and P. D. Christofides, "Feedback Control of Plasma Etching," AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 169w, Dallas, Texas, 1999.

  120.     Baker, J. and P. D. Christofides, "Nonlinear Control of Flows: Stabilization of Transitional Channel Flow Through Electromagnetic Forcing," AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 239h, Dallas, Texas, 1999.

  121.     Bendersky, E. and P. D. Christofides, "Optimization of Transport-Reaction Processes Using Nonlinear Model Reduction," AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 213d, Dallas, Texas, 1999.

  122.     Chiu, T. and P. D. Christofides, "Dynamics and Control of Constrained Particulate Processes," AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 146b, Dallas, Texas, 1999.

  123.     El-Farra, N. and P. D. Christofides, "Integrating Robustness, Optimality and Constraints in Control of Nonlinear Processes," AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 228g, Dallas, Texas, 1999.

  124.     Kalani, A. and P. D. Christofides, "Model Reduction and Control of Aerosol Processes with Simultaneous Reaction, Nucleation, Condensation and Coagulation," AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 144a, Dallas, Texas, 1999.

  125.     El-Farra, N. and P. D. Christofides, "Robust Optimal Control of Nonlinear Systems," AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 228h, Miami Beach, Florida, 1998.

  126.     Kalani, A. and P. D. Christofides, "Nonlinear Control of Aerosol Reactors," AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 24d, Miami Beach, Florida, 1998.

  127.     Chiu, T. and P. D. Christofides, "Control of Particulate Processes Based on Uncer­tain Population Balance Models," AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 246g, Miami Beach, Florida, 1998.

  128.     Baker, J. and P. D. Christofides, "Control of Rapid Thermal Chemical Vapor Deposition Processes with Significant Convective Phenomena," AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 226i, Miami Beach, Florida, 1998.

  129.     Bendersky, E. and P. D. Christofides, "Optimal Integrated Design and Control of Transport-Reaction Processes," AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 240e, Miami Beach, Florida, 1998.

  130.     Antoniades, C. and P. D. Christofides, "Robust State Estimation and Control of Nonlinear Time Delay Processes," AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 228c, Miami Beach, Florida, 1998.

  131.     Armaou, A. and P. D. Christofides, "Nonlinear Control of Incompressible Fluid Flows Based on Navier-Stokes Equations," AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 247d, Miami Beach, Florida, 1998.

  132.     Armaou, A. and P. D. Christofides, "Modeling and Control of Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition," AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 197s, Miami Beach, Florida, 1998 (Finalist Best Student Paper Award, Materials Division Poster Session).

  133.     Armaou, A. and P. D. Christofides, "Model Reduction and Control of Nonlinear Parabolic PDEs with Free Boundaries: Application to Crystal Growth," AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 248c, Miami Beach, Florida, 1998.

  134.     Baker, J., A. Armaou and P. D. Christofides, "Nonlinear Feedback Control of Chemical Vapor Deposition Processes," AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 169e, Los Angeles, California, 1997.

  135.     Christofides, P. D. and C. Antoniades, "Control of Nonlinear Differential Difference Equation Systems," AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 191i, Los Angeles, California, 1997.

  136.     Christofides, P. D. and T. Chiu, "Nonlinear Control of Particulate Processes," AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 196a, Los Angeles, California, 1997.

  137.     Christofides, P. D., "Robust Output Feedback Control of Nonlinear Systems," AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 214t, Los Angeles, California, 1997.

  138.     Christofides, P. D. and P. Daoutidis, "Robust Control of Parabolic PDE Systems," AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 141h, Chicago, Illinois, 1996.

  139.     Christofides, P. D. and P. Daoutidis, "Feedback Control of Parabolic PDE Systems," AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 180b, Miami Beach, Florida, 1995.

  140.     Christofides, P. D. and P. Daoutidis, "Robust Nonlinear Control of Hyperbolic PDE Systems," AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 180g, Miami Beach, Florida, 1995.

  141.     Kumar, A., P. D. Christofides, and P. Daoutidis, "Control of Nonlinear Processes with Non-Explicit Time-Scale Separation," AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 179i, Miami Beach, Florida, 1995.

  142.     Christofides, P. D. and P. Daoutidis, "Nonlinear Control of Distributed Parameter Systems," AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 2241, San Francisco, California, 1994.

  143.     Christofides, P. D. and P. Daoutidis, "Control of Two-Time-Scale Nonlinear Processes," AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 226d, San Francisco, California, 1994.

  144.     Daoutidis, P., P. D. Christofides and N. Kapoor, "Synthesis of Dynamic Feedforward/Output Feedback Controllers for Multivariable Nonlinear Processes," AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 150e, St. Louis, Missouri, 1993.


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