Nordic Process Control

Nordic Process Control (NPC)

The Nordic Working Group on Process Control (NPC Working Group) initiates activities in order to strengthen the ties between the Nordic process control communities. One activity of the Working Group is to propose the location, date and organizers of an annual or semi-annual "Nordic Process Control Workshop". The Working Group also awards the "Nordic Process Control Award" to persons who have a made a lasting and significant contribution to the field of process control.

More information on the Nordic Working Group on Process Control

Upcoming NPC workshop:

24th Nordic Process Control Workshop, 16-18 Aug. 2023 , NTNU, Trondheim, Norway (Organizer: Professor Johannes Jäschke)

Further into the future:

25th NPCW, Jan. 2025, Aalto University, Helsinki, Finland
26th NPCW, Aug. 2026, Denmark
27th NPCW, Jan. 2028, Sweden
28th NPCW, Aug. 2029, Norway
29th NPCW, Jan. 2031, Finland
30th NPCW, Aug. 2032, Denmark

Previous NPC workshops (and organizer) (the three first workshops were held under the name Nordisk Destillasjonsforsknings (NDF) Workshop):

23rd Nordic Process Control Workshop, 16-18 Mar. 2022 (Original date was 13-15 Jan. 2021, but it was moved four times due to COVID). Luleå University of Technology (Organizer: Professor Wolfgang Birk) [proceedings] [Group picture]
22nd Nordic Process Control Workshop, 22-23 Aug. 2019, DTU, Lyngby (Copenhagen), Denmark (Organizers: Gurkan Sin, John B. Jørgensen, Jabob Huusom, DTU) [proceedings] [Group picture]
21th Nordic Process Control Workshop, 18-19 Jan. 2018, Turku (Ĺbo), Finland (Organizer: Kurt-Erik Häggblom, Ĺbo Akademi) [proceedings]
20th Nordic Process Control Workshop, 25-26 Aug. 2016, Stockholm, Sweden (Organizer: Elling W. Jacobsen, KTH) [proceedings]
19th Nordic Process Control Workshop, 15-16 Jan. 2015, Hurtigruta (coastal steamer) from Trondheim to Bodř, Norway (Organizer: Sigurd Skogestad, NTNU) [proceedings]
18th Nordic Process Control Workshop, 21-23 Aug. 2013, Oulu University, Finland (organizer: Dr. Jeno Kovacs) [proceedings]
17th Nordic Process Control Workshop, 25-27 Jan. 2012, DTU, Lyngby (Copenhagen), Denmark (organizer: Professor John Bagterp Jřrgensen) [proceedings]
16th Nordic Process Control Workshop, 19-21 Aug. 2010, Lund Sweden (organizer: Professor Tore Hägglund) [proceedings]
15th Nordic Process Control Workshop, 29-31 Jan. 2009, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway (organizer: Professor Bernt Lie) [proceedings]
14th Nordic Process Control Workshop, 23-25 Aug 2007, Helsinki, Finland (Sirkka-Liisa Jamsa-Jounela) [proceedings]
13th Nordic Process Control Workshop, 26-28 Jan 2006, Lyngby/Copenhagen, Denmark (Sten Bay Jorgensen)
12th Nordic Process Control Workshop, 19-21 Aug 2004, Gřteborg, Sweden (Claes Breitholtz)
11th Nordic Process Control Workshop, 9-11 Jan. 2003, Trondheim, Norway (Sigurd Skogestad and Bjarne Foss)
10th Nordic Process Control Workshop , 23 - 24 Aug. 2001, Ĺbo (Turku), Finland (Kurt Erik Haggblom).
9th Nordic Process Control Workshop , 13-15 Jan. 2000, Lyngby, Denmark (Sten Bay Jorgensen).
8th Nordic Process Control Workshop, 23 - 25 Aug. 1998, Stockholm (Elling Jacobsen).
7th Nordic Process Control Workshop, 12 - 14 Jan. 1997, Wadahl. Norway (Sigurd Skogestad)
6th. 21-22 Aug 1995: Åland, Finland (Kurt Waller)
5th. 24-25 Jan 1994: DTH, Lyngby, Denmark (Sten Bay Jorgensen)
4th. 27-28 Aug 1992: CTH, Göteborg, Sweden (Claes Breitholtz)
3rd. 22-23 Aug 1991: NTH, Trondheim, Norway (Sigurd Skogestad)
2nd. 11-12 Jun 1990: Åbo Akademi. Åbo, Finland (Kurt Waller)
1st. 24-25 May 1989: DTH, Lyngby, Denmark (Sten Bay Jorgensen).

Nordic process control award recipients:

Howard H. Rosenbrock (UK) (Aaland, Finland, August 1995) [text]
Karl Johan Ĺstrřm (Sweden) (Wadahl, Norway, January 1997) [text]
F. Greg Shinskey (USA) (Skeviks Gĺrd, Stockholm, 24 August 1998) [text]
Jens G. Balchen (Norway) (Lyngby, Denmark, 14 Jan. 2000) [text]
Charles R. Cutler (USA) (Ĺbo, Finland, 23 Aug. 2001) [text] [Award lecture]
Roger W. Sargent (UK) (Trondheim, Norway, 09 Jan. 2003) [text]
Ernst Dieter Gilles (Germany) (Gothenburg, Sweden, 19 Aug. 2004) [text] [Award lecture]
Manfred Morari (ETH, Switzerland) (Lyngby, Denmark, 26 Jan. 2006) [text] [Award lecture]
Jacques Richalet (France) (Espoo, Finland, 23. Aug. 2007) [text] [Award lecture]
John MacGregor (Canada) (Porsgrunn, Norway, 29 Jan. 2009) [text] [Award lecture]
Graham Goodwin (Australia) (Lund, Sweden, 26 Aug. 2010) [text] [Award lecture]
Lawrence ("Larry") T. Biegler (USA) (Lyngby, Denmark, 26 Jan. 2012) [text] [Award lecture]
James B. Rawlings (USA) (Oulu, Finland, 22 Aug. 2013) [text] [Award lecture]
Rudolf Kalman (ETH, Switzerland) (Trondheim, 15 Jan. 2015) [text] [video]
Wolfgang Marquardt (Germany) (Sigtuna, Stockholm, 25 Aug. 2016) [text] [Award lecture]
Dale Seborg (USA) (Turku (Ĺbo), Finland, 18 Jan. 2018) [text] [Award lecture]
Nina Thornhill (UK) (DTU, Lyngby, Denmark, 22 Aug. 2019) [text] [Award lecture]
Thomas F. Edgar (USA) (Luleĺ University of technology, Sweden, 17 March 2022) [text] [Award lecture]