W. Harmon Ray
W. Harmon Ray | |
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Harmon in 1973 | |
| Born | April 4, 1940 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Minnesota (PhD) Rice University (BS) |
| Awards | Amundson Award (2019) Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award (2000) Guggenheim Fellowship (1973) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematical modeling, Control theory, Process optimization, Chemical reaction engineering, Polymerization processes |
| Institutions | University of Wisconsin–Madison University at Buffalo University of Waterloo |
| Doctoral advisor | Rutherford Aris |
| Doctoral students | Over 50 students |
Willis Harmon Ray (born April 4, 1940) is an American chemical engineer, control theorist, applied mathematician, and a Vilas Research emeritus professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison notable for being the 2000 winner of the prestigious Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award and the 2019 winner of the Neal Amundson Award.