Faculty: Dr. J. F. MacGregor

 

 

Professor Emeritus
Department of Chemical Engineering

Dofasco Chair in Process Automation and
Information Technology

McMaster University
1280 Main Street West, Hamilton
Ontario, Canada  L8S 4L7

office: JHE-345A/A
email:  macgreg@mcmaster.ca
voice:  (905) 525-9140 ext.24951

MACC Member

B.Eng. McMaster University (1965), M.Sc. University of Wisconsin (1967), Ph.D. University of Wisconsin (1972), F.A.S.A., P.Eng.

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Research Projects

1. Statistical Methods for Process Monitoring & Optimization

Massive amounts of process data are collected routinely by on-line process computers. This
area of research involves the utilization and development of multivariate statistical methods
capable of compressing the information in these data down into low dimensional spaces
where it can more readily be analysed and interpreted. Methods for gaining process understanding through the analysis of historical data, on-line monitoring of process
operating performance, process optimization using latent variable models, and the rapid development of new products are being developed. Much of this research is being performed in cooperation with companies in our Control Consortium.

2. Analysis of Biomedical Images (MRI)

This area expands the multivariate statistical technology we have developed to analyze process data to new biomedical MRI imaging problems for the detection and diagnosis of tumors, and cardiac problems, and to the use and interpretation of time varying functional MRI images of the brain for the diagnosis of medical problems such as depression and OCB.

Curriculum Vitae

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Selected Publications:

S. Wold, N. Kettaneh-Wold, J. F. MacGregor, and K. G. Dunn 2009 Batch Process Modeling and MSPC. In: Brown S, Tauler R, Walczak R (eds.) Comprehensive Chemometrics, volume 2, pp. 163-197 Oxford: Elsevier.

Garcia-Munoz, S., J.F. MacGregor, D. Neogi, B.E. Latshaw and S. Mehta, “Optimization of batch operating policies. Part II: Incorporating process constraints and industrial applications”, Ind. & Eng. Chem. Res., 47, 4202-4208, 2008

Bruwer, M.J., J.F. MacGregor and M.D. Noseworthy, “Dymanic Contrast-Enhanced MRI Diagnostics in Oncology via Principal Component analysis”, J. Chemometrics, In Press, 2008

Muteki, K., J.F. MacGregor and   T. Ueda, “On the Rapid development of New Polymer Blends: The optimal selection of materials and blend ratios”, Ind. & Eng. Chem. Res., 45, 4653-4660, 2006.

Liu, J.J. and J.F. MacGregor, “Modelling and Optimization of Product Appearance: Application to Injection Molded Plastic Panels”, Ind. & Eng. Chem. Res., 44, 4687-4696, 2005.

Flores-Cerrillo, J. and J.F. MacGregor, “Control of batch product quality by trajectory manipulation using latent variable models”, J. Process Control, 14, 539-553, 2004.