2020 Control Process Automation Hall of Fame

April 22, 2020
Four inductees welcomed to the Control Process Automation Hall of Fame

From pioneering industrial autonomy to mitigating the risks inherent in large capital projects, the four individuals inducted into the Control Process Automation Hall of Fame this year have all shaped the practice of process automation, and the ripples they’ve already created will long outlast their own careers. All were enthusiastically nominated and confirmed by the current membership—and, I believe, in spirit by those no longer with us, including Charles Cutler who recently left us for greener, more optimal pastures.

Please join me in welcoming Penny Chen, senior principal technology strategist, Yokogawa; Duncan Mellichamp, professor emeritus, University of California Santa Barbara; Ian Nimmo, owner and principal, User Center Design Services; and Marty Zielinski, technology director (retired), Emerson, to the this esteemed school of very big fish.

Penny Chen

Penny Chen is the first of four honorees joining the Control Process Automation Hall of Fame this year. The senior principal technology strategist at Yokogawa is recognized for her work in the area of wireless network architectures. Read more.

Duncan Mellichamp

Professor emeritus at the University of California Santa Barbara Duncan Mellichamp is among four honorees joining the Control Process Automation Hall of Fame this year. Read more.

Ian Nimmo

Ian Nimmo, owner and principal, User Center Design Services, is among four honorees joining the Control Process Automation Hall of Fame this year. Nimmo is recognized as a  leader in process safety and HMI design. Read more.

Marty Zielinski

Martin (Marty) Zielinski is among four honorees joining the Control Process Automation Hall of Fame this year. The 37-year Emerson veteran is recognized as a champion of open standards for digital field communications. Read more.

About the Author

Keith Larson | Group Publisher

Keith Larson is group publisher responsible for Endeavor Business Media's Industrial Processing group, including Automation World, Chemical Processing, Control, Control Design, Food Processing, Pharma Manufacturing, Plastics Machinery & Manufacturing, Processing and The Journal.

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