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John Hedengren

Professor

330L EB
Provo, UT 84602

Biography

Dr. John Hedengren is an Associate Professor at Brigham Young University in the Chemical Engineering Department. He leads the BYU Process Research and Intelligent Systems Modeling (PRISM) group with a current focus on structured machine learning for optimization of energy systems, unmanned aircraft, and drilling. Prior to BYU he worked in industry for 7 years on nonlinear estimation and predictive control for polymers. His work includes the APMonitor Optimization Suite with a recent extension to the Python GEKKO language. He led the development of the Arduino-based Temperature Control Lab that is currently used by 40 universities for process control education. His 47 publications span topics of oil production, drilling automation, smart grid optimization, unmanned aerial systems, and nonlinear predictive control. His professional service includes an appointment as an adjunct professor at the University of Utah, Section EiC for the Processes Journal, and member of the AIChE CAST Executive Committee (Webinar Editor). In 2005, he received a Ph.D. (Ch.E.) from the University of Texas at Austin for contributions to control and estimation of large-scale dynamic systems. He currently serves as a Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Distinguished Lecturer for 2018-2019, visiting 22 local sections to deliver a presentation on "Drilling Automation and Downhole Monitoring with Physics-based Models".

Research Interests

Research interests include:

1. Develop efficient modeling and optimization methods for large-scale dynamic systems
2. Analyze measurements of complex processes to gain fundamental process insight for biological, chemical, or upstream oil and gas reservoirs.
3. Design, monitor, and optimize energy systems
4. Process Control and Optimization
5. Oil and Gas Automation for Drilling and Production
6. Subsea Monitoring Technology
7. Unmanned Aerial Systems
8. Energy Storage and Grid Integration

Teaching Interests

Teaching interests include project-based learning, web-based supplemental material to increase the effectiveness of classroom instruction, process dynamics and control, energy systems, and machine learning.

Education

  • Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering , Process Control and Optimization, University of Texas at Austin (2005)
  • Master of Science in Chemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering , Combustion of Solid Rocket Propellants, Brigham Young University (2002)
  • Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering , Brigham Young University (2001)

Honors and Awards

  • Society of Petroleum Engineers Distinguished Lecturer, Society of Petroleum Engineers (2018 - 2019)
  • Computing Practice Award, AIChE CAST Division (2018 - 2018)
  • Faculty of the Year Award, BYU Chemical Engineering (2016 - 2016)
  • BYU Hall of Fame, BYU (2015 - 2015)
  • Young Researcher Travel Award, SPE (Society of Petroleum Engineers) (2015 - 2015)
  • David Himmelblau Award for Innovations in Computer-Based Chemical Engineering Education, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (2014 - 2014)
  • Young Researcher Travel Award, SPE (Society of Petroleum Engineers) (2014 - 2014)
  • Young Researcher Award, FOCAPO and CPC (2012 - 2012)

Memberships

  • Society of Petroleum Engineers (2013 - Present)
  • American Institute of Chemical Engineers (2004 - Present)
  • American Society of Mechanical Engineers (2013 - 2014)
  • American Society for Engineering Education (2011 - 2013)

Professional Citizenship

  • Other, University of Utah (2017 - Present)
  • Editor, Associate Editor, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (2014 - Present)
  • Board Member, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (2013 - Present)
  • Conference-Related Role, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (2012 - Present)
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research (2012 - Present)
  • Board Member, CACHE Corporation (2023 - 2026)
  • Committee/Council Chair, IFAC Control Systems Society (2021 - 2024)
  • Editor, Associate Editor, Processes Journal (2016 - 2020)
  • Guest Speaker, Society of Petroleum Engineers (2018 - 2019)
  • Officer, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (2014 - 2018)
  • Editor, Associate Editor, IEEE Control Systems Society (2012 - 2017)
  • Editor, Associate Editor, American Automatic Control Council (2013 - 2016)
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Springer-Verlag (2012 - 2015)
  • Editorial Review Board Member, Control Engineering Progress (2011 - 2012)
  • Conference-Related Role, INFORMS Society (2012 - 2012)

Courses Taught

Publications

LaGrande Gunnell Bethany Nicholson John D Hedengren John Anthony Rossiter Christos G. Cassandras João Hespanha Sebastian Dormido Luis de la Torre Gireeja Ranade Antonio Visioli John D Hedengren Richard M. Murray Panos Antsaklis Francoise Lamnabhi-Lagarrigue Thomas Parisini Junho Park Mohammad Reza Babaei Samuel Arce Munoz Ashwin N. Venkat John D Hedengren Daniel Hill Dawson McCrea An Ho Matthew J Memmott Kody Powell John D Hedengren Jiwei Yao John D Hedengren Tao Gao Kody M. Powell Mohammad Reza Babaei Ryan Stone Thomas Allen Knotts John D Hedengren John D Hedengren David Brower Kody Kidder Zachary Hillman An Ho Matthew J Memmott John D Hedengren Kody M. Powell Samuel Arce Munoz Junho Park Cristina M. Stewart Adam M. Martin John D Hedengren Landen D. Blackburn Jacob F. Tuttle Klas Andersson John D Hedengren Kody M. Powell John D Hedengren An Ho Daniel Hill John D Hedengren Kody Powell An Ho K. Mohammadi Matthew Memmott John D Hedengren Kody Powell An Ho K. Mohammadi Matthew Memmott John D Hedengren Kody Powell Thomas Knotts John D Hedengren Mohammad Reza Babaei Daniel Hill Adam Martin Nathanael Martin-Nelson Charles Granger Matthew J Memmott Kody Powell John D Hedengren Jiwei Yao T. Gao John D Hedengren Kody Powell Daniel Hill Adam Martin Nathanael Martin-Nelson Charles Granger Matthew J Memmott Kody Powell John Hedengren LaGrande Lowell Gunnell Kyle Manwaring Xiaonan Lu Jacob Reynolds John Vienna John D Hedengren An Ho Daniel Hill John D Hedengren Kody M. Powell A. Serbezov K. Zakova A. Visioli J.A. Rossiter B. Douglas John D Hedengren J. A. Rossiter A. Visioli A. Serbezov B. Douglas John D Hedengren K. Zakova Charles Granger Adam Martin Daniel Hill Jarom Wallace Matthew Memmott John D Hedengren Bryce Berrett Cory Vernon Haley Beckstrom Madison Pollei Kaleb Markert Kevin W Franke John D Hedengren Nathaniel Gates Daniel Hill Blake Billings Kody Powell John D Hedengren Bryce E. Berrett Cory A. Vernon Haley Beckstrand Madi Pollei Kaleb Markert Kevin W Franke John D Hedengren An Ho Kasra Mohammadi Matthew J Memmott John D Hedengren Kody M. Powell John Anthony Rossiter John D Hedengren Atanas Serbezov P. B. de Moura Oliveira John D Hedengren E. J. Solteiro Pires Junho Park Cameron Price David S Pixton Manuel Aghito Roar Nybø Knut Bjørkevoll John D Hedengren P. B. de Moura Oliveira John D Hedengren José Boaventura-Cunha John D Hedengren Paulo Moura Oliveira John D Hedengren John Anthony Rossiter Samuel Arce Cory A. Vernon Joshua Hammond Valerie Newell Joseph Janson Kevin W Franke John D Hedengren Joshua E. Hammond Cory A. Vernon Trent J. Okeson Benjamin J. Barrett Samuel Arce Valerie Newell Joseph Janson Kevin W Franke John D Hedengren Junho Park Joseph Lyman Mark Darby Luiz Lima Chris Nelson John D Hedengren Junho Park R. Abraham Martin Jeffrey D. Kelly John D Hedengren Cody R. Simmons Joshua R. Arment Kody M. Powell John D Hedengren Paulo Moura Oliveira John D Hedengren Michael Freeman Cory Vernon Bryce Berrett Nicole Hastings Jeff Derricott Jenessa Pace Benjamin Horne Joshua Hammond Joseph Janson Filiberto Chiabrando John D Hedengren Kevin W Franke Trent J. Okeson Benjamin J. Barrett Samuel Arce Cory A. Vernon Kevin W Franke John D Hedengren Jacob Willis Jeffrey Derricott Cameron K Peterson John D Hedengren Kevin W Franke Landen Blackburn Aaron Young Pratt Rogers John D Hedengren Kody Powell R. Abraham Martin Nathaniel S. Gates Simeon A Ning John D Hedengren Brigham Hansen Brandon Tolbert Cory Vernon John D Hedengren Junho Park Cameron Patterson Jeffrey D. Kelly John D Hedengren Nathaniel S. Gates Kevin R. Moore Simeon A Ning John D Hedengren Paul Pastusek Greg Payette Roman Shor Eric Cayeux Ulf Jakob Aarsnes John D Hedengren Stéphane Menand John Macpherson Raju Gandikota Michael Behounek Richard Harmer Emmanuel Detournay Roland Illerhaus Yu Liu J. A. Rossiter S. A. Pope B. Ll Jones John D Hedengren Logan D R Beal Damon Peterson David R Grimsman Sean C Warnick John D Hedengren Seyed Mostafa Safdarnejad John D Hedengren Kody M Powell Logan Beal Daniel C Hill R Abraham Martin John D Hedengren Logan Beal Damon Petersen David Grimsman Sean C Warnick John D Hedengren R. A. Martin B. Heiner John D Hedengren John D Hedengren Logan Beal Nicole L. Bentley Suy Q. Le David V. Brower John D Hedengren David Brower J. Conrad Wilson Geoff High Karl Witherow Damon Petersen Logan D. R. Beal Derek Prestwich Sean C Warnick John D. Hedengren Logan D. R. Beal Damon Petersen Guilherme Pila Brady Davis Sean C Warnick John D. Hedengren Ammon N Eaton Logan DR Beal Samuel D Thorpe Casey B Hubbell John D Hedengren Roar Nybø Manuel Aghito Ronald Abraham Martin Landon Blackburn Joshua Pulsipher Kevin W Franke John D Hedengren Brandon S. Taysom Carl David Sorensen John D Hedengren Jackson Udy Brigham Hansen Sage Maddux Donald Petersen Spencer Heilner Kevin Stevens David Lignell John D Hedengren John D. Hedengren M. Aghito K. S. Bjørkevoll R. Nybø A. Eaton John D. Hedengren J. Park T. R. Webber R. Asgharzadeh Shishavan John D Hedengren Ammon N. Eaton Kevin W Franke Tang Nguyen Lisheng Shao Christopher Bender Derek Wolfe John D Hedengren Brandon Reimschiissel John D. Hedengren J. Udy L. Blackburn M. Darby L. Beal J. Clark M. Anderson Sean C Warnick John D Hedengren Logan D.R. Beal Junho Park Damon Petersen Sean C Warnick John D Hedengren Kevin W Franke Thang Nguyen Lisheng Shao Christopher Bender Derrick Wolfe John D Hedengren Brandon Reimschiissel J. L. Mojica D. J. Petersen B. Hansen K. M. Powell John D Hedengren Samantha Ruggles Joseph Clark Kevin W Franke Derek Wolfe Brandon Reimschiissel R Abraham Martin Trent J Okeson John D Hedengren Brandon S Taysom Carl David Sorensen John D Hedengren S. M. Safdarnejad John D Hedengren Larry Lin Baxter R Abraham Martin Abe Hall Chris Brinton Kevin W Franke John D Hedengren Kevin W Franke Kyle M Rollins Christian Ledezma John D Hedengren Derek Wolfe Samantha Ruggles Christopher Bender Brandon Reimschiissel Kody M Powell Jong Suk Kim Wesley J Cole Kriti Kapoor Jose L Mojica John D Hedengren Thomas F Edgar Jackson Udy Sage Maddux Donald Peterson Spencer Heilner Kevin Stevens David O Lignell John D Hedengren Reza Asgharzadeh Shishavan Hector Perez John D Hedengren David S Pixton Anthony Pink Reza Asgharzadeh Shishavan Casey Hubbell Hector D. Perez John D Hedengren David S. Pixton Anthony P. Pink Seyed Mostafa Safdarnejad Jonathan R. Gallacher John D Hedengren Kody M Powell Ammon N Eaton John D Hedengren Thomas F Edgar Seyed Mostafa Safdarnejad John D Hedengren Larry Lin Baxter Ammon N Eaton Logan DR Beal Sam D Thorpe Ethan H Janis Casey Hubbell John D Hedengren Roar Nybø Manuel Aghito Knut Bjørkevoll Rachid El Boubsi others Nicholas R. Lewis John D Hedengren Eric L. Haseltine Seyed Mostafa Safdarnejad John D Hedengren Nicholas R. Lewis Eric L. Haseltine Seyed Mostafa Safdarnejad John D Hedengren Larry Lin Baxter Martin R.A. I. Rojas Kevin W Franke John D Hedengren Reza Asgharzadeh Shishavan Casey Hubbell Hector Perez John D Hedengren David S Pixton Anthony Paul Pink S.M. Safdarnejad L. Kennington Larry Lin Baxter John D Hedengren A. Eaton S.M. Safdarnejad John D Hedengren K. Moffat C. Hubbell D.V. Brower A.D. Brower Liang Sun J.D. Castagno John D Hedengren Randal Winston Beard L.M. Palmer Kevin W Franke R.A. Martin B.E. Sines Kyle M Rollins John D Hedengren Morris Dee Argyle Basseem B. Hallac Kamyar Keyvanloo John D Hedengren William C Hecker Seyed Mostafa Safdarnejad Jonathan Gallacher John D Hedengren Ammon Eaton Logan Beal Ethan Janis Sam Thorpe Casey Hubbell John D Hedengren Logan M. Palmer Kevin W Franke R. Abraham Martin Brendan E. Sines Kyle M Rollins John D Hedengren Reza Asgharzadeh Shishavan Casey Hubbell Hector Perez John D Hedengren David S Pixton Junho Park Seyed Mostafa Safdarnejad Reza Asgharzadeh Shishavan John D Hedengren Reza Rastegar Adrian Snell Seyed Mostafa Safdarnejad John D Hedengren Larry Lin Baxter K M Powell J S Kim K Kapoor Jose L Mojica John D Hedengren T F Edgar S.M. Safdarnejad L. Kennington Larry Lin Baxter John D Hedengren David V Brower Alexis Brower Reza Asgharzadeh Shishavan John D Hedengren David S Pixton Hector D Perez Reza Asgharzadeh Shishavan John D Hedengren Andrew David Craig others Reza Asgharzadeh Shishavan Casey Hubbell Hector Perez John D Hedengren David S Pixton others Kody M. Powell John D Hedengren Thomas F. Edgar Reza Asgharzadeh Shishavan Casey Hubbell Hector Perez John D Hedengren David S Pixton Anthony Paul Pink Reza Asgharzadeh Shishavan John D Hedengren David V Brower Alexis Brower John D Hedengren Reza Asgharzadeh Shishavan Kody M. Powell Thomas F. Edgar Reza Asgharzadeh Shishavan Casey Hubbell Hector Perez John D Hedengren David S Pixton others A. Eaton S.M. Safdarnejad John D Hedengren K. Moffat C. Hubbell D.V. Brower A.D. Brower Basseem B Hallac Kamyar Keyvanloo John D Hedengren William C Hecker Morris Dee Argyle John D Hedengren Reza Asgharzadeh Shishavan Kody M. Powell Thomas F. Edgar Liang Sun Jeremy Castagno John D Hedengren Randall W Beard Junichi Sugiura Robello Samuel Joachim Oppelt G. P. Ostermeyer John D Hedengren Paul Pastusek Randal Winston Beard Liang Sun John D Hedengren David V. Brower Reza Asgharzadeh Shishavan James Memmott John D Hedengren Alexis D. Brower Hector Perez Reza Asgharzadeh Shishavan James Memmott John D Hedengren David S Pixton Hector Perez Reza Asgharzadeh Shishavan John D Hedengren Hector Perez Reza Asgharzadeh Shishavan John D Hedengren Hector Perez Reza Asgharzadeh Shishavan John D Hedengren Hector Perez Reza Asgharzadeh Shishavan James Memmott John D Hedengren David S Pixton John D Hedengren Jeff D. Kelly John D Hedengren Casey Abbott John D Hedengren Eric L. Haseltine Liang Sun John D Hedengren Randal Winston Beard Kody M. Powell John D Hedengren Thomas F. Edgar John D Hedengren Kody M. Powell John D Hedengren Thomas F. Edgar Lee T. Jacobsen John D Hedengren John D Hedengren David Brower John D Hedengren C. Loegering Alexis Brower Karl Witherow Karl Winters Benjamin J. Spivey John D Hedengren Thomas F. Edgar John D Hedengren David Brower Kevin R. Jensen John D Hedengren Kevin W. Lawson John D Hedengren Larence C. Smith Kody M Powell John D Hedengren Thomas F. Edgar

Presentations

Landen Blackburn John D Hedengren Kody Powell
John D Hedengren
Sarah Nikbakhsh John D Hedengren Mark Darby Jackson Udy
Ronald Martin A. Hall C. Brinton Kevin W Franke John D Hedengren