Michael Waller

Professor

Paper Science & Engineering

OFFICE ADDRESS: 64L Engineering Building, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 45056

OFFICE PHONE: (513) 529-0769
E-MAIL ADDRESS: wallermh @muohio.edu

EDUCATION:

M.E. - Massachusetts Institute of Technology - 1966

S.M. - Massachusetts Institute of Technology - 1964

B.M.E. - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - 1963

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE:

Professor, Miami University, 1990 - present

Associate Professor, Miami University, 1982 - 1990

Visiting Lecturer, UMIST, Manchester, England, 1986

Assistant Professor, Miami University, 1979 - 1982

CONSULTING/PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

• Consultant to the industry in the areas of tissue drying and papermaking patents
• Senior Papermaking Engineer, Procter and Gamble, 1966 - 1979
• Executive Officer, U.S. Army, Aberdeen Proving Ground, 1966 - 1968
• Summer Engineer, Union Carbide Corporation, 1963, 1965

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

• Technical Association of Pulp and Paper Industry
• International Society for Measurement and Control - Education Chair for
• Pulp and Paper Industries Division
• Pulp and Paper Technical Association of Canada

PUBLICATIONS AND PAPERS:

• M. H. Waller, "Upsets in Papermaking Ash Control: Various Dead-Time Compensators," Tappi J. 5(10):17-20 (2006).

• M. H. Waller, "Disturbing Performance: Control system software can cure paper machine upsets," DeltaTech, 52:8, 19-21 (2005)

• M. H. Waller, "Simulation with Process Control Software for Distrubance Rejection in the Wet End of a Paper Machine: Part II," from ISA Expo 2005 Conference, Training and Exhibition, Paper No. ISA05-P025, ISA Emerging Technologies (ISBN TP05ISA157), 455 (2005)

• Waller, M. H., "Feedback Control Schemes for Disturbance Rejection in the Wet End of a Paper Machine: Mimicking a Process Simulator", From ISA Expo 2004 Conference and Exhibition, Paper No. ISA04-P040, ISA Emerging Technologies, (ISBN TP04ISA157), 454, 162-170, (2004).

• Waller, M. H., "Papermaking Retention Aid Control: A Tutorial," from ISA 2002, Paper ISA 02-P013, ISA Emerging Technologies, 425, 51-61 (2002).

• Waller, M. H., "On-Line Papermaking Sensors: A Historical Perspective," in The Science of Papermaking, Transactions of the 12th Fundamental Research Symposium Held in Oxford: September 2001, C. F. Baker, ed., The Fundamental Research Society, Bury, Lanscashire, 2001. volume 2, pp. 785-895.

• Waller, M. H., and A. Singhal, "Development of Paper Properties During Restrained Drying of Hansheets," Proceedings, TAPPI Engineering Conference, 1999, Vol 2, pp. 721-732.

• Waller, M. H., "Modeling Paper Machine Cross Direction Profiles," Proceedings, International CD Symposium '97, Cross Directional Web Measurements, Controls and Actuator Systems in Paper Machines, 4-7 June 1997, Tampere, Finland, pp. 168-73.

• Waller, M. H., "A Paper Machine Grade Change with IMC Basis Weight Control," Instrumentation in the Pulp & Paper Industry, 32, 47-54, paper #1054-0032/96/047-054, ISA, Raleigh, NC. 1996.
  
  
• Waller, M. H., "An Infrared Test Method to Measure Coating Immobilization, " Proceedings, 1996 Coating Conference, TAPPI Press, Atlanta, GA.
  
  
• Waller, M. H., "Two Dimensional Analysis and Control for Industrial Processes, " pp 6/1-6/5 in Multi-Dimensional Systems: Problems and Solutions, IEE, London, England, 1996.
  
  
• Waller, M. H.,"Printers, Operators Interfaces, Workstations, " Chapter 7.17, PP 951-962, in Instrument Engineer's Handbook, Third Edition, B. Liptak, ed. Radnor, PA, Chilton Publishing Co., 1995
  
  
• Waller, M. H., "Headbox, Modeling for Cross-Direction Basis Weight Control, " ISA Transactions, 33, 245-254 (1994).
  
  
• Waller, M. H., "A Tutorial on the Measurement of Paper Stock Consistency," ISA Transactions, 32:3, 277-282 (1993).
  
  
• Waller, M. H., "Measurement of Paper Stock Consistency," Advances in Instrumentation and Control, 47:1, 369-378, October, 1992.
  
  
• Waller, M. H., "Instrumentation for the Press Section," Chapter 8 in The Paper Machine Wet Press Manual, PP 77-87, TAPPI Press, Atlanta, GA.

MAJOR INTEREST AREAS:

Drying

Paper Forming Sections

Mathematical Modeling

Process Control

HONORS AND AWARDS:

Nominee for Weldon Medal for best paper at CPPA Conference, 1997

Rated as one of TAPPI's Finest Faculty 1997

Recipient of 1996 Outstanding Teaching Award, Associated Student Government, Miami University

Best Paper Award for 1996, Pulp & Paper Industries Division, International Society for Measurement & Control