Robert Rice, PhD is the vice president of engineering at Control Station. He is Control Station’s thought leader, and he has published extensively on topics associated with automatic process control, including multi-variable process control and model predictive control. Dr. Rice has been the recipient of numerous awards for innovation, and for his contributions to the advancement of the process industry. He received his BS in Chemical Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and his MS and PhD from the University of Connecticut.