We are excited to kick-off our 2026-2027 Technical Program with a presentation from a special guest and 1984-85 ISA St. Louis Section President, Greg McMillan!
Please join us on August 13, 2026 at Experitec where Greg will discuss PID Tuning and Control Loop Performance. His presentation will cover:
- Tuning Objectives & Metrics
- Effect of Process Dynamics on Tuning
- Tuning for Load Disturbances
- Achieving Desired Setpoint Response
- Effects of Measurement & Valve Dynamics
In addition, Greg will be giving every attendee a free copy of his book, The Life and times of an Automation Professional - An Illustrated Guide.
Other give aways available at the meeting include:
- The first 20 registrants get a copy of Greg's far-out look into what retirement offers seniors of a technical persuasion: The Funnier Side of Retirement for Engineers and People of the Technical Persuasion.
- Four hardcover copies of Greg's Tuning and Control Loop Performance, Fourth Edition will be awarded as prizes. A free PDF downloadable copy of the book is available here.
Agenda:
- 5:00-6:00pm - Arrival, Networking
- 5:30-6:00pm - Dinner, Networking
- 6:00-7:30pm - Technical Presentation
- 7:30-8:00pm - Q&A, Networking
Dinner is included with your registration.
We look forward to seeing you there for this great presentation!
Thank you to our sponsors: Experitec, Prosera, & Greg McMillan!
Speaker Bio:
Greg McMillan has more than 50 years of experience in industrial process automation, with an emphasis on the synergy of dynamic modeling and process control. He retired as a Senior Fellow from Solutia and a senior principal software engineer from Emerson Process Systems and Solutions. He was also an adjunct professor in the Washington University Saint Louis Chemical Engineering department from 2001 to 2004. Greg is the author of numerous ISA books and columns on process control, and he has been the monthly Control Talk columnist for Control magazine since 2002. He is the leader of the monthly ISA “Ask the Automation Pros” Q&A posts that began as a series of Mentor Program Q&A posts in 2014. He started and guided the ISA Standards and Practices committee on ISA-TR5.9-2023, PID Algorithms and Performance Technical Report, and he wrote “Annex A - Valve Response and Control Loop Performance, Sources, Consequences, Fixes, and Specifications” in ISA-TR75.25.02-2000 (R2023), Control Valve Response Measurement from Step Inputs. Greg’s achievements include the ISA Kermit Fischer Environmental Award for pH control in 1991, appointment to ISA Fellow in 1991, the Control magazine Engineer of the Year Award for the Process Industry in 1994, induction into the Control magazine Process Automation Hall of Fame in 2001, selection as one of InTech magazine’s 50 Most Influential Innovators in 2003, several ISA Raymond D. Molloy awards for bestselling books of the year, the ISA Life Achievement Award in 2010, the ISA Mentoring Excellence award in 2020, and the ISA Standards Achievement Award in 2023. He has a BS in engineering physics from Kansas University and an MS in control theory from Missouri University of Science and Technology, both with emphasis on industrial processes.
Books:
Advances in Reactor Measurement and Control
Good Tuning: A Pocket Guide, Fourth Edition
New Directions in Bioprocess Modeling and Control: Maximizing Process Analytical Technology Benefits, Second Edition
Essentials of Modern Measurements and Final Elements in the Process Industry: A Guide to Design, Configuration, Installation, and Maintenance
101 Tips for a Successful Automation Career
Advanced pH Measurement and Control: Digital Twin Synergy and Advances in Technology, Fourth Edition
The Funnier Side of Retirement for Engineers and People of the Technical Persuasion
The Life and Times of an Automation Professional - An Illustrated Guide
Advanced Temperature Measurement and Control, Second Edition
Models Unleashed: Virtual Plant and Model Predictive Control Applications
See Greg's Bio on ISA Interchange.