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Curriculum VITA as Associate Professor

This document summarizes the graduate theses supervised and research publications of an Associate Professor. It lists 14 graduate students whose theses were supervised between 1995-2001, focusing on nuclear engineering topics related to instrumentation and control. It also lists over 20 research publications in refereed journals and conference proceedings between 1995-2001 related to modeling, simulation, and control of nuclear power plants. The professor has also served in leadership roles for several professional societies.

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Curriculum Vita as Associate Professor Graduate Theses Supervised. James A. Turso Ph.D. NucE 8/95 Low Order Model-based Stability Analysis of Boiling Water Reactors. Stephen J. Kenney M.S. NucE (Thesis Option) 8/95 An Intelligent Reconfigurable Reactor Power Controller. Richard Johns M.S. NucE (Thesis Option) 12/95 Optimal Setpoint Generation for Improved Fuel Temperature Response Miguel Ceceñas-Falcón M.S. NucE (Thesis Option) 5/96 Parameter Estimation for the Pennsylvania State University TRIGA Reactor Yangping Zhao M.S. NucE (Thesis Option) 5/96 Optimized Wide Range Feedforward Control of Nuclear Power Plants with Embedded Conventional Control Systems Mike A. Power Ph.D. NucE 12/96 On-Line Adaptive Robust Control and Model Uncertainty Validation for a Nuclear Power Plant Robert P. Martin Ph.D. NucE 12/96 "Best-Estimate" Reactor Core Monitoring Using Distributed Parameter Estimation Phillip B. Walter Ph.D. NucE 5/97 Development of an Intelligent Control System with a High Degree of Autonomy and Application to Nuclear Power Systems Hans Gougar M.S. NucE (Thesis Option) 5/97 Thermal Hydraulic Analysis of the Penn State TRIGA Reactor for Multivariable Control Fred Bingman M.Engr. Nuc.E. 5/98 A Time / Frequency Domain Simulation of the Shippingport Atomic Power Station Reactor plant Miguel Ceceñas-Falcón Ph.D. NucE 5/99 Stability Monitoring for Boiling Water Reactors Roman Shaffer M.S. NucE (Thesis Option) 5/00 Design, Simulation, and Validation of Robust Controllers Shian-shing Shyu Ph.D. NucE 5/01 A Robust Multivariable Feedforward/Feedback Controller Design for Integrated Power Control of Nuclear Power Plant A Service to the Profession American Nuclear Society Penn State Student Chapter Advisor, 1999 to 2001 Organization of International Technical Meetings: General Chair of The 1996 ANS International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human-Machine Interface Technologies , held at The Nittany Lion Inn, The Pennsylvania State University, May 6-9, 1996; 1993-1996. Member of the Organizing Committee of The Third ANS International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human-Machine Interface Technologies, NPIC&HMIT 2000, Washington D.C., November 12-16, 2000; 1998-2000. Organization of Technical Sessions at National and International Meetings: Session Organizer of The 1999 ANS 8th International Conference on Robotics and Remote Systems session on “Instrumentation and Control" Session Organizer and Chair of The 1997 ANS Annual Meeting session on “Advances in I&C for Operating Plants" Session Organizer and Chair of The 1996 ANS International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human-Machine Interface Technologies sessions on "Use of Research Reactors in I&C Design and Design" Session Organizer and Chair of The 1996 ANS International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human-Machine Interface Technologies sessions on "Advanced Monitoring of Reactor Core Systems" Session Chair of the 1994 ANS Winter Meeting session on "Digital Instrumentation Upgrades - An Update" Session Organizer and Chair of The 1994 ANS Winter Meeting session on "Model-based Advanced Control and Validation for Power Reactors" Session Organizer and Chair of The 1995 ANS Annual Meeting session on "Monitoring and Control Made Possible by Nuclear Instrumentation and Control Upgrades"
2 Session Organizer of The 1995 ANS Annual Meeting session on "Nuclear Instrumentation and Control Upgrades" Session Organizer and Chair of The 1995 ANS Winter Meeting session on "Digital Control, Advances in Automated Design and Applications" Session chairman of The Ninth Power Plant Dynamics, Control, and Testing, Symposium, session on "Power Plant Modeling and Simulation," (May 1995). Session chairman of The Eight Power Plant Dynamics, Control, and Testing, Symposium, session on "Control and Diagnostics Applications for Liquid-Metal Reactors," (May 1992). Active Participation on Societies Committees: IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Science Society Instrumentation and Control Committee, 92-93 ANS Special Committee on Space Applications, 93-94 ANS Special Committee on Advanced Technologies, 94-95 ANS Special Committee on Electronic Communications and Publications, 96-97 ANS Nuclear Operations Division Program Committee, 93-98. ANS Power Division Executive Committee, 95-97. ANS Power Division Program Committee, 93-97 ANS Human Factors Division Program Committee, 1996 to 2001 ANS Human Factors Division Executive Committee, 1997 to 2001 ANS Operations and Power Division Program Committee, 1997 to 2001 B. Research and/or Scholarly Publications a. Articles published in refereed journals. Turso, J.A., R.M. Edwards, and J. March-Leuba. 1995. Hybrid Simulation of Boiling Water Reactor Dynamics Using A University Research Reactor. Nuclear Technology. 110:132-144. Garcia, H.E., A. Ray, and R.M. Edwards. 1995. A Reconfigurable Hybrid System and its Application to Power Plant Control. IEEE Control Systems Technology. 3:157-170. Martin, R.P., and R.M. Edwards. 1996. Kalman Filter Application for Distributed Parameter Estimation in Reactor Systems. Nuclear Science and Engineering. 123:435-442. Zhao, Y., R.M. Edwards, and K.Y. Lee. 1997. Hybrid Feedforward and Feedback Controller Design for Nuclear Steam Generators over Wide Range Operation Using Genetic Algorithm. IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion. 12:100-105. Turso, J.A., J. March-Leuba, and R.M. Edwards. 1997. A Modal-Based Reduced-Order Model of BWR Out- of-Phase Instabilities. Annals of Nuclear Energy. 24:921-934. Lee, K.Y., R.M. Edwards, and T. Hiyama. 1999. Combined Research and Curriculum Development for Power Plant Intelligent Distributed Control. IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion. 4:817-823. Solis-Rodarte, J., M. Ceceñas-Falcón, K.N. Ivanov, A. Baratta, and R.M. Edwards. 2000. TRAC-BF1/NEM Stability Methodology for BWR Core-Wide and Regional Stability Analysis. Annals of Nuclear Energy. 27:985-994. Martin, R.P., and R.M. Edwards. 2000. A Best-Estimate Reactor Core Monitor Using State Feedback Strategies to Resolve Uncertainties. Nuclear Science and Engineering. 134:293-305. Ceceñas-Falcón, M., and R.M. Edwards. 2000. Stability Monitoring Tests Using a Nuclear-Coupled Boiling Channel. Nuclear Technology. 131:1-11. Ceceñas-Falcón, M., and R.M. Edwards. 2001. Application of a Reduced Order Model to BWR Corewide Stability Analysis. Annals of Nuclear Energy. 28:1219-1235.
3 b. Articles published in refereed proceedings Meyers, G.L., and R.M. Edwards. 1997. Robust Temperature Control For Advanced Reactors. The Proceedings of American Nuclear Society Meeting on Advanced Reactors Safety, ARS’97. pp. 1131-1138. Orlando, FL. Lee, K.Y., R.M. Edwards, and T. Hiyama. 1998. Combined Research and Curriculum Development for Power Plant Intelligent Distributed Control. Proceedings of the 1998 IEEE Power Engineering Society Winter Meeting. Paper #PE-297-EC-0-12-1997, 7 pages. Tampa, FL. Shaffer, R., and R.M. Edwards. 1999. Comparison of Design Methods for Execution Level Controllers in Highly Autonomous Control Systems. Proceedings of the American Nuclear Society 8th International Conference on Robotics and Remote Systems. 17 pages on CD ROM. Pittsburgh, PA. Gougar, H.D., and R.M. Edwards. 1999. A Brief Survey of Non-Intelligent Robot Position Control. Proceedings of the American Nuclear Society 8th International Conference on Robotics and Remote Systems. 17 pages on CD ROM. Pittsburgh, PA. Shyu, S.S., and R.M. Edwards. 1999. Wide-Range Automation of Advanced Boiling Water Reactor from Cold Startup to Full Power. Proceedings of the American Nuclear Society 8th International Conference on Robotics and Remote Systems. 12 pages on CD ROM. Pittsburgh, PA. Solis-Rodarte, J., M. Ceceñas-Falcón, K.N. Ivanov, A. Baratta, and R. Edwards. 1999. Time-Series Analysis Methodology for BWR Core-Wide and Regional Stability Studies Using TRAC-BF1/NEM. Proceedings of the ANS MAC’99 Conference. 2:1814-1822. Madrid, Spain. Huang, Z., R.M. Edwards, and M. Fauber. 2000. Thermal Performance Analyses of the TMI NPP Auxiliary Condenser CW Reduction and Diversion Using Integrated Optimization Procedure. Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering, ICONE-8. 8 pages on CD ROM. Baltimore, MD. Ceceñas-Falcón, M., and R.M. Edwards. 2000. Out-of-Phase BWR Stability Monitoring. Proceedings of The Third American Nuclear Society International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human-Machine Interface Technologies, NPIC&HMIT'2000. 9 pages on CD ROM. Washington, DC. Shyu, S., and R.M. Edwards. 2000. Optimized-Feedforward and Robust-Feedback Used in Integrated Automatic Reactor Control. Proceedings of The Third American Nuclear Society International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human-Machine Interface Technologies, NPIC&HMIT'2000. 8 pages on CD ROM. Washington, DC. He, W., Z. Huang, and R.M. Edwards. 2000. Experimental Validation of Optimized-Feedforward Control for Nuclear Reactors. Proceedings of The Third American Nuclear Society International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human-Machine Interface Technologies, NPIC&HMIT'2000. 8 pages on CD ROM. Washington, DC. Huang, Z., and R.M. Edwards. 2000. Hybrid Reactor Simulation of BWR Using a First Principle Boiling Channel Model. Proceedings of The Third American Nuclear Society International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human-Machine Interface Technologies, NPIC&HMIT'2000. 8 pages on CD ROM. Washington, DC. Shaffer, R., W. He, and R.M. Edwards. 2000. Experimental Validation of Robust Control for Nuclear Reactors. Proceedings of The Third American Nuclear Society International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human-Machine Interface Technologies, NPIC&HMIT'2000. 9 pages on CD ROM. Washington, DC. Edwards, R.M., Z. Huang, and W. He. 2000. Integration of a Thermal-Hydraulic Test-loop and University Research Reactor for Advanced Monitoring and Control Research. Proceedings of The Third American Nuclear Society International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human- Machine Interface Technologies, NPIC&HMIT'2000. 8 pages on CD ROM. Washington, DC.
4 c. Papers refereed by abstract Edwards, R.M., A. Ben-Abdennour, and K.Y. Lee. 1991. Robust Control Design Verification Using the Modular Modeling System. EPRI 1991 International Conference on Power Plant and Power System Training, Simulators, and Modeling. 15 pages. Miami Beach, FL. Edwards, R.M., J.A. Turso, H.E. Garcia, M.H. Ghie, S. Dharap, and S. Lee. 1991. Real-time Distributed Simulation Using the Modular Modeling System Interfaced to a Bailey NETWORK 90 System. EPRI 1991 International Conference on Power Plant and Power System Training, Simulators, and Modeling. 15 pages. Miami Beach, FL. Ku, C.C., K.Y. Lee, and R.M. Edwards. 1991. A Neural Network for Adapting Nuclear Power Plant Control for Wide Range Operation. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. 63:114-115. Edwards, R.M., K.Y. Lee, and A. Ray. 1991. Multi-Layer Robust Control for Safety Enhancement of Reactor Operations. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. 63:402-403. Chávez-Mercado, C., J.H. Goldberg, and R.M. Edwards. 1991. A Human Factors Evaluation of a Highly Automated Nuclear Power Plant. AI 91: Frontiers in Innovative Computing for the Nuclear Industry. I:403- 411. Jackson, WY. Garcia, H.E., R.M. Edwards, A. Ray, and E.H. Klevans. 1991. On-Line Diagnostic and Intelligent Control for the Steam Plant at EBR-II. AI 91: Frontiers in Innovative Computing for the Nuclear Industry. II:841-850. Jackson, WY. Ben-Abdennour, A., R.M. Edwards, and K.Y. Lee. 1991. MIMOML Robust Control for Accommodating EBR-II Feedwater System Faults. AI 91: Frontiers in Innovative Computing for the Nuclear Industry. II:899- 907. Jackson, WY. Turso, J.A., R.M. Edwards, M. Bryan, and D.E. Hughes. 1991. Experience with Developing a Real-World Advanced Control and Diagnostic Testbed using a University Research Reactor. AI 91: Frontiers in Innovative Computing for the Nuclear Industry. II:889-898. Jackson, WY. Edwards, R.M., H.E. Garcia, J.A. Turso, C. Chávez-Mercado, A. Ben-Abdennour, C.K. Weng, C.C. Ku, A. Ray, and K.Y. Lee. 1992. Advanced Control Research at the Pennsylvania State University. Proceedings of the EPRI Meeting on Advanced Digital Computers, Controls, and Automation Technologies. 10 pages. San Diego, CA. Ben-Abdennour, A., K.Y. Lee, and R.M. Edwards. 1992. Feedwater System Fault Accommodation Using LQG/LTR Robust Control. Proceedings of the 8th Power Plant Dynamics, Control & Testing Symposium. 2:83.01-83.14. Knoxville, TN. Ku, C.C., K.Y. Lee, and R.M. Edwards. 1992. Diagonal Recurrent Neural Networks for Nuclear Power Plant Control. Proceedings of the 8th Power Plant Dynamics, Control & Testing Symposium. 2:61.01-62.24. Knoxville, TN. Walter, P.B., R.M. Edwards, J.A. Turso, and H.E. Garcia. 1992. Feedwater System Diagnostic Development Using Distributed Simulation. Proceedings of the 8th Power Plant Dynamics, Control & Testing Symposium. 1:35.01-35.14. Knoxville, TN. Edwards, R.M., C.K. Weng, and R.W. Lindsay. 1992. Experimental Development of Power Reactor Advanced Controllers. Proceedings of the 8th Power Plant Dynamics, Control & Testing Symposium. 1:28.01-28.15. Knoxville, TN. Chávez-Mercado, C., and R.M. Edwards. 1992. A GOMS Model Applied to Simplified Control Panel Design. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. 65:95-96. Edwards, R.M., M.A. Power, and M. Bryan. 1992. An Undergraduate Reactor Control Experiment. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. 65:386-388.
5 Edwards, R.M., H.E. Garcia, and K.Y. Lee. 1992. Experimental Development of Power Reactor Intelligent Control. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. 66:373-375. Ramaswamy, P., R.M. Edwards, and K.Y. Lee. 1992. Wide Range Nuclear Reactor Temperature Control Using Automatically Tuned Fuzzy Logic Controller. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. 66:101-103. Walter, P.B., and R.M. Edwards. 1993. Comparison of CERMET and NERVA Nuclear Rockets with Classical and Advanced Controllers. ANS Topical Meeting on Nuclear Power Plant Instrumentation, Control, and Man-Machine Interface Technologies. pp. 161-168. Oak Ridge, TN. Power, M.A., R.M. Edwards, and M. Bryan. 1993. Experimental Verification of Robust Optimal Nuclear Reactor Control. ANS Topical Meeting on Nuclear Power Plant Instrumentation, Control, and Man-Machine Interface Technologies. pp. 341-347. Oak Ridge, TN. Edwards, R.M., K.Y. Lee, A. Ben-Abdennour, C.C. Ku, and P. Ramaswamy. 1993. A Comparative Study for Nuclear Reactor Controller Design Using Optimal Control, Robust Control, Neural Network, and Fuzzy Logic Control. ANS Topical Meeting on Nuclear Power Plant Instrumentation, Control, and Man-Machine Interface Technologies. pp. 153-160. Oak Ridge, TN. Edwards, R.M., J.A. Turso, and H.E. Garcia. 1993. Fault-Accommodating Feedwater Control Simulation and Verification for In-Plant Test. ANS Topical Meeting on Nuclear Power Plant Instrumentation, Control, and Man-Machine Interface Technologies. pp. 333-340. Oak Ridge, TN. Ku, C.C., K.Y. Lee, and R.M. Edwards. 1993. Validation and Verification of Diagonal Neural Controller for Nuclear Power Plant. Proceedings of the Second International Forum on Applications of Neural Networks to Power Systems. pp. 343-348. Yokohama, Japan. Ramaswamy, P., R.M. Edwards, and K.Y. Lee. 1993. Fuzzy Logic Controller for Nuclear Power Plant. Proceedings of the Second International Forum on Applications of Neural Networks to Power Systems. pp. 29-34. Yokohama, Japan. Walter, P.B., R.M. Edwards, and E.H. Klevans. 1993. Control System Development for Pratt & Whitney's XNR2000 Nuclear Reactor Concept. Trans. of the Amer. Nuc. Soc. 68:344-345. Turso, J.A., R.M. Edwards, and D.E. Hughes. 1993. Hybrid Reactor/Simulation Development for Commercial Power Plant Controller Testing. Proceedings of The 16th Biennial ANS Topical Meeting on Reactor Operations Experience: Present & Future Technologies - Applying Lessons Learned. pp. 286-292. Long Island, NY. Walter, P.B., and R.M. Edwards. 1993. Nuclear Propulsion and Health Monitoring. Proceedings of the Propulsion Engineering Research Center Fifth Annual Symposium. pp. 204-207. University Park, PA. Edwards, R.M., H.E. Garcia, and N. Messick. 1993. Results from an In-plant Demonstration of Intelligent Control. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. 69:153-156. Walter, P.B., and R.M. Edwards. 1994. Development of An Integrated Control and Health Monitoring Architecture for Nuclear Rockets. Proceedings of the 11th Symposium on Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion. 11 pages. Albuquerque, NM. Walter, P.B., and R.M. Edwards. 1994. Nuclear Rocket Simulation System for the Development of Advanced Control. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. 70:297-299. Kenney, S.J., M.A. Power, H.E. Garcia, and R.M. Edwards. 1994. Temperature Performance Feedback for an Intelligent Reconfigurable Reactor Power Controller. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. 70:107-109. Turso, J.A., R.M. Edwards, and M. Bryan. 1994. Hybrid Simulation of Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) Dynamics Using a University Research Reactor. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. 70:323-324. Weng, C.K., R.M. Edwards, and A. Ray. 1994. Automation for Efficient and Safe Large Scale Power Changes in Nuclear Power Plants. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. 70:324-325.
6 Edwards, R.M., and W.A. Jester. 1994. Evolution of Nuclear Engineering Laboratory Courses at the Pennsylvania State University. Trans. Amer. Nucl. Soc. 70:29-31. Power, M.A., and R.M. Edwards. 1994. Functional Prototype Testing of Model-Based Advanced Control For Nuclear Reactors. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. 71:361-362. Kenney, S.J., M.A. Power, H.E. Garcia, and R.M. Edwards. 1994. Improved Reactor Temperature Response Using an Intelligent Reconfigurable Reactor Power Controller. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. 71:362-364. Ramaswamy, P., R.M. Edwards, and K.Y. Lee. 1994. Validating Real-time Implementations of Diagonal Recurrent Neural Network and Fuzzy Logic Controllers. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. 71:364-365. Weng, C.K., M.A. Power, R.M. Edwards, and A. Ray. 1994. Feedforward-feedback Control by Nonlinear Programming and Structured Singular Value Approach. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. 71:365-366. Martin, R.P., and R.M. Edwards. 1994. Control of Advanced Simulation Codes for Analysis of Reactor Systems. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. 71:367-369. Turso, J.A., R.M. Edwards, and T.W. Highlands. 1994. Boiling Water Reactor Stability Analysis via Kalman Filter Based Estimation and Maximum A Posteriori (MAP) Detection. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. 71:442- 444. Power, M.A., and R.M. Edwards. 1995. Implementation of Robust Control Experiments on a Nuclear Reactor. Proceedings of the Ninth Power Plant Dynamics and Control Conference. pp. 30.01-30.15. Knoxville, TN. Power, M.A., R.M. Edwards, and E. Dean. 1995. Mu-Synthesis Control of the EBR-II Primary Reactor System. Proceedings of the Ninth Power Plant Dynamics and Control Conference. pp. 28.01-28.11. Knoxville, TN. Kenney, S.J., and R.M. Edwards. 1995. An Intelligent Reconfigurable Reactor Power Controller. Proceedings of the Ninth Power Plant Dynamics and Control Conference. pp. 32.01-32.16. Knoxville, TN. Ramaswamy, P., R.M. Edwards, and K.Y. Lee. 1995. Performance Evaluation of Fuzzy Logic and Neural Network Controllers. Proceedings of the Ninth Power Plant Dynamics and Control Conference. pp. 65.01- 65.11. Knoxville, TN. Walter, P.B., and R.M. Edwards. 1995. A Modular Simulation System for Dynamic Modeling of Solid Core Nuclear Rocket Engines. Proceedings of the Ninth Power Plant Dynamics and Control Conference. pp. 41.01-41.14. Knoxville, TN. Zhao, Y., R.M. Edwards, and K.Y. Lee. 1995. Distributed Real-Time Simulation Approach for Large Scale Systems. Proceedings of the Ninth Power Plant Dynamics and Control Conference. pp. 34.01-34.03. Knoxville, TN. Power, M.A., and R.M. Edwards. 1995. Uncertainty Identification For Robust Control Using a Nuclear Power Plant Model. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. 72:300-301. Turso, J.A., J. March-Leuba, and R.M. Edwards. 1995. A Modal Based Reduced Order Model of BWR Out- of-Phase Instabilities. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. 72:376-377. Edwards, R.M., R.M. Johns, S.J. Kenney, and H.D. Gougar. 1995. Unconventional Digital Reactor Control without Conventional Programming. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. 72:298-300. Meyers, G.L., R.M. Johns, and R.M. Edwards. 1995. PID Control for Enhanced Fuel Temperature Response. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. 73:298-300. Johns, R.M., and R.M. Edwards. 1995. Optimal Set-Point Generation for Improved Fuel Temperature Performance. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. 73:300-301.
7 Power, M.A., and R.M. Edwards. 1995. Global Stability of a Nuclear Reactor Using On-line Uncertainty Identification. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. 73:302-303. Zhao, Y., R.M. Edwards, and K.Y. Lee. 1996. Optimized Robust Full-Range Control for Nuclear Power Plants with Embedded Conventional Controllers. Proceedings of The 1996 American Nuclear Society International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human Machine Interface Technologies, NPIC&HMIT'96. pp. 19-24. University Park, PA. Zhao, Y., K.Y. Lee, and R.M. Edwards. 1996. Optimized Feedforward and Feedback Control for Steam Generator Systems Using Genetic Algorithm for Wide-Range Applications. Proceedings of The 1996 American Nuclear Society International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human Machine Interface Technologies, NPIC&HMIT'96. pp. 53-59. University Park, PA. Edwards, R.M., K.Y. Lee, and D.E. Hughes. 1996. Testbed for Nuclear Plant Instrumentation and Control Validation. Proceedings of The 1996 American Nuclear Society International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human Machine Interface Technologies, NPIC&HMIT'96. pp. 287-294. University Park, PA. Johns, R.M., S. Shyu, and R.M. Edwards. 1996. Experimental Validation of Optimized Feedforward Control for Improving Reactor Temperature Response. Proceedings of The 1996 American Nuclear Society International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human Machine Interface Technologies, NPIC&HMIT'96. pp. 295-302. University Park, PA. Gougar, H.D., D.E. Hughes, and R.M. Edwards. 1996. Design Considerations in Experimental Multivariable Control of the Penn State TRIGA Reactor Using Passive Manipulation of Coolant Flow. Proceedings of The 1996 American Nuclear Society International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human Machine Interface Technologies, NPIC&HMIT'96. pp. 303-310. University Park, PA. Kenney, S.J., and R.M. Edwards. 1996. Enhancing An Intelligent Reconfigurable Reactor Power Controller. Proceedings of The 1996 American Nuclear Society International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human Machine Interface Technologies, NPIC&HMIT'96. pp. 835-842. University Park, PA. Walter, P.B., and R.M. Edwards. 1996. Toward Autonomous Control of Nuclear Power Systems Using Supervisory Reconfigurable Control. Proceedings of The 1996 American Nuclear Society International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human Machine Interface Technologies, NPIC&HMIT'96. pp. 843-850. University Park, PA. Sanchez, R.F., and R.M. Edwards. 1996. Development of a UNIX Network Compatible Reactivity Computer. Proceedings of The 1996 American Nuclear Society International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human Machine Interface Technologies, NPIC&HMIT'96. pp. 851-858. University Park, PA. Meyers, G.L., R.M. Johns, and R.M. Edwards. 1996. Reactor Temperature Control Experiments Using Modern Control Design Tools with Automated Program Generation. Proceedings of The 1996 American Nuclear Society International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human Machine Interface Technologies, NPIC&HMIT'96. pp. 859-866. University Park, PA. Ceceñas-Falcón, M., and R.M. Edwards. 1996. On-Line Parameter Estimation for a Nuclear Reactor Using an Extended Kalman Filter. Proceedings of The 1996 American Nuclear Society International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human Machine Interface Technologies, NPIC&HMIT'96. pp. 1099-1106. University Park, PA. Turso, J.A., R.M. Edwards, and T. Highlands. 1996. Boiling Water Reactor Stability Analysis Via Kalman Filter-Based State Estimation and Maximum A Posteriori Detection. Proceedings of The 1996 American Nuclear Society International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human Machine Interface Technologies, NPIC&HMIT'96. pp. 1107-1116. University Park, PA. Power, M.A., and R.M. Edwards. 1996. Adaptive Robust Control of The EBR-II Reactor. Proceedings of The 1996 American Nuclear Society International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human Machine Interface Technologies, NPIC&HMIT'96. pp. 1413-1420. University Park, PA.
8 Sanchez, R.F., and R.M. Edwards. 1996. Development of a UNIX Network Compatible Reactivity Computer. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. 74:147-148. Reno, NV. Edwards, R.M., and D.E. Hughes. 1996. A Concept for an Affordable, Generic and Robust Research Reactor Control System. Proceedings of the 1996 Annual Meeting of the National Organization of Test, Research, and Training Reactors (TRTR). 4 pages. Austin, TX. Edwards, R.M., and J.S. Ultman. 1997. Experience and Plans for Incorporating Technology in Undergraduate Chemical Engineering Process Dynamics and Control. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education, Middle Atlantic Section Fall Regional Conference. 4 pages. Wilmington, DE. Huang, Z., and R.M. Edwards. 1999. Integrated Optimization Procedure to Maximize Nuclear Plant Power Output. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. 80:207-208. Boston, MA. Ceceñas-Falcón, M., and R.M. Edwards. 1999. Global Stability Monitoring Using a BWR Reduced Order Model. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. 80:266-267. Boston, MA. Ma, Y., and R.M. Edwards. 1999. Undergraduate Simulator Design Course. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. 80:27-29. Boston, MA. Huang, Z., and R.M. Edwards. 2000. BWR Hybrid Reactor Simulation Using an Experimental Changeable Reactivity Device. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. Student Conference. Raleigh, NC. 1 page. Erhard, R., and R.M. Edwards. 2000. Real-time Simulator using the FTI Simulator Development Tools. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. Student Conference. Raleigh, NC. 1 page. Shaffer, R.A., and R.M. Edwards. 2000. Robust Reactor Control for Autonomous Systems. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. 82:75-76. San Diego, CA. R.M. Edwards. 2000. Expansion of a Testbed for Advanced Reactor Monitoring and Control. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. 82:78-80. San Diego, CA. Huang, Z., and R.M. Edwards. 2001. Simulation of BWR Out-of-Phase Oscillation Using a University Research Reactor. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. Student Conference. College Station, TX. 7 pages on CD ROM. He, W., and R.M. Edwards. 2001. Robust Design an Evaluation of On-line Uncertainty Monitoring System on a Reactor. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. Student Conference. College Station, TX. 6 pages on CD ROM. Cetiner, M., and R.M. Edwards. 2001. The Pennsylvania State University Low Pressure Integral Test Facility Data Acquisition System and User Interface. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. Student Conference. College Station, TX. 7 pages on CD ROM. Erhard, R.P, D.L. Werkheiser, and R.M. Edwards. 2001. Simulator Design and Man / Machine Interfacing. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. Student Conference. College Station, TX. 6 pages on CD ROM. Erhard, R.P., and R.M. Edwards. 2001. Web Based Reactor Experiments. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. Student Conference. College Station, TX. 6 pages on CD ROM. Huang, Z., and R.M. Edwards. 2001. Hybrid Reactor Simulation and 3-D Information Display of BWE Out- of-Phase Oscillation. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. 84:99-100. Milwaukee, WI. He, W., and R.M. Edwards. 2001. Evaluation of a Reactor On-Line Uncertainty Monitoring System. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. 84:111-112. Milwaukee, WI. Cetiner, S.M., L.E. Hochreiter, R.M. Edwards, W. He, and Z. Huang. 2001. Two-Phase Natural Circulation Experiments in The Penn State Low-Pressure Integral Test Facility. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. 85:311- 333. Reno, NV.
9 d. Research projects completed. January 1991 - December 1991 Title: Application of State Feedback Assisted Classical Control to EBR-II Primary System Submitted to: Argonne National Laboratory Amount: $35,000 PI 100% August 1994 - January 1995 Title: Extension of Analysis and Diagnosis of Reactor Systems Using Real-Time Signal Processing And Simulation Submitted to: Studsvik of America Amount: $18,000 PI 100% May 1994 - April 1995 Title: Low Order Model-based Stability Analysis of Boiling Water Reactors Submitted to: Nuclear Engineering Department Industry Affiliates, Project FERMI Amount: $18,000 PI 100% June 1995 - November 1995 Title: Research Experiences for Undergraduates Supplemental Grant to an Existing NSF Project: Experimental Development of Power Reactor Intelligent Control Submitted to: National Science Foundation Amount: $9,000 PI 100% October 1993 - September 1996 Title: Research and Curriculum Development for Power Plant Intelligent Control Submitted to: National Science Foundation Amount: $390,000 Co-PI 40% January 1993 - July 1997 Title: Experimental Development of Power Reactor Intelligent Control Submitted to: National Science Foundation and Electric Power Research Institute Amount: $300,000 PI 70% June 1997 - January 2000 Title: Control Techniques to Maximize Power Output for Nuclear Plants Submitted to: Nuclear Engineering Department Industry Affiliates, Project FERMI Amount: $75,000 PI 100% September 1999 - August 2000 Title: DOE Reactor Sharing Program Submitted to: Department of Energy Amount: $99,155 Investigator 25%
10 August 1999 - October 2000 Title: Development of Methodology Diversity for Nuclear Power Plant Operation Submitted to: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation Amount: $40,000 PI 100% July 1999 – July 2003 Title: Monitoring and Control Research Using a University Reactor and SBWR Test-loop Submitted to: Department of Energy Nuclear Engineering Education and Research Amount: $380,791 PI 100% July 1998 – June 2003 Title: Simulator Design Submitted to: Penn State College of Engineering, PECO Energy Gift funds, and Tuition Surcharge Amount: $56,000 PI 100% October 2007-December 2010 Title: Advanced Instrumentation and Control Methods for Small Export Reactors with IRIS Demonstration Submitted to: DOE Amount: $471,017 PI 100% c. Research reports to sponsor. Klevans, E.H., M.A. Schultz, G.E. Robinson, A.J. Baratta, M. Edlund, I. McMaster, and R.M. Edwards. October 1987. Light Water Ultra-Safe Plant Concept, 1st Annual Report. Report to: Department of Energy. 67 pages. Klevans, E.H., M.A. Schultz, G.E. Robinson, A.J. Baratta, E.S. Kenney, M. Edlund, I. McMaster, and R.M. Edwards. May 1989. Light Water Ultra-Safe Plant Concept, Final Report. Report to: Department of Energy. 112 pages. Edwards, R.M., and J.J. Carper. June 1989. Testing and Installation of the DISYS Diagnostic System on the EBR-II Argon Cooling System. Report to: Experimental Breeder Reactor Division of the Argonne National Laboratory. 61 pages. Edwards, R.M., S. Dharap, and S. Kamarthi. October 1989. A Graphical User Interface for the DISYS Diagnostic System. Report to: Experimental Breeder Reactor Division of the Argonne National Laboratory. 31 pages. Klevans, E.H., R.M. Edwards, A. Ray, K. Lee, S. Kumara, and M.A. Schultz. September 1990. Intelligent Distributed Control for Nuclear Reactors, First Annual Technical Progress Report. Report to: Department of Energy. 121 pages. Klevans, E.H., R.M. Edwards, A. Ray, and K. Lee. September 1991. Intelligent Distributed Control for Nuclear Reactors, Second Annual Technical Progress Report. Report to: Department of Energy. 125 pages. Edwards, R.M., K.Y. Lee, A. Ray, and S. Kumara. December 1991. Final Technical Report: Engineering Research Equipment Grant - Microprocessor-based Controllers. Report to: National Science Foundation. 21 pages.
11 Edwards, R.M., and C.K. Weng. December 1991. Final Report on Application of State Feedback Assisted Control Approach to EBR-II Primary System. Report to: Integral Fast Reactor Division of the Argonne National Laboratory. 109 pages. Edwards, R.M., H.E. Garcia, and J.A. Turso. October 1992. Test Data Package for Heater Number 2 Intelligent Control Demonstration at the Experimental Breeder Reactor (EBR II). Report to: Argonne National Laboratory. 175 pages. Edwards, R.M., and H.E. Garcia. April 1993. Results from an In-plant Demonstration of Intelligent Control for Accommodating Feedwater System Faults. Report to: Argonne National Laboratory. 8 pages. Lee, K.Y., R.M. Edwards, and J.S. Mayer. June 1993. First Annual Progress Report on Research and Curriculum Development for Power Plant Intelligent Distributed Control. Report to: National Science Foundation. 41 pages. Klevans, E.H., R.M. Edwards, K. Lee, and A. Ray. September 1993. Intelligent Distributed Control for Nuclear Reactors, Final Technical Progress Report. Report to: Department of Energy. 246 pages. Walter, P.B., and R.M. Edwards. November 1993. Final Report on Control and Health Monitoring for Nuclear Propulsion. Report to: United Technologies. 76 pages. Edwards, R.M., K.Y. Lee, and D.E. Hughes. December 1993. First Annual Progress Report on Experimental Development of Power Reactor Intelligent Control. Report to: National Science Foundation. 44 pages. Martin, R.P., and R.M. Edwards. January 1994. Semester Project Report on Analysis and Diagnosis of Reactor Systems using Real-Time Signal Processing and Simulation. Report to: Studsvik of America. 31 pages. Lee, K.Y., R.M. Edwards, and J.S. Mayer. September 1994. Second Annual Progress Report on Research and Curriculum Development for Power Plant Intelligent Distributed Control. Report to: National Science Foundation. 92 pages. Martin, R.P., and R.M. Edwards. May 1994. Semester Project Report on Analysis and Diagnosis of Reactor Systems using Real-Time Signal Processing and Simulation. Report to: Studsvik of America. 52 pages. Edwards, R.M. May 1994. Experiments in Reactor Physics Incorporating An Introduction to Control, a Component of Research and Curriculum Development for Power Plant Intelligent Distributed Control. Report to: National Science Foundation. 101 pages. Zhao, Y., and R.M. Edwards. May 1994. Guide to Implementing Power Plant Real-Time Distributed Simulation (PPRDS) in the Penn State Intelligent Distributed Control Research laboratory, a Component of Research and Curriculum Development for Power Plant Intelligent Distributed Control. Report to: National Science Foundation. 55 pages. Martin, R.P., and R.M. Edwards. September 1994. Semester Project Report on Analysis and Diagnosis of Reactor Systems using Real-Time Signal Processing and Simulation. Report to: Studsvik of America. 43 pages. Chávez-Mercado, C., and R.M. Edwards. January 1995. Development of EBR-II Control Console Simulator, Final Report. Report to: Argonne National Laboratory. 222 pages. Martin, R.P., and R.M. Edwards. January 1995. Semester Project Report on Analysis and Diagnosis of Reactor Systems using Real-Time Signal Processing and Simulation. Report to: Studsvik of America. 62 pages. Martin, R.P., and R.M. Edwards. February 1995. Final Project Report on Analysis and Diagnosis of Reactor Systems using Real-Time Signal Processing and Simulation. Report to: Studsvik of America. 89 pages. Edwards, R.M., K.Y. Lee, and D.E. Hughes. March 1995. Second Annual Progress Report on Experimental Development of Power Reactor Intelligent Control. Report to: National Science Foundation. 58 pages.
12 Meyers, G.L., R.M. Johns, and R.M. Edwards. November 1995. Reactor Temperature Control Experiments Using Modern Control Design Tools with Automated Program Generation. Report to: National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates Supplemental Grant. 49 pages. Sanchez, R.F., and R.M. Edwards. November 1995. Development of a UNIX Network Compatible Reactivity Computer. Report to: National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates Supplemental Grant. 17 pages. Lee, K.Y., R.M. Edwards, and J.S. Mayer. August 1996. Final Report on Research and Curriculum Development for Power Plant Intelligent Distributed Control. Report to: National Science Foundation. 196 pages. Edwards, R.M., K.Y. Lee, D.E. Hughes, R.M. Johns, S.J. Kenney, G.L. Meyers, P. Ramaswamy, and S.S. Shyu. November 1997. Experimental Development of Power Reactor Intelligent Control; Overview and Results from Task I Advanced Direct Control Experiments and Task V Dissemination of Results. Report to: Electric Power Research Institute. 98 pages. Kenney, S.J., R.M. Edwards, and K.Y. Lee. November 1997. Experimental Development of Power Reactor Intelligent Control; Task II Intelligent Control Research on TRIGA. Report to: Electric Power Research Institute. 51 pages. Gougar, H.D., and R.M. Edwards. November 1997. Experimental Development of Power Reactor Intelligent Control; Task III Multivariable Control on TRIGA. Report to: Electric Power Research Institute. 135 pages. Turso, J.A., R.M. Edwards, and S.J. Kenney. November 1997. Experimental Development of Power Reactor Intelligent Control; Task IV Hybrid Reactor/Simulation Capability. Report to: Electric Power Research Institute. 88 pages. Edwards, R.M. October 1998. Nuclear System Instability Monitoring Implementation Review of the Laguna Verde Nuclear Power Station Classroom Analysis Simulator, End of Mission Report. Report to: International Atomic Energy Agency. 9 pages. Shaffer, R., and R.M. Edwards. March 2000. Design, Simulation, and Validation of Robust Controllers for the Breazeale TRIGA Reactor: Software Documentation. Report to: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation. 42 pages. Huang, Z., and R.M. Edwards. April 2000. Control Technique to Maximize Power Output for a Nuclear Plant. Report to: Penn State Nuclear Engineering Industry Affiliates, Project FEMI. 100 pages. Edwards, R.M., May 2000. Monitoring and Control Research Using a University Research Reactor and SBWR Test-Loop, Phase 1 Topical Report. Report to: U.S. Department of Energy. 5 pages. Shaffer, R., and R.M. Edwards. October 2000. Development of Methodology Diversity for Nuclear Power Plant Operation, Final Report. Report to: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation. 44 pages. Edwards, R.M., December 2000. Monitoring and Control Research Using a University Research Reactor and SBWR Test-Loop, Phase 2 Topical Report. Report to: U.S. Department of Energy. 7 pages. Edwards, R.M., January 2002. Monitoring and Control Research Using a University Research Reactor and SBWR Test-Loop, Phase 3 Topical Report. Report to: U.S. Department of Energy. 18 pages. Edwards, R.M., February 2003. Monitoring and Control Research Using a University Research Reactor and SBWR Test-Loop, Annual Report. Report to: U.S. Department of Energy. 4 pages Edwards, R.M., August 2003. External Interface to SIMULINK. Report to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 29 pages. Edwards, R.M., January 2011, Advanced Instrumentation and Control Methods for Small Export Reactors with IRIS Demonstration, Report to the U.S. Department of Energy.
13 D. Participation in, and description of, seminars and workshops Seminar/Workshop Title _ Dates Sponsor Role Integral Fast Reactor Technology Workshop 6/15-26/92 ANL Invited Presenter Research and Curriculum Development Grantees Workshop 5/20/93 NSF Presented Annual Report Intelligent Control Workshop Number 1 11/5/93 Penn State Nuclear and Electrical Engineering Departments and associated NSF sponsored research Principal Organizer; Presenter Project Impact: Disseminating Innovation in Engineering Education 5/31-6/3/94 NSF Invited Attendee and Exhibitor NSF/EPRI Project Reviews 10/10-11/94 NSF and EPRI Presented Progress Report Intelligent Control Workshop Number 2 3/21/95 Penn State Nuclear and Electrical Engineering Departments and associated NSF sponsored research Principal Organizer; Presenter Advanced Monitoring and Control for Nuclear Reactors Workshop 5/5/96 Penn State Nuclear and Electrical Engineering Departments and associated NSF sponsored research Principal Organizer; Presenter Advanced Monitoring and Control for Nuclear Reactors Workshop 5/10/96 Penn State Nuclear and Electrical Engineering Departments and associated NSF sponsored research Principal Organizer; Presenter Workshop on Research Reactor Digital I&C System Design and Control Technology 1/4/99-1/6/99 Institute for Nuclear Energy Research, Taiwan, ROC Co-organizer and Co-Presenter with Daniel E. Hughes Expert Panel Meeting on Digital Instrumentation and Control (I&C) 9/15/99 Nuclear Regulatory Commission Panel Member

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Curriculum VITA as Associate Professor

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    Curriculum Vita asAssociate Professor Graduate Theses Supervised. James A. Turso Ph.D. NucE 8/95 Low Order Model-based Stability Analysis of Boiling Water Reactors. Stephen J. Kenney M.S. NucE (Thesis Option) 8/95 An Intelligent Reconfigurable Reactor Power Controller. Richard Johns M.S. NucE (Thesis Option) 12/95 Optimal Setpoint Generation for Improved Fuel Temperature Response Miguel Ceceñas-Falcón M.S. NucE (Thesis Option) 5/96 Parameter Estimation for the Pennsylvania State University TRIGA Reactor Yangping Zhao M.S. NucE (Thesis Option) 5/96 Optimized Wide Range Feedforward Control of Nuclear Power Plants with Embedded Conventional Control Systems Mike A. Power Ph.D. NucE 12/96 On-Line Adaptive Robust Control and Model Uncertainty Validation for a Nuclear Power Plant Robert P. Martin Ph.D. NucE 12/96 "Best-Estimate" Reactor Core Monitoring Using Distributed Parameter Estimation Phillip B. Walter Ph.D. NucE 5/97 Development of an Intelligent Control System with a High Degree of Autonomy and Application to Nuclear Power Systems Hans Gougar M.S. NucE (Thesis Option) 5/97 Thermal Hydraulic Analysis of the Penn State TRIGA Reactor for Multivariable Control Fred Bingman M.Engr. Nuc.E. 5/98 A Time / Frequency Domain Simulation of the Shippingport Atomic Power Station Reactor plant Miguel Ceceñas-Falcón Ph.D. NucE 5/99 Stability Monitoring for Boiling Water Reactors Roman Shaffer M.S. NucE (Thesis Option) 5/00 Design, Simulation, and Validation of Robust Controllers Shian-shing Shyu Ph.D. NucE 5/01 A Robust Multivariable Feedforward/Feedback Controller Design for Integrated Power Control of Nuclear Power Plant A Service to the Profession American Nuclear Society Penn State Student Chapter Advisor, 1999 to 2001 Organization of International Technical Meetings: General Chair of The 1996 ANS International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human-Machine Interface Technologies , held at The Nittany Lion Inn, The Pennsylvania State University, May 6-9, 1996; 1993-1996. Member of the Organizing Committee of The Third ANS International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human-Machine Interface Technologies, NPIC&HMIT 2000, Washington D.C., November 12-16, 2000; 1998-2000. Organization of Technical Sessions at National and International Meetings: Session Organizer of The 1999 ANS 8th International Conference on Robotics and Remote Systems session on “Instrumentation and Control" Session Organizer and Chair of The 1997 ANS Annual Meeting session on “Advances in I&C for Operating Plants" Session Organizer and Chair of The 1996 ANS International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human-Machine Interface Technologies sessions on "Use of Research Reactors in I&C Design and Design" Session Organizer and Chair of The 1996 ANS International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human-Machine Interface Technologies sessions on "Advanced Monitoring of Reactor Core Systems" Session Chair of the 1994 ANS Winter Meeting session on "Digital Instrumentation Upgrades - An Update" Session Organizer and Chair of The 1994 ANS Winter Meeting session on "Model-based Advanced Control and Validation for Power Reactors" Session Organizer and Chair of The 1995 ANS Annual Meeting session on "Monitoring and Control Made Possible by Nuclear Instrumentation and Control Upgrades"
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    2 Session Organizer ofThe 1995 ANS Annual Meeting session on "Nuclear Instrumentation and Control Upgrades" Session Organizer and Chair of The 1995 ANS Winter Meeting session on "Digital Control, Advances in Automated Design and Applications" Session chairman of The Ninth Power Plant Dynamics, Control, and Testing, Symposium, session on "Power Plant Modeling and Simulation," (May 1995). Session chairman of The Eight Power Plant Dynamics, Control, and Testing, Symposium, session on "Control and Diagnostics Applications for Liquid-Metal Reactors," (May 1992). Active Participation on Societies Committees: IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Science Society Instrumentation and Control Committee, 92-93 ANS Special Committee on Space Applications, 93-94 ANS Special Committee on Advanced Technologies, 94-95 ANS Special Committee on Electronic Communications and Publications, 96-97 ANS Nuclear Operations Division Program Committee, 93-98. ANS Power Division Executive Committee, 95-97. ANS Power Division Program Committee, 93-97 ANS Human Factors Division Program Committee, 1996 to 2001 ANS Human Factors Division Executive Committee, 1997 to 2001 ANS Operations and Power Division Program Committee, 1997 to 2001 B. Research and/or Scholarly Publications a. Articles published in refereed journals. Turso, J.A., R.M. Edwards, and J. March-Leuba. 1995. Hybrid Simulation of Boiling Water Reactor Dynamics Using A University Research Reactor. Nuclear Technology. 110:132-144. Garcia, H.E., A. Ray, and R.M. Edwards. 1995. A Reconfigurable Hybrid System and its Application to Power Plant Control. IEEE Control Systems Technology. 3:157-170. Martin, R.P., and R.M. Edwards. 1996. Kalman Filter Application for Distributed Parameter Estimation in Reactor Systems. Nuclear Science and Engineering. 123:435-442. Zhao, Y., R.M. Edwards, and K.Y. Lee. 1997. Hybrid Feedforward and Feedback Controller Design for Nuclear Steam Generators over Wide Range Operation Using Genetic Algorithm. IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion. 12:100-105. Turso, J.A., J. March-Leuba, and R.M. Edwards. 1997. A Modal-Based Reduced-Order Model of BWR Out- of-Phase Instabilities. Annals of Nuclear Energy. 24:921-934. Lee, K.Y., R.M. Edwards, and T. Hiyama. 1999. Combined Research and Curriculum Development for Power Plant Intelligent Distributed Control. IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion. 4:817-823. Solis-Rodarte, J., M. Ceceñas-Falcón, K.N. Ivanov, A. Baratta, and R.M. Edwards. 2000. TRAC-BF1/NEM Stability Methodology for BWR Core-Wide and Regional Stability Analysis. Annals of Nuclear Energy. 27:985-994. Martin, R.P., and R.M. Edwards. 2000. A Best-Estimate Reactor Core Monitor Using State Feedback Strategies to Resolve Uncertainties. Nuclear Science and Engineering. 134:293-305. Ceceñas-Falcón, M., and R.M. Edwards. 2000. Stability Monitoring Tests Using a Nuclear-Coupled Boiling Channel. Nuclear Technology. 131:1-11. Ceceñas-Falcón, M., and R.M. Edwards. 2001. Application of a Reduced Order Model to BWR Corewide Stability Analysis. Annals of Nuclear Energy. 28:1219-1235.
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    3 b. Articles publishedin refereed proceedings Meyers, G.L., and R.M. Edwards. 1997. Robust Temperature Control For Advanced Reactors. The Proceedings of American Nuclear Society Meeting on Advanced Reactors Safety, ARS’97. pp. 1131-1138. Orlando, FL. Lee, K.Y., R.M. Edwards, and T. Hiyama. 1998. Combined Research and Curriculum Development for Power Plant Intelligent Distributed Control. Proceedings of the 1998 IEEE Power Engineering Society Winter Meeting. Paper #PE-297-EC-0-12-1997, 7 pages. Tampa, FL. Shaffer, R., and R.M. Edwards. 1999. Comparison of Design Methods for Execution Level Controllers in Highly Autonomous Control Systems. Proceedings of the American Nuclear Society 8th International Conference on Robotics and Remote Systems. 17 pages on CD ROM. Pittsburgh, PA. Gougar, H.D., and R.M. Edwards. 1999. A Brief Survey of Non-Intelligent Robot Position Control. Proceedings of the American Nuclear Society 8th International Conference on Robotics and Remote Systems. 17 pages on CD ROM. Pittsburgh, PA. Shyu, S.S., and R.M. Edwards. 1999. Wide-Range Automation of Advanced Boiling Water Reactor from Cold Startup to Full Power. Proceedings of the American Nuclear Society 8th International Conference on Robotics and Remote Systems. 12 pages on CD ROM. Pittsburgh, PA. Solis-Rodarte, J., M. Ceceñas-Falcón, K.N. Ivanov, A. Baratta, and R. Edwards. 1999. Time-Series Analysis Methodology for BWR Core-Wide and Regional Stability Studies Using TRAC-BF1/NEM. Proceedings of the ANS MAC’99 Conference. 2:1814-1822. Madrid, Spain. Huang, Z., R.M. Edwards, and M. Fauber. 2000. Thermal Performance Analyses of the TMI NPP Auxiliary Condenser CW Reduction and Diversion Using Integrated Optimization Procedure. Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering, ICONE-8. 8 pages on CD ROM. Baltimore, MD. Ceceñas-Falcón, M., and R.M. Edwards. 2000. Out-of-Phase BWR Stability Monitoring. Proceedings of The Third American Nuclear Society International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human-Machine Interface Technologies, NPIC&HMIT'2000. 9 pages on CD ROM. Washington, DC. Shyu, S., and R.M. Edwards. 2000. Optimized-Feedforward and Robust-Feedback Used in Integrated Automatic Reactor Control. Proceedings of The Third American Nuclear Society International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human-Machine Interface Technologies, NPIC&HMIT'2000. 8 pages on CD ROM. Washington, DC. He, W., Z. Huang, and R.M. Edwards. 2000. Experimental Validation of Optimized-Feedforward Control for Nuclear Reactors. Proceedings of The Third American Nuclear Society International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human-Machine Interface Technologies, NPIC&HMIT'2000. 8 pages on CD ROM. Washington, DC. Huang, Z., and R.M. Edwards. 2000. Hybrid Reactor Simulation of BWR Using a First Principle Boiling Channel Model. Proceedings of The Third American Nuclear Society International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human-Machine Interface Technologies, NPIC&HMIT'2000. 8 pages on CD ROM. Washington, DC. Shaffer, R., W. He, and R.M. Edwards. 2000. Experimental Validation of Robust Control for Nuclear Reactors. Proceedings of The Third American Nuclear Society International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human-Machine Interface Technologies, NPIC&HMIT'2000. 9 pages on CD ROM. Washington, DC. Edwards, R.M., Z. Huang, and W. He. 2000. Integration of a Thermal-Hydraulic Test-loop and University Research Reactor for Advanced Monitoring and Control Research. Proceedings of The Third American Nuclear Society International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human- Machine Interface Technologies, NPIC&HMIT'2000. 8 pages on CD ROM. Washington, DC.
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    4 c. Papers refereedby abstract Edwards, R.M., A. Ben-Abdennour, and K.Y. Lee. 1991. Robust Control Design Verification Using the Modular Modeling System. EPRI 1991 International Conference on Power Plant and Power System Training, Simulators, and Modeling. 15 pages. Miami Beach, FL. Edwards, R.M., J.A. Turso, H.E. Garcia, M.H. Ghie, S. Dharap, and S. Lee. 1991. Real-time Distributed Simulation Using the Modular Modeling System Interfaced to a Bailey NETWORK 90 System. EPRI 1991 International Conference on Power Plant and Power System Training, Simulators, and Modeling. 15 pages. Miami Beach, FL. Ku, C.C., K.Y. Lee, and R.M. Edwards. 1991. A Neural Network for Adapting Nuclear Power Plant Control for Wide Range Operation. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. 63:114-115. Edwards, R.M., K.Y. Lee, and A. Ray. 1991. Multi-Layer Robust Control for Safety Enhancement of Reactor Operations. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. 63:402-403. Chávez-Mercado, C., J.H. Goldberg, and R.M. Edwards. 1991. A Human Factors Evaluation of a Highly Automated Nuclear Power Plant. AI 91: Frontiers in Innovative Computing for the Nuclear Industry. I:403- 411. Jackson, WY. Garcia, H.E., R.M. Edwards, A. Ray, and E.H. Klevans. 1991. On-Line Diagnostic and Intelligent Control for the Steam Plant at EBR-II. AI 91: Frontiers in Innovative Computing for the Nuclear Industry. II:841-850. Jackson, WY. Ben-Abdennour, A., R.M. Edwards, and K.Y. Lee. 1991. MIMOML Robust Control for Accommodating EBR-II Feedwater System Faults. AI 91: Frontiers in Innovative Computing for the Nuclear Industry. II:899- 907. Jackson, WY. Turso, J.A., R.M. Edwards, M. Bryan, and D.E. Hughes. 1991. Experience with Developing a Real-World Advanced Control and Diagnostic Testbed using a University Research Reactor. AI 91: Frontiers in Innovative Computing for the Nuclear Industry. II:889-898. Jackson, WY. Edwards, R.M., H.E. Garcia, J.A. Turso, C. Chávez-Mercado, A. Ben-Abdennour, C.K. Weng, C.C. Ku, A. Ray, and K.Y. Lee. 1992. Advanced Control Research at the Pennsylvania State University. Proceedings of the EPRI Meeting on Advanced Digital Computers, Controls, and Automation Technologies. 10 pages. San Diego, CA. Ben-Abdennour, A., K.Y. Lee, and R.M. Edwards. 1992. Feedwater System Fault Accommodation Using LQG/LTR Robust Control. Proceedings of the 8th Power Plant Dynamics, Control & Testing Symposium. 2:83.01-83.14. Knoxville, TN. Ku, C.C., K.Y. Lee, and R.M. Edwards. 1992. Diagonal Recurrent Neural Networks for Nuclear Power Plant Control. Proceedings of the 8th Power Plant Dynamics, Control & Testing Symposium. 2:61.01-62.24. Knoxville, TN. Walter, P.B., R.M. Edwards, J.A. Turso, and H.E. Garcia. 1992. Feedwater System Diagnostic Development Using Distributed Simulation. Proceedings of the 8th Power Plant Dynamics, Control & Testing Symposium. 1:35.01-35.14. Knoxville, TN. Edwards, R.M., C.K. Weng, and R.W. Lindsay. 1992. Experimental Development of Power Reactor Advanced Controllers. Proceedings of the 8th Power Plant Dynamics, Control & Testing Symposium. 1:28.01-28.15. Knoxville, TN. Chávez-Mercado, C., and R.M. Edwards. 1992. A GOMS Model Applied to Simplified Control Panel Design. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. 65:95-96. Edwards, R.M., M.A. Power, and M. Bryan. 1992. An Undergraduate Reactor Control Experiment. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. 65:386-388.
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    5 Edwards, R.M., H.E.Garcia, and K.Y. Lee. 1992. Experimental Development of Power Reactor Intelligent Control. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. 66:373-375. Ramaswamy, P., R.M. Edwards, and K.Y. Lee. 1992. Wide Range Nuclear Reactor Temperature Control Using Automatically Tuned Fuzzy Logic Controller. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. 66:101-103. Walter, P.B., and R.M. Edwards. 1993. Comparison of CERMET and NERVA Nuclear Rockets with Classical and Advanced Controllers. ANS Topical Meeting on Nuclear Power Plant Instrumentation, Control, and Man-Machine Interface Technologies. pp. 161-168. Oak Ridge, TN. Power, M.A., R.M. Edwards, and M. Bryan. 1993. Experimental Verification of Robust Optimal Nuclear Reactor Control. ANS Topical Meeting on Nuclear Power Plant Instrumentation, Control, and Man-Machine Interface Technologies. pp. 341-347. Oak Ridge, TN. Edwards, R.M., K.Y. Lee, A. Ben-Abdennour, C.C. Ku, and P. Ramaswamy. 1993. A Comparative Study for Nuclear Reactor Controller Design Using Optimal Control, Robust Control, Neural Network, and Fuzzy Logic Control. ANS Topical Meeting on Nuclear Power Plant Instrumentation, Control, and Man-Machine Interface Technologies. pp. 153-160. Oak Ridge, TN. Edwards, R.M., J.A. Turso, and H.E. Garcia. 1993. Fault-Accommodating Feedwater Control Simulation and Verification for In-Plant Test. ANS Topical Meeting on Nuclear Power Plant Instrumentation, Control, and Man-Machine Interface Technologies. pp. 333-340. Oak Ridge, TN. Ku, C.C., K.Y. Lee, and R.M. Edwards. 1993. Validation and Verification of Diagonal Neural Controller for Nuclear Power Plant. Proceedings of the Second International Forum on Applications of Neural Networks to Power Systems. pp. 343-348. Yokohama, Japan. Ramaswamy, P., R.M. Edwards, and K.Y. Lee. 1993. Fuzzy Logic Controller for Nuclear Power Plant. Proceedings of the Second International Forum on Applications of Neural Networks to Power Systems. pp. 29-34. Yokohama, Japan. Walter, P.B., R.M. Edwards, and E.H. Klevans. 1993. Control System Development for Pratt & Whitney's XNR2000 Nuclear Reactor Concept. Trans. of the Amer. Nuc. Soc. 68:344-345. Turso, J.A., R.M. Edwards, and D.E. Hughes. 1993. Hybrid Reactor/Simulation Development for Commercial Power Plant Controller Testing. Proceedings of The 16th Biennial ANS Topical Meeting on Reactor Operations Experience: Present & Future Technologies - Applying Lessons Learned. pp. 286-292. Long Island, NY. Walter, P.B., and R.M. Edwards. 1993. Nuclear Propulsion and Health Monitoring. Proceedings of the Propulsion Engineering Research Center Fifth Annual Symposium. pp. 204-207. University Park, PA. Edwards, R.M., H.E. Garcia, and N. Messick. 1993. Results from an In-plant Demonstration of Intelligent Control. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. 69:153-156. Walter, P.B., and R.M. Edwards. 1994. Development of An Integrated Control and Health Monitoring Architecture for Nuclear Rockets. Proceedings of the 11th Symposium on Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion. 11 pages. Albuquerque, NM. Walter, P.B., and R.M. Edwards. 1994. Nuclear Rocket Simulation System for the Development of Advanced Control. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. 70:297-299. Kenney, S.J., M.A. Power, H.E. Garcia, and R.M. Edwards. 1994. Temperature Performance Feedback for an Intelligent Reconfigurable Reactor Power Controller. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. 70:107-109. Turso, J.A., R.M. Edwards, and M. Bryan. 1994. Hybrid Simulation of Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) Dynamics Using a University Research Reactor. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. 70:323-324. Weng, C.K., R.M. Edwards, and A. Ray. 1994. Automation for Efficient and Safe Large Scale Power Changes in Nuclear Power Plants. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. 70:324-325.
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    6 Edwards, R.M., andW.A. Jester. 1994. Evolution of Nuclear Engineering Laboratory Courses at the Pennsylvania State University. Trans. Amer. Nucl. Soc. 70:29-31. Power, M.A., and R.M. Edwards. 1994. Functional Prototype Testing of Model-Based Advanced Control For Nuclear Reactors. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. 71:361-362. Kenney, S.J., M.A. Power, H.E. Garcia, and R.M. Edwards. 1994. Improved Reactor Temperature Response Using an Intelligent Reconfigurable Reactor Power Controller. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. 71:362-364. Ramaswamy, P., R.M. Edwards, and K.Y. Lee. 1994. Validating Real-time Implementations of Diagonal Recurrent Neural Network and Fuzzy Logic Controllers. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. 71:364-365. Weng, C.K., M.A. Power, R.M. Edwards, and A. Ray. 1994. Feedforward-feedback Control by Nonlinear Programming and Structured Singular Value Approach. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. 71:365-366. Martin, R.P., and R.M. Edwards. 1994. Control of Advanced Simulation Codes for Analysis of Reactor Systems. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. 71:367-369. Turso, J.A., R.M. Edwards, and T.W. Highlands. 1994. Boiling Water Reactor Stability Analysis via Kalman Filter Based Estimation and Maximum A Posteriori (MAP) Detection. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. 71:442- 444. Power, M.A., and R.M. Edwards. 1995. Implementation of Robust Control Experiments on a Nuclear Reactor. Proceedings of the Ninth Power Plant Dynamics and Control Conference. pp. 30.01-30.15. Knoxville, TN. Power, M.A., R.M. Edwards, and E. Dean. 1995. Mu-Synthesis Control of the EBR-II Primary Reactor System. Proceedings of the Ninth Power Plant Dynamics and Control Conference. pp. 28.01-28.11. Knoxville, TN. Kenney, S.J., and R.M. Edwards. 1995. An Intelligent Reconfigurable Reactor Power Controller. Proceedings of the Ninth Power Plant Dynamics and Control Conference. pp. 32.01-32.16. Knoxville, TN. Ramaswamy, P., R.M. Edwards, and K.Y. Lee. 1995. Performance Evaluation of Fuzzy Logic and Neural Network Controllers. Proceedings of the Ninth Power Plant Dynamics and Control Conference. pp. 65.01- 65.11. Knoxville, TN. Walter, P.B., and R.M. Edwards. 1995. A Modular Simulation System for Dynamic Modeling of Solid Core Nuclear Rocket Engines. Proceedings of the Ninth Power Plant Dynamics and Control Conference. pp. 41.01-41.14. Knoxville, TN. Zhao, Y., R.M. Edwards, and K.Y. Lee. 1995. Distributed Real-Time Simulation Approach for Large Scale Systems. Proceedings of the Ninth Power Plant Dynamics and Control Conference. pp. 34.01-34.03. Knoxville, TN. Power, M.A., and R.M. Edwards. 1995. Uncertainty Identification For Robust Control Using a Nuclear Power Plant Model. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. 72:300-301. Turso, J.A., J. March-Leuba, and R.M. Edwards. 1995. A Modal Based Reduced Order Model of BWR Out- of-Phase Instabilities. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. 72:376-377. Edwards, R.M., R.M. Johns, S.J. Kenney, and H.D. Gougar. 1995. Unconventional Digital Reactor Control without Conventional Programming. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. 72:298-300. Meyers, G.L., R.M. Johns, and R.M. Edwards. 1995. PID Control for Enhanced Fuel Temperature Response. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. 73:298-300. Johns, R.M., and R.M. Edwards. 1995. Optimal Set-Point Generation for Improved Fuel Temperature Performance. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. 73:300-301.
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    7 Power, M.A., andR.M. Edwards. 1995. Global Stability of a Nuclear Reactor Using On-line Uncertainty Identification. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. 73:302-303. Zhao, Y., R.M. Edwards, and K.Y. Lee. 1996. Optimized Robust Full-Range Control for Nuclear Power Plants with Embedded Conventional Controllers. Proceedings of The 1996 American Nuclear Society International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human Machine Interface Technologies, NPIC&HMIT'96. pp. 19-24. University Park, PA. Zhao, Y., K.Y. Lee, and R.M. Edwards. 1996. Optimized Feedforward and Feedback Control for Steam Generator Systems Using Genetic Algorithm for Wide-Range Applications. Proceedings of The 1996 American Nuclear Society International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human Machine Interface Technologies, NPIC&HMIT'96. pp. 53-59. University Park, PA. Edwards, R.M., K.Y. Lee, and D.E. Hughes. 1996. Testbed for Nuclear Plant Instrumentation and Control Validation. Proceedings of The 1996 American Nuclear Society International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human Machine Interface Technologies, NPIC&HMIT'96. pp. 287-294. University Park, PA. Johns, R.M., S. Shyu, and R.M. Edwards. 1996. Experimental Validation of Optimized Feedforward Control for Improving Reactor Temperature Response. Proceedings of The 1996 American Nuclear Society International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human Machine Interface Technologies, NPIC&HMIT'96. pp. 295-302. University Park, PA. Gougar, H.D., D.E. Hughes, and R.M. Edwards. 1996. Design Considerations in Experimental Multivariable Control of the Penn State TRIGA Reactor Using Passive Manipulation of Coolant Flow. Proceedings of The 1996 American Nuclear Society International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human Machine Interface Technologies, NPIC&HMIT'96. pp. 303-310. University Park, PA. Kenney, S.J., and R.M. Edwards. 1996. Enhancing An Intelligent Reconfigurable Reactor Power Controller. Proceedings of The 1996 American Nuclear Society International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human Machine Interface Technologies, NPIC&HMIT'96. pp. 835-842. University Park, PA. Walter, P.B., and R.M. Edwards. 1996. Toward Autonomous Control of Nuclear Power Systems Using Supervisory Reconfigurable Control. Proceedings of The 1996 American Nuclear Society International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human Machine Interface Technologies, NPIC&HMIT'96. pp. 843-850. University Park, PA. Sanchez, R.F., and R.M. Edwards. 1996. Development of a UNIX Network Compatible Reactivity Computer. Proceedings of The 1996 American Nuclear Society International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human Machine Interface Technologies, NPIC&HMIT'96. pp. 851-858. University Park, PA. Meyers, G.L., R.M. Johns, and R.M. Edwards. 1996. Reactor Temperature Control Experiments Using Modern Control Design Tools with Automated Program Generation. Proceedings of The 1996 American Nuclear Society International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human Machine Interface Technologies, NPIC&HMIT'96. pp. 859-866. University Park, PA. Ceceñas-Falcón, M., and R.M. Edwards. 1996. On-Line Parameter Estimation for a Nuclear Reactor Using an Extended Kalman Filter. Proceedings of The 1996 American Nuclear Society International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human Machine Interface Technologies, NPIC&HMIT'96. pp. 1099-1106. University Park, PA. Turso, J.A., R.M. Edwards, and T. Highlands. 1996. Boiling Water Reactor Stability Analysis Via Kalman Filter-Based State Estimation and Maximum A Posteriori Detection. Proceedings of The 1996 American Nuclear Society International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human Machine Interface Technologies, NPIC&HMIT'96. pp. 1107-1116. University Park, PA. Power, M.A., and R.M. Edwards. 1996. Adaptive Robust Control of The EBR-II Reactor. Proceedings of The 1996 American Nuclear Society International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human Machine Interface Technologies, NPIC&HMIT'96. pp. 1413-1420. University Park, PA.
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    8 Sanchez, R.F., andR.M. Edwards. 1996. Development of a UNIX Network Compatible Reactivity Computer. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. 74:147-148. Reno, NV. Edwards, R.M., and D.E. Hughes. 1996. A Concept for an Affordable, Generic and Robust Research Reactor Control System. Proceedings of the 1996 Annual Meeting of the National Organization of Test, Research, and Training Reactors (TRTR). 4 pages. Austin, TX. Edwards, R.M., and J.S. Ultman. 1997. Experience and Plans for Incorporating Technology in Undergraduate Chemical Engineering Process Dynamics and Control. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education, Middle Atlantic Section Fall Regional Conference. 4 pages. Wilmington, DE. Huang, Z., and R.M. Edwards. 1999. Integrated Optimization Procedure to Maximize Nuclear Plant Power Output. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. 80:207-208. Boston, MA. Ceceñas-Falcón, M., and R.M. Edwards. 1999. Global Stability Monitoring Using a BWR Reduced Order Model. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. 80:266-267. Boston, MA. Ma, Y., and R.M. Edwards. 1999. Undergraduate Simulator Design Course. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. 80:27-29. Boston, MA. Huang, Z., and R.M. Edwards. 2000. BWR Hybrid Reactor Simulation Using an Experimental Changeable Reactivity Device. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. Student Conference. Raleigh, NC. 1 page. Erhard, R., and R.M. Edwards. 2000. Real-time Simulator using the FTI Simulator Development Tools. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. Student Conference. Raleigh, NC. 1 page. Shaffer, R.A., and R.M. Edwards. 2000. Robust Reactor Control for Autonomous Systems. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. 82:75-76. San Diego, CA. R.M. Edwards. 2000. Expansion of a Testbed for Advanced Reactor Monitoring and Control. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. 82:78-80. San Diego, CA. Huang, Z., and R.M. Edwards. 2001. Simulation of BWR Out-of-Phase Oscillation Using a University Research Reactor. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. Student Conference. College Station, TX. 7 pages on CD ROM. He, W., and R.M. Edwards. 2001. Robust Design an Evaluation of On-line Uncertainty Monitoring System on a Reactor. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. Student Conference. College Station, TX. 6 pages on CD ROM. Cetiner, M., and R.M. Edwards. 2001. The Pennsylvania State University Low Pressure Integral Test Facility Data Acquisition System and User Interface. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. Student Conference. College Station, TX. 7 pages on CD ROM. Erhard, R.P, D.L. Werkheiser, and R.M. Edwards. 2001. Simulator Design and Man / Machine Interfacing. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. Student Conference. College Station, TX. 6 pages on CD ROM. Erhard, R.P., and R.M. Edwards. 2001. Web Based Reactor Experiments. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. Student Conference. College Station, TX. 6 pages on CD ROM. Huang, Z., and R.M. Edwards. 2001. Hybrid Reactor Simulation and 3-D Information Display of BWE Out- of-Phase Oscillation. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. 84:99-100. Milwaukee, WI. He, W., and R.M. Edwards. 2001. Evaluation of a Reactor On-Line Uncertainty Monitoring System. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. 84:111-112. Milwaukee, WI. Cetiner, S.M., L.E. Hochreiter, R.M. Edwards, W. He, and Z. Huang. 2001. Two-Phase Natural Circulation Experiments in The Penn State Low-Pressure Integral Test Facility. Trans. of the Amer. Nucl. Soc. 85:311- 333. Reno, NV.
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    9 d. Research projectscompleted. January 1991 - December 1991 Title: Application of State Feedback Assisted Classical Control to EBR-II Primary System Submitted to: Argonne National Laboratory Amount: $35,000 PI 100% August 1994 - January 1995 Title: Extension of Analysis and Diagnosis of Reactor Systems Using Real-Time Signal Processing And Simulation Submitted to: Studsvik of America Amount: $18,000 PI 100% May 1994 - April 1995 Title: Low Order Model-based Stability Analysis of Boiling Water Reactors Submitted to: Nuclear Engineering Department Industry Affiliates, Project FERMI Amount: $18,000 PI 100% June 1995 - November 1995 Title: Research Experiences for Undergraduates Supplemental Grant to an Existing NSF Project: Experimental Development of Power Reactor Intelligent Control Submitted to: National Science Foundation Amount: $9,000 PI 100% October 1993 - September 1996 Title: Research and Curriculum Development for Power Plant Intelligent Control Submitted to: National Science Foundation Amount: $390,000 Co-PI 40% January 1993 - July 1997 Title: Experimental Development of Power Reactor Intelligent Control Submitted to: National Science Foundation and Electric Power Research Institute Amount: $300,000 PI 70% June 1997 - January 2000 Title: Control Techniques to Maximize Power Output for Nuclear Plants Submitted to: Nuclear Engineering Department Industry Affiliates, Project FERMI Amount: $75,000 PI 100% September 1999 - August 2000 Title: DOE Reactor Sharing Program Submitted to: Department of Energy Amount: $99,155 Investigator 25%
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    10 August 1999 -October 2000 Title: Development of Methodology Diversity for Nuclear Power Plant Operation Submitted to: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation Amount: $40,000 PI 100% July 1999 – July 2003 Title: Monitoring and Control Research Using a University Reactor and SBWR Test-loop Submitted to: Department of Energy Nuclear Engineering Education and Research Amount: $380,791 PI 100% July 1998 – June 2003 Title: Simulator Design Submitted to: Penn State College of Engineering, PECO Energy Gift funds, and Tuition Surcharge Amount: $56,000 PI 100% October 2007-December 2010 Title: Advanced Instrumentation and Control Methods for Small Export Reactors with IRIS Demonstration Submitted to: DOE Amount: $471,017 PI 100% c. Research reports to sponsor. Klevans, E.H., M.A. Schultz, G.E. Robinson, A.J. Baratta, M. Edlund, I. McMaster, and R.M. Edwards. October 1987. Light Water Ultra-Safe Plant Concept, 1st Annual Report. Report to: Department of Energy. 67 pages. Klevans, E.H., M.A. Schultz, G.E. Robinson, A.J. Baratta, E.S. Kenney, M. Edlund, I. McMaster, and R.M. Edwards. May 1989. Light Water Ultra-Safe Plant Concept, Final Report. Report to: Department of Energy. 112 pages. Edwards, R.M., and J.J. Carper. June 1989. Testing and Installation of the DISYS Diagnostic System on the EBR-II Argon Cooling System. Report to: Experimental Breeder Reactor Division of the Argonne National Laboratory. 61 pages. Edwards, R.M., S. Dharap, and S. Kamarthi. October 1989. A Graphical User Interface for the DISYS Diagnostic System. Report to: Experimental Breeder Reactor Division of the Argonne National Laboratory. 31 pages. Klevans, E.H., R.M. Edwards, A. Ray, K. Lee, S. Kumara, and M.A. Schultz. September 1990. Intelligent Distributed Control for Nuclear Reactors, First Annual Technical Progress Report. Report to: Department of Energy. 121 pages. Klevans, E.H., R.M. Edwards, A. Ray, and K. Lee. September 1991. Intelligent Distributed Control for Nuclear Reactors, Second Annual Technical Progress Report. Report to: Department of Energy. 125 pages. Edwards, R.M., K.Y. Lee, A. Ray, and S. Kumara. December 1991. Final Technical Report: Engineering Research Equipment Grant - Microprocessor-based Controllers. Report to: National Science Foundation. 21 pages.
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    11 Edwards, R.M., andC.K. Weng. December 1991. Final Report on Application of State Feedback Assisted Control Approach to EBR-II Primary System. Report to: Integral Fast Reactor Division of the Argonne National Laboratory. 109 pages. Edwards, R.M., H.E. Garcia, and J.A. Turso. October 1992. Test Data Package for Heater Number 2 Intelligent Control Demonstration at the Experimental Breeder Reactor (EBR II). Report to: Argonne National Laboratory. 175 pages. Edwards, R.M., and H.E. Garcia. April 1993. Results from an In-plant Demonstration of Intelligent Control for Accommodating Feedwater System Faults. Report to: Argonne National Laboratory. 8 pages. Lee, K.Y., R.M. Edwards, and J.S. Mayer. June 1993. First Annual Progress Report on Research and Curriculum Development for Power Plant Intelligent Distributed Control. Report to: National Science Foundation. 41 pages. Klevans, E.H., R.M. Edwards, K. Lee, and A. Ray. September 1993. Intelligent Distributed Control for Nuclear Reactors, Final Technical Progress Report. Report to: Department of Energy. 246 pages. Walter, P.B., and R.M. Edwards. November 1993. Final Report on Control and Health Monitoring for Nuclear Propulsion. Report to: United Technologies. 76 pages. Edwards, R.M., K.Y. Lee, and D.E. Hughes. December 1993. First Annual Progress Report on Experimental Development of Power Reactor Intelligent Control. Report to: National Science Foundation. 44 pages. Martin, R.P., and R.M. Edwards. January 1994. Semester Project Report on Analysis and Diagnosis of Reactor Systems using Real-Time Signal Processing and Simulation. Report to: Studsvik of America. 31 pages. Lee, K.Y., R.M. Edwards, and J.S. Mayer. September 1994. Second Annual Progress Report on Research and Curriculum Development for Power Plant Intelligent Distributed Control. Report to: National Science Foundation. 92 pages. Martin, R.P., and R.M. Edwards. May 1994. Semester Project Report on Analysis and Diagnosis of Reactor Systems using Real-Time Signal Processing and Simulation. Report to: Studsvik of America. 52 pages. Edwards, R.M. May 1994. Experiments in Reactor Physics Incorporating An Introduction to Control, a Component of Research and Curriculum Development for Power Plant Intelligent Distributed Control. Report to: National Science Foundation. 101 pages. Zhao, Y., and R.M. Edwards. May 1994. Guide to Implementing Power Plant Real-Time Distributed Simulation (PPRDS) in the Penn State Intelligent Distributed Control Research laboratory, a Component of Research and Curriculum Development for Power Plant Intelligent Distributed Control. Report to: National Science Foundation. 55 pages. Martin, R.P., and R.M. Edwards. September 1994. Semester Project Report on Analysis and Diagnosis of Reactor Systems using Real-Time Signal Processing and Simulation. Report to: Studsvik of America. 43 pages. Chávez-Mercado, C., and R.M. Edwards. January 1995. Development of EBR-II Control Console Simulator, Final Report. Report to: Argonne National Laboratory. 222 pages. Martin, R.P., and R.M. Edwards. January 1995. Semester Project Report on Analysis and Diagnosis of Reactor Systems using Real-Time Signal Processing and Simulation. Report to: Studsvik of America. 62 pages. Martin, R.P., and R.M. Edwards. February 1995. Final Project Report on Analysis and Diagnosis of Reactor Systems using Real-Time Signal Processing and Simulation. Report to: Studsvik of America. 89 pages. Edwards, R.M., K.Y. Lee, and D.E. Hughes. March 1995. Second Annual Progress Report on Experimental Development of Power Reactor Intelligent Control. Report to: National Science Foundation. 58 pages.
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    12 Meyers, G.L., R.M.Johns, and R.M. Edwards. November 1995. Reactor Temperature Control Experiments Using Modern Control Design Tools with Automated Program Generation. Report to: National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates Supplemental Grant. 49 pages. Sanchez, R.F., and R.M. Edwards. November 1995. Development of a UNIX Network Compatible Reactivity Computer. Report to: National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates Supplemental Grant. 17 pages. Lee, K.Y., R.M. Edwards, and J.S. Mayer. August 1996. Final Report on Research and Curriculum Development for Power Plant Intelligent Distributed Control. Report to: National Science Foundation. 196 pages. Edwards, R.M., K.Y. Lee, D.E. Hughes, R.M. Johns, S.J. Kenney, G.L. Meyers, P. Ramaswamy, and S.S. Shyu. November 1997. Experimental Development of Power Reactor Intelligent Control; Overview and Results from Task I Advanced Direct Control Experiments and Task V Dissemination of Results. Report to: Electric Power Research Institute. 98 pages. Kenney, S.J., R.M. Edwards, and K.Y. Lee. November 1997. Experimental Development of Power Reactor Intelligent Control; Task II Intelligent Control Research on TRIGA. Report to: Electric Power Research Institute. 51 pages. Gougar, H.D., and R.M. Edwards. November 1997. Experimental Development of Power Reactor Intelligent Control; Task III Multivariable Control on TRIGA. Report to: Electric Power Research Institute. 135 pages. Turso, J.A., R.M. Edwards, and S.J. Kenney. November 1997. Experimental Development of Power Reactor Intelligent Control; Task IV Hybrid Reactor/Simulation Capability. Report to: Electric Power Research Institute. 88 pages. Edwards, R.M. October 1998. Nuclear System Instability Monitoring Implementation Review of the Laguna Verde Nuclear Power Station Classroom Analysis Simulator, End of Mission Report. Report to: International Atomic Energy Agency. 9 pages. Shaffer, R., and R.M. Edwards. March 2000. Design, Simulation, and Validation of Robust Controllers for the Breazeale TRIGA Reactor: Software Documentation. Report to: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation. 42 pages. Huang, Z., and R.M. Edwards. April 2000. Control Technique to Maximize Power Output for a Nuclear Plant. Report to: Penn State Nuclear Engineering Industry Affiliates, Project FEMI. 100 pages. Edwards, R.M., May 2000. Monitoring and Control Research Using a University Research Reactor and SBWR Test-Loop, Phase 1 Topical Report. Report to: U.S. Department of Energy. 5 pages. Shaffer, R., and R.M. Edwards. October 2000. Development of Methodology Diversity for Nuclear Power Plant Operation, Final Report. Report to: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation. 44 pages. Edwards, R.M., December 2000. Monitoring and Control Research Using a University Research Reactor and SBWR Test-Loop, Phase 2 Topical Report. Report to: U.S. Department of Energy. 7 pages. Edwards, R.M., January 2002. Monitoring and Control Research Using a University Research Reactor and SBWR Test-Loop, Phase 3 Topical Report. Report to: U.S. Department of Energy. 18 pages. Edwards, R.M., February 2003. Monitoring and Control Research Using a University Research Reactor and SBWR Test-Loop, Annual Report. Report to: U.S. Department of Energy. 4 pages Edwards, R.M., August 2003. External Interface to SIMULINK. Report to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 29 pages. Edwards, R.M., January 2011, Advanced Instrumentation and Control Methods for Small Export Reactors with IRIS Demonstration, Report to the U.S. Department of Energy.
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    13 D. Participation in,and description of, seminars and workshops Seminar/Workshop Title _ Dates Sponsor Role Integral Fast Reactor Technology Workshop 6/15-26/92 ANL Invited Presenter Research and Curriculum Development Grantees Workshop 5/20/93 NSF Presented Annual Report Intelligent Control Workshop Number 1 11/5/93 Penn State Nuclear and Electrical Engineering Departments and associated NSF sponsored research Principal Organizer; Presenter Project Impact: Disseminating Innovation in Engineering Education 5/31-6/3/94 NSF Invited Attendee and Exhibitor NSF/EPRI Project Reviews 10/10-11/94 NSF and EPRI Presented Progress Report Intelligent Control Workshop Number 2 3/21/95 Penn State Nuclear and Electrical Engineering Departments and associated NSF sponsored research Principal Organizer; Presenter Advanced Monitoring and Control for Nuclear Reactors Workshop 5/5/96 Penn State Nuclear and Electrical Engineering Departments and associated NSF sponsored research Principal Organizer; Presenter Advanced Monitoring and Control for Nuclear Reactors Workshop 5/10/96 Penn State Nuclear and Electrical Engineering Departments and associated NSF sponsored research Principal Organizer; Presenter Workshop on Research Reactor Digital I&C System Design and Control Technology 1/4/99-1/6/99 Institute for Nuclear Energy Research, Taiwan, ROC Co-organizer and Co-Presenter with Daniel E. Hughes Expert Panel Meeting on Digital Instrumentation and Control (I&C) 9/15/99 Nuclear Regulatory Commission Panel Member