Teaching & Outreach

Teaching Interests

• Numerical Methods
• Chemical Process Design
• Process Dynamics and Control

Undergraduate and Graduate Courses

• ChE 230 - Numerical Methods for Chemical Engineering
• ChE 435 - Chemical Process Control
  
• ChE 455/456 - Chemical Process Design
• ChE 693A - Advanced Process Control

State Estimation Course

State Estimation of Linear and Nonlinear Dynamic Systems, James B. Rawlings and Fernando V. Lima, AICES Regional School, RWTH Aachen, Germany, March 2008

• Part I: Linear Systems with Gaussian Noise
• Part II: Observability and Stability
• Part III: Nonlinear Systems: Extended Kalman Filter (EKF) and Unscented Kalman Filter (UKF)
• Part IV: Nonlinear Systems: Moving Horizon Estimation (MHE) and Particle Filtering (PF)

Outreach

 

^{Dr. Lima and Gaurav at the AVESTAR Center}

High-school and Freshman Visitations for Chemical Engineering Department at West Virginia University

• AVESTAR simulator tours
• Discussion of chemical engineering careers

High-school Engineering Challenge Camps: Chemical Plant Simulation Tour and Activity

• Growing Roots in STEM (all-female)
• Engineering in Entertainment