W. Harmon Ray | |
|---|---|
 Harmon in 1973 | |
| Born | April 4, 1940 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Minnesota (PhD) Rice University (BS) |
| Awards | Amundson Award (2019) Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award (2000) Guggenheim Fellowship (1973) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematical modeling, Control theory, Process optimization, Chemical reaction engineering, Polymerization processes |
| Institutions | University of Wisconsin–Madison University at Buffalo University of Waterloo |
| Doctoral advisor | Rutherford Aris |
| Doctoral students | Over 50 students |
Willis Harmon Ray (born April 4, 1940) is an American chemical engineer, control theorist, applied mathematician, and a Vilas Research emeritus professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison[1] notable for being the 2000 winner of the prestigious Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award and the 2019 winner of the Neal Amundson Award.