Jeremy VanAntwerp

Jeremy VanAntwerp is a Professor in the Engineering Department at Calvin University, specializing in innovative engineering education and control systems. He teaches introductory and advanced engineering courses including senior design, and serves as faculty advisor for the AIChE student club.

His educational background includes:

• Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering (1999) from University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
• M.S. in Chemical Engineering (1997) from University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
• B.S. with High Honor in Chemical Engineering (1994) from Michigan State University Honors College

Professor VanAntwerp's research focuses on active learning methodologies, hands-on laboratory development, and robust control systems for industrial processes. He promotes sustainability thinking and entrepreneurial mindset integration within engineering curricula, with expertise in large-scale sheet and film process control.

He has held significant academic appointments including Assistant Editor for IEEE Control Systems (2013-2018) and research positions at MIT's Department of Chemical Engineering as both Research Affiliate (Summer 2012) and Visiting Scholar (2013-2014).