Nicolas Hudon

Nicolas Hudon is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Queen's University, associated with Smith Engineering and the Faculties & Schools. His research focuses on physics-based modeling, estimation, optimization, and control of nonlinear chemical process systems, particularly integrating non-equilibrium thermodynamics into process systems engineering.

Education: B.Ing. (2002) and M.A.Sc. (2004) from Polytechnique Montréal, PhD (2010) from Queen's University. Postdoctoral work included University of New South Wales (2010-2012) and Université catholique de Louvain (2012-2015).

Research interests include process control, systems engineering, applied mathematics (calculus of variations), and mathematical physics. His work aims to develop distributed control strategies for chemical systems, with applications in tokamak reactors, multiphase systems, and sustainable processes.

Affiliations: Canadian Engineering Education Association, American Society for Engineering Education, Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering, IEEE, and SIAM. Teaches courses like CHEE 905 (Advanced Thermodynamics) and CHEE 210 (Thermodynamics of Energy Conversion).

Publications emphasize control design for thermodynamic systems, port-Hamiltonian modeling, and educational strategies in chemical engineering problem-solving.