Rate My Professor Gordon Ingram

Dr. Gordon Ingram is a Senior Lecturer in the WA School of Mines: Minerals, Energy and Chemical Engineering within the Faculty of Science and Engineering at Curtin University. His professional career at Curtin University emphasizes advancements in chemical engineering, particularly in process systems engineering, computational optimization, reaction modeling, and pedagogical innovations. Ingram's research explores metaheuristic algorithms and their applications to engineering challenges, alongside economic evaluations and educational technologies tailored for chemical engineering students.

Ingram has authored or co-authored several influential publications in his field. Key works include 'Overview of Applications and Developments in the Harmony Search Algorithm' (2009, with Tonghua Zhang), providing a comprehensive review of this optimization technique inspired by musical improvisation. He further demonstrated its practical utility in 'Use of Harmony Search Algorithm to Improve PID Controller Parameters Optimization.' Other significant contributions encompass process modeling, such as 'A multi-stage, multi-reaction shrinking core model for self-inhibiting gas-solid reactions' (Curtin eSpace) and 'A multi-scale modelling outlook for gibbsite calcination' (with Nicoleta Maynard et al.). In environmental economics, he co-authored 'Capitalized amenity value of urban wetlands: a hedonic property price approach to urban wetlands' (2009, with Sorada Tapsuwan, Michael Burton, and Donna Brennan). Ingram also advanced polymer science with 'Interactions of hydrophilic plasticizer molecules with amorphous cellulose' (2011). His educational scholarship includes 'Bringing Industry into the Classroom: Virtual Learning Environments for a New Generation' (CDIO Proceedings, 2012, with colleagues), highlighting virtual reality integration in chemical engineering curricula, and 'SigmaPipe as an education tool for engineers' (2016, with Rod Dry et al.). Additionally, he contributed to 'Use of digital technologies in bridging the gap between face-to-face and remote learning' (with Rupa Vuthaluru et al.). Ingram teaches courses like CHEN5072 Process Synthesis and Design and supports student initiatives through the Association of Chemical Engineering Students (ACES). For his outstanding contributions to teaching, he was inducted as a Curtin Academy Fellow.