Process Systems Design and Control Laboratory

Process Systems Design and Control Laboratory (PSDC) was founded at Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, South Korea, in 1994 to carry out research associated with the process design and process control area. Moonyong Lee is the adviser of this laboratory. It employs 19 members, including Postdoctoral, Ph.D., Masters, and Undergraduate students.

Goals
The mission of the PSDC laboratory is to conduct research and education in the field of process systems engineering and to develop industry partnerships to solve significant issues of interest in process systems.

The PSDC laboratory worked towards technological and economic developments over the last few decades. The working body has worked towards improving the way chemical processes and production facilities are designed and operated. Conventional process systems are now discarded whereas modern and next-generation plants are adopted at large at the facility. It has adopted state-of-the-art clean technologies for environmental safety and is utilizing recycle streams, energy recovery networks, etc. to provide a more efficient utilization of natural resources. Subsequently, much interest in advanced control systems with modern control techniques has emerged, and PSDC has carried out widespread research regarding the Process Design and Control field since 1994. Many of the research activities are focused on industrial projects because of the unique features of the laboratory. This allows the graduate students to get various industrial experiences with the capability of the able process engineer.