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Richard D. Braatz is the Edwin R. Gilliland Professor of Chemical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he conducts research on advanced biopharmaceutical manufacturing systems. His work primarily involves process data analytics, mechanistic modeling, and control systems, focusing specifically on the manufacturing of monoclonal antibodies, viral vaccines, and gene therapies. Dr. Braatz earned both his Master of Science and Ph.D. degrees from the California Institute of Technology. He previously held the Millennium Chair and Professorship at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and served as a Visiting Scholar at Harvard University before transitioning to MIT. He has collaborated with over 20 leading companies in the pharmaceutical sector, including Novartis, Pfizer, Merck, and Amgen, among others. His contributions to the field have been recognized through several prestigious awards, including the AIChE PD2M Award for Outstanding Contribution to Quality by Design for Drug Substance and the IEEE Control Systems Society Transition to Practice Award. He has published over 200 papers and books on topics related to fault detection and diagnosis in industrial systems. Dr. Braatz is a Fellow of IEEE, IFAC, AIChE, and AAAS and is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering.