Professor Emeritus A. Ted Watson holds a BS from University of Texas at Austin and a PhD from California Institute of Technology, both in chemical engineering. He attained the position of Professor at Texas A&M University (TAMU) before joining Colorado State University (CSU) as the founding department head of chemical & biological engineering. He has advanced mathematical modeling and system and parameter identification while working within a variety of fields. He established the Engineering Imaging Laboratory at TAMU and Rocky Mountain Magnetic Resonance at CSU and was elected Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE).