The esteemed Fellow member grade is one of the ISA's (The International Society of Automation) highest honours, recognising only those Senior Members who have made exceptional contributions to the automation profession, in practice or in academia. “ISA is honored to recognise these outstanding achievers whose remarkable contributions have advanced the automation industry,” said Ashley Weckwerth, ISA president. “We thank everyone who submitted nominations and congratulate those being elevated to Fellow. It is a privilege to recognise their accomplishments.”
John Cusimano
- Armexa
- For pioneering cybersecurity integration in industrial automation, leading ISA/IEC 62443 standards and advancing education and best practices in control systems and cybersecurity through community leadership.
Sarah Fluchs
- Admeritia GmbH
- For pioneering cybersecurity integration into industrial automation engineering, leading influential standards efforts and bridging the gap between control engineering and cybersecurity through groundbreaking research, tools and international community leadership.
Ramachandra Kerur
- Sunlux Technovations Pvt Ltd
- For pioneering high-reliability automation and fault-tolerant control systems for defense, space, metro and industry, enabling safe, uninterrupted operations in critical environments, impacting over 100 space and industrial missions.
Rao Mannepalli
- Leidos
- For pioneering leadership and sustained contributions in the development of advanced aerospace technologies and systems, including missiles, launch vehicles and weapons systems, significantly advancing national defense and space exploration.
Andrew McDonald
- FutureofManufacturing LLC
- For pioneering a standard communication language for packaging machinery, and championing standards and innovation in the digitalisation of manufacturing through the application of advanced technologies.
Glenn Anthony Merrell
- Industrial Control Systems Security
- For exceptional contributions to the field of, and global recognition for, industrial control systems security, training, automation and control systems, critical infrastructure protection and global advancement of standards, security workforce development.
Eloise L. Roche
- SIS-TECH Solutions, LP
- For significant contributions to the process industries functional safety in safety instrumented system technology through development of guidance, standards, training courses, publications and presentations. Constantino
Seixas Filho
- Accenture
- For pioneering control and automation engineering education and advancing remote operations center implementation across Brazil, significantly shaping the growth and professionalisation of the automation field in Latin America.
Congratulations are due to ISA’s class of 2026 Fellows. Nominations for 2027 will open in June 2026.
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