Michael Athans
Encyclopedia
Michael Athans is a Greek-American control theorist and a Professor
in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
. He is a Fellow of the IEEE (1973) and a Fellow of the AAAS (1977). He is the recipient of numerous awards for his contributions in the field of control theory
.
Athans received his B.S.
, M.S.
, and Ph.D.
in Electrical Engineering
from the University of California, Berkeley
in 1958, 1959, and 1961, respectively.
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
. He is a Fellow of the IEEE (1973) and a Fellow of the AAAS (1977). He is the recipient of numerous awards for his contributions in the field of control theory
Control theory
Control theory is an interdisciplinary branch of engineering and mathematics that deals with the behavior of dynamical systems. The desired output of a system is called the reference...
.
Athans received his B.S.
Bachelor of Science
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, M.S.
Master of Science
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, and Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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in Electrical Engineering
Electrical engineering
Electrical engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism. The field first became an identifiable occupation in the late nineteenth century after commercialization of the electric telegraph and electrical...
from the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
in 1958, 1959, and 1961, respectively.
Awards
- American Automatic Control CouncilAmerican Automatic Control CouncilThe American Automatic Control Council is an organization founded in 1956 for research in control theory. It is an association of the control systems divisions of eight member societies and a member of the International Federation of Automatic Control....
Donald P. Eckman AwardDonald P. Eckman AwardThe Donald P. Eckman Award is an award given by the American Automatic Control Council recognizing outstanding achievements by a young researcher under the age of 35 in the field of control theory. Together with the Richard E...
"for outstanding contributions to the field of automatic control" in 1964. - American Society for Engineering EducationAmerican Society for Engineering EducationThe American Society for Engineering Education is a non-profit member association, founded in 1893, dedicated to promoting and improving engineering and engineering technology education....
Frederick Emmons Terman Award as "the outstanding young electrical engineering educator" in 1969. - American Control Council's Education Award for "outstanding contributions and distinguished leadership in automatic control education" in 1980.
- IEEE Control Systems Society's 1993 H.W. Bode Prize.
- Honoris causa doctorate from Universidade Técnica de Lisboa in 2011.