George Leitmann
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George Leitmann is an American control theorist
and an emeritus Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley
. He is considered to be one of the leading authorities in optimal control
theory and its applications.
He received his Ph.D. in Engineering from UC Berkeley in 1956 and has been associated with Berkeley for most of his career.
He has served on many editorial boards and has received numerous awards for his contributions to the field.
He currently serves as the Associate Dean for International Relations in the College of Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
.
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...
and an emeritus Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at 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...
. He is considered to be one of the leading authorities in optimal control
Optimal control
Optimal control theory, an extension of the calculus of variations, is a mathematical optimization method for deriving control policies. The method is largely due to the work of Lev Pontryagin and his collaborators in the Soviet Union and Richard Bellman in the United States.-General method:Optimal...
theory and its applications.
He received his Ph.D. in Engineering from UC Berkeley in 1956 and has been associated with Berkeley for most of his career.
He has served on many editorial boards and has received numerous awards for his contributions to the field.
He currently serves as the Associate Dean for International Relations in the College of Engineering, 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...
.
Awards and honors
- In 1981 the Louis E. Levy Medal from The Franklin Institute.
- In 1982 elected to the National Academy of EngineeringNational Academy of EngineeringThe National Academy of Engineering is a government-created non-profit institution in the United States, that was founded in 1964 under the same congressional act that led to the founding of the National Academy of Sciences...
- In 1995 the Rufus Oldenburger MedalRufus Oldenburger MedalThe Rufus Oldenburger Medal is an award given by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers recognizing significant contributions and outstanding achievements in the field of automatic control. It was established in 1968 in the honor of Rufus Oldenburger....
from the American Society of Mechanical EngineersAmerican Society of Mechanical EngineersThe American Society of Mechanical Engineers is a professional body, specifically an engineering society, focused on mechanical engineering.... - In 2009 the Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage AwardRichard E. Bellman Control Heritage AwardThe Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award is an annual award given by the American Automatic Control Council for achievements in control theory, named after the applied mathematician Richard E. Bellman...
from the 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....
, for "pioneering contributions to geometric optimal controlOptimal controlOptimal control theory, an extension of the calculus of variations, is a mathematical optimization method for deriving control policies. The method is largely due to the work of Lev Pontryagin and his collaborators in the Soviet Union and Richard Bellman in the United States.-General method:Optimal...
, quantitative and qualitative differential games, and stabilization and control of deterministic uncertain systems, and for exemplary service to the control field".
External links
- http://www.me.berkeley.edu/faculty/leitmann/
- http://www.me.berkeley.edu/announcements/leitmann.html