Biography

Degrees
  B.S. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
(Aeronautics & Astronautics)
Jun 1960
  M.S. Harvard University, Cambridge, MA Jun 1965
  Ph.D. Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (Applied Mathematics) Mar 1968

 

Professional Experience
  The Boeing Company, Seattle, WA Engineer Jul 1960-Aug 1961
  Raytheon Company, Bedford, MA Senior Engineer Sep 1961-Aug 1968
  Analytical Mechanics Associates, Inc., Cambridge, MA Senior Analyst Sep 1968-May 1970
  The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Cambridge, MA Research Staff Jun 1970-Aug 1976
  Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, (MIT) Lecturer 1971-1976
  University of Texas at Austin Harry H. Power Professor in Engineering 1976-Dec 1989

 

Pattents
  Phase Lock Loop (with Gustafson), US Patent Serial No: 4,086,53

 

Honors and Awards
  Raytheon Fellowship Program 1963-1967
  Senior Weizmann Fellowship, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel 09/1972-09/1973
  Harry H. Power Professorship in Engineering, University of Texas at Austin 09/1982-01/1990
  Lady Davis Professor, Department of Aeronautics, Technion Israel Institute of Technology 02/1983-06/1983
  Billy and Claude R. Hocott Distinguished Engineering Research Award, College of Engineering, University of Texas at Austin 1985
  Fellow, AIAA 1985
  Fellow, IEEE 1985
  Mechanics and Control of Flight Award, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics 1985
  Jerome C. Hunsaker Visiting Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, (MIT) 1989-1990
  Airforce Exceptional Civil Decoration 1991, 2001
  Best Presentation Award, 1992 AIAA Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference 08/1992
  The IEEE Third Millennium Medal 2001