Michael Athans

Greek-American control theorist/Professor:Department of Electrical Engineering/Computer Science/Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Fellow:IEEE (1973)/Fellow:AAAS(1977)
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Michael Athans

Summary

Michael Athans is a human[1]. He was born in Drama[2]. He was born on +1937-05-03T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Clearwater[4]. He died on +2020-05-26T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an engineer[6] and university teacher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Michael Athans was born in Drama[2].
  • Michael Athans died in Clearwater[4].
  • Michael Athans was born on +1937-05-03T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Michael Athans died on +2020-05-26T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Michael Athans held citizenship in Greece[9].
  • Michael Athans held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Michael Athans's professions included engineer[6].
  • Michael Athans's professions included university teacher[7].
  • Michael Athans's field of work was control engineering[11].
  • Among Michael Athans's employers was Massachusetts Institute of Technology[12].
  • Michael Athans's education included a stint at University of California, Berkeley[13].
  • Michael Athans's doctoral advisor was Otto J. M. Smith[14].
  • A notable student of Michael Athans was Paris Kanellakis[15].
  • Michael Athans received the Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award[16].
  • Michael Athans received the IEEE Fellow[17].
  • Michael Athans received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[18].
  • Michael Athans received the Donald P. Eckman Award[19].
  • Michael Athans received the John R. Ragazzini Education Award[20].
  • Michael Athans is recorded as male[21].
  • Michael Athans's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Michael Athans supervised Dimitri Bertsekas as a doctoral student[23].
  • Michael Athans supervised Jeff S. Shamma as a doctoral student[24].
  • Michael Athans supervised Yannis Nikolaos Tsitsiklis as a doctoral student[25].
  • Michael Athans supervised Nils R. Sandell Jr. as a doctoral student[26].
  • Michael Athans supervised Edison Tse as a doctoral student[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Drama[2], Michael Athans… he was born on +1937-05-03T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Michael Athans was educated at University of California, Berkeley[13]. His doctoral advisor was Otto J. M. Smith[14]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[28].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include engineer[6] and university teacher[7]. Michael Athans's field of work was control engineering[11]. Among his employers was Massachusetts Institute of Technology[12]. A notable student of him was Paris Kanellakis[15]. Doctoral students include Dimitri Bertsekas[23], a mathematician[29], b. 1942[30], of Greece[31], awarded the John R. Ragazzini Education Award[32], specialised in probability theory[33]; Jeff S. Shamma[24], a scientist[34], b. 1960[35], of United States[36], awarded the Donald P. Eckman Award[37], specialised in control theory[38]; Yannis Nikolaos Tsitsiklis[25], an academic[39], b. 1958[40], awarded the Honorary doctor of the Catholic University of Louvain[41]; Nils R. Sandell Jr.[26], a systems engineer[42], awarded the Donald P. Eckman Award[43]; Edison Tse[27], a university teacher[44], of United States[45], awarded the Donald P. Eckman Award[46], specialised in management science[47]; and Hans Witsenhausen[48], a control theorist[49], 1930–2016[50], of United States[51].

Recognition

Awards received include Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award[16], an award[52]; IEEE Fellow[17], a science award[53]; Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[18], a fellowship award[54], in United States[55], founded in 1874[56]; Donald P. Eckman Award[19], an award[57]; and John R. Ragazzini Education Award[20], an award[58], in United States[59], founded in 1979[60].

Death and Burial

Michael Athans died on +2020-05-26T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Clearwater[4].

Why It Matters

Michael Athans ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Michael Athans born?

Michael Athans's place of birth was Drama[2].

Where did Michael Athans die?

Michael Athans passed away in Clearwater[4].

What did Michael Athans do for work?

Michael Athans worked as engineer[6] and university teacher[7].

Where did Michael Athans go to school?

Michael Athans was educated at University of California, Berkeley[13].

What awards did Michael Athans receive?

Honors received include Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award[16], IEEE Fellow[17], Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[18], and Donald P. Eckman Award[19].

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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