S. Shankar Sastry

Indian American electrical engineer
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S. Shankar Sastry

Summary

S. Shankar Sastry is a human[1]. He worked as an academic[2] and professor[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • S. Shankar Sastry held citizenship in India[5].
  • S. Shankar Sastry held citizenship in United States[6].
  • S. Shankar Sastry's professions included academic[2].
  • S. Shankar Sastry worked as a professor[3].
  • S. Shankar Sastry's field of work was robotics[7].
  • Among S. Shankar Sastry's employers was Massachusetts Institute of Technology[8].
  • Among S. Shankar Sastry's employers was University of California, Berkeley[9].
  • S. Shankar Sastry was educated at University of California, Berkeley[10].
  • S. Shankar Sastry's education included a stint at Indian Institute of Technology Bombay[11].
  • S. Shankar Sastry's doctoral advisor was Charles A. Desoer[12].
  • S. Shankar Sastry received the Donald P. Eckman Award[13].
  • S. Shankar Sastry received the Marr Prize[14].
  • S. Shankar Sastry received the John R. Ragazzini Education Award[15].
  • S. Shankar Sastry received the Rufus Oldenburger Medal[16].
  • S. Shankar Sastry's image is recorded as Shankar Sastry.jpg[17].
  • S. Shankar Sastry is recorded as male[18].
  • S. Shankar Sastry's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • S. Shankar Sastry supervised Stephen P. Boyd as a doctoral student[20].
  • S. Shankar Sastry supervised Aaron Ames as a doctoral student[21].
  • S. Shankar Sastry supervised Claire J. Tomlin as a doctoral student[22].
  • S. Shankar Sastry supervised Richard M. Murray as a doctoral student[23].
  • S. Shankar Sastry supervised Bradley Evan Paden as a doctoral student[24].
  • S. Shankar Sastry supervised George J. Pappas as a doctoral student[25].
  • S. Shankar Sastry supervised Rene Vidal as a doctoral student[26].
  • S. Shankar Sastry supervised Bruno Sinopoli as a doctoral student[27].

Body

Education

Educated at University of California, Berkeley[10], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1868[30], headquartered in Berkeley[31] and Indian Institute of Technology Bombay[11], an institute of technology[32], in India[33], founded in 1958[34]. S. Shankar Sastry's doctoral advisor was Charles A. Desoer[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include academic[2] and professor[3]. S. Shankar Sastry's field of work was robotics[7]. Employers include Massachusetts Institute of Technology[8], a university[35], in United States[36], founded in 1861[37], headquartered in Cambridge[38] and University of California, Berkeley[9], a public research university[39], in United States[40], founded in 1868[41], headquartered in Berkeley[42]. Doctoral students include Stephen P. Boyd[20], an academic[43], b. 1958[44], of United States[45], awarded the IEEE James H. Mulligan, Jr. Education Medal[46], specialised in control theory[47]; Aaron Ames[21], a university teacher[48], awarded the Donald P. Eckman Award[49], specialised in mechanical engineering[50]; Claire J. Tomlin[22], an engineer[51], b. 1969[52], of United States[53], awarded the MacArthur Fellows Program[54]; Richard M. Murray[23], a mathematician[55], b. 1963[56], of United States[57], awarded the Donald P. Eckman Award[58], specialised in electrical engineering[59]; Bradley Evan Paden[24]; and George J. Pappas[25], a researcher[60], awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers[61].

Recognition

Awards received include Donald P. Eckman Award[13], an award[62]; Marr Prize[14], an award[63], in United States[64], founded in 1987[65]; John R. Ragazzini Education Award[15], an award[66], in United States[67], founded in 1979[68]; and Rufus Oldenburger Medal[16], an award[69], in United States[70], founded in 1968[71].

Why It Matters

S. Shankar Sastry ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[4]

FAQs

What did S. Shankar Sastry do for work?

S. Shankar Sastry worked as academic[2] and professor[3].

Where did S. Shankar Sastry go to school?

S. Shankar Sastry was educated at University of California, Berkeley[10] and Indian Institute of Technology Bombay[11].

What awards did S. Shankar Sastry receive?

Honors received include Donald P. Eckman Award[13], Marr Prize[14], John R. Ragazzini Education Award[15], and Rufus Oldenburger Medal[16].

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Class ancestry

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