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Mark W. Spong Erik Jonsson School of Engineering & Computer Science Professor of Systems Engineering Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Excellence in Education Chair 972-883-3909 | mspong@utdallas.edu | http://www.utdallas.edu/~mspong/ TO PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS: I am currently NOT accepting new graduate students for 2019-2020. Please do not email me with inquiries about research assistantships. Brief Biosketch Education D.Sc. in systems science and mathematics, Washington University, St. Louis, 1981 M.S. in systems science and mathematics, Washington University, St. Louis, 1979 M.S. in mathematics, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, 1977 B.S. in mathematics and physics, Hiram college, Hiram, OH, 1975   Employment [Current Positions] University of Texas at Dallas Professor of Systems Engineering Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Excellence in Education Chair Donald Biggar Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign [2008 to 2017] University of Texas at Dallas Dean, Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science Lars Magnus Ericsson Chair in Electrical Engineering Excellence in Education Chair [1996-2005] Mechatronic Systems, Incorporated. Founder and President. [1984-2008] University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Donald Biggar Willett Professor of Engineering Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Research Professor, Coordinated Science Laboratory Research Professor, Information Trust Institute Director, Center for Autonomous Engineering Systems and Robotics [1982-1984] Cornell University, Ithaca, NY Assistant Professor, School of Electrical Engineering [1981-1982] Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   Awards IEEE CSS Bode Lecture Prize, 2018 ASME DSCC Nyquist Lecturer Prize, 2016 IFAC Fellow, 2014 IEEE Robotics and Automation Pioneer Award, 2011 Excellence in Education Chair, UT Dallas, 2009 IROS Fumio Harashima Award for Innovative Technologies, 2007 Achievement Hall of Fame, Champion High School, Warren, OH, 2007 John R. Ragazzini Award, American Automatic Control Council, 2004 Donald Biggar Willett Professor of Engineering, University of Illinois 2003 O. Hugo Schuck Award, American Automatic Control Council, 2002 and 2009 Distinguished Member Award, IEEE Control Systems Society, 2002 Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Senior U.S. Scientist Research Award, 1999 IEEE Third Millennium Medal, 2000 Fellow of the IEEE, 1996 NSF Research Initiation Award, 1982 Phi Beta Kappa, 1975   IEEE Activities President, IEEE Control Systems Society, 2005 Vice President for Publication Activities, IEEE Control Systems Society, 2000-2002 Board of Governors, IEEE Control Systems Society, 1994-2002 and 2004-2007 Executive Committee, IEEE Control Systems Society, 1997-2002 and 2004-2007 Nominating Committee, IEEE Control Systems Society, 2006-2008 General Chair, 2010 IEEE Conference on Decision and Control General Chair, 2001 IEEE Conference on Control Applications Books Takeshi Hatanaka, Nikhil Chopra, Masayuki Fujita, Mark W. Spong, Passivity-Based Control and Estimation in Networked Robotics, Springer International Publishing, Switzerland, 2015. Block, D.J., Astrom, K.J., and Spong, M.W., The Reaction Wheel Pendulum, Morgan and Claypool, 2007 Spong, M.W., Hutchinson, S., and Vidyasagar, M., Robot Modeling and Control, John Wiley and Sons, 2006 Spong, M.W., Lewis, F., and Abdallah, C., eds. Robot Control Theory, IEEE Press, 1992 Spong, M.W., and Vidyasagar, M., Robot Dynamics and Control, John Wiley and Sons, 1989