Michael Athans

Michael Athans
Born	(1937-05-03) May 3, 1937 (age 80) Drama, Greece
Residence	United States
Citizenship	American, Greece
Nationality	Greek/American
Fields	Automatic Control theory
Institutions	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Alma mater	University of California, Berkeley
Notable students	Prof. Dr. Yorgo İstefanopulos
Known for	Optimal Control Theory
Notable awards	Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award (1995) Hendrik Wade Bode Prize (1993) American Control Council's Education Award (1980) AAAS Fellow (1977) IEEE Fellow (1973) Frederick Emmons Terman Award (1969) Donald P. Eckman Award (1964)

Michael Athans (born Michael Athanassiades, May 3, 1937) is a Greek-American control theorist and a retired Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is a Fellow of the IEEE (1973) and a Fellow of the AAAS (1977). He is the recipient of numerous awards for his contributions in the field of control theory.

Athans received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley in 1958, 1959, and 1961, respectively.

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