CCSD Sponsored Awards

Robert Skelton Systems and Control Best Ph.D. Dissertation Award:

Given annually through the Center for Control Systems and Dynamics (CCSD) in honor of Prof. Robert Skelton, the founder of our world-renowned Systems and Control program. For eligibility, the student’s thesis must be focused on controls-related research (in core control topics, robotics, and optimization), with a dissertation advisor in MAE and ECE Departments who is an active member of CCSD. The award is contingent upon a successful defense within the time period of eligibility. A faculty member may submit more than one nomination. 

Past Award Recipients:

• 2015: Seung Hak Han (advisor McEneaney)

• 2015: Dean Richert (advisor Cortes)

• 2016: Daniele Cavaglieri (advisor Bewley)

• 2017: Ashish Cherukuri (advisor Cortes)

• 2017: Martin Sehr (advisor Bitmead)

• 2019: Erfan Nozari (advisor  Cortes)

• 2020: Cody Allen (advisor de Oliveira) 

• 2020: Shumon Koga (advisor Krstic)

• 2023: Masih Haseli (advisor Cortes)