Dynamics and Control Laboratory: Research

Richard Hamming: "Great contributions are rarely done by adding another decimal place. It comes down to an emotional commitment. Most great scientists are completely committed to their problem. Those who don't become committed seldom produce outstanding, first-class work."

Funded Projects

CAREER: Measurement, modeling and control of molecular motors above a nanopore. Funded by NSF within the Power, Controls and Adaptive Networks (PCAN) program of the Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems (ECCS) division of Engineering. Award: $400K, September 2009-2014. NSF website posting.


Feedback Control of Biological Polymers in a Nanopore. Funded by NIH NHGRI, this is a K25 Mentored Quantitative Research Center Development Award, $700K, 10/1/06-9/30/11. My mentors are UCSC Profs. Dave Deamer, Mark Akeson, and David Haussler. press release.


Concepts and Algorithms for Automated Separation Assurance. Funded thourgh a NASA Ames grant, 10/1/06-9/30/09, in collaboration with UCSC Prof. Heinz Erzberger.




Completed Projects

Time Optimal Weather Avoidance in Air Traffic Routing. Funded through a NASA University Affiliate Research Center grant, 7/1/07-6/30/08.

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