The Donald P. Eckman Award recognizes an outstanding young engineer in the field of automatic control.
Award/Recognition Menu
Nominees must be under the age of 35 as of January 1 off the year the award is presented. Submissions made by December 1 are considered for the award in the following year.
Form Instructions:
The following information will be necessary in order to complete the nomination application form:
- All fields marked by a red asterisk (*) is required.
- Three letters of support are required with option to submit no more than 5. You will need to provide the Supporter's Name, Affiliation, Email address and upload the letter of support. Supporting documentation must include a full endorsement by at least one responsible supervisor.
- You may save the application at anytime during the process. You will receive an email on how to access your draft to update the nomination application.
- Upon submission, a confirmation email will be sent for to you for your reference.
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2026
For fundamental contributions to learning for control and decision-making, especially in dynamic games, multi-agent systems and robust control, and reinforcement learning, with applications to robotics and generative-AI agent systems
2025
For fundamental contributions to convex and nonconvex optimization in optimal and distributed control, scalable computational techniques, and transformative applications in traffic system.
2024
For extraordinary contributions to the intersection of control, dynamic systems, machine learning, and information theory.
2023
For outstanding contributions to control and real-time optimization of hybrid dynamical systems, including model-free and extremum seeking control, adaptive feedback optimization, and networked decision-making.
2022
For pioneering contributions in stochastic uncertainty control.
2021
For contributions to control, estimation, and analysis of large-scale multi-agent systems, including ensemble control theory, ensemble estimation theory, ensemble system identification, and networked control theory
2020
For outstanding contributions to formal methods for control of autonomous systems with applications to transportation systems
2019
For fundamental contributions to control and optimization of networked systems, including foundational theory of performance limits, novel algorithm design, and applications to real-world cyber-physical societal systems
2018
For outstanding contributions to stochastic methods applied to distributed and networked control systems
2017
For fundamental contributions to cyber-physical systems, network flows, queuing systems, and combinatorial optimization applied to transportation robotics
2016
For fundamental contributions to optimization and control theory, with applications to design techniques for electrical power networks, internet congestion, and antenna beamforming
2015
For fundamental contributions to the dynamic walking of bipedal robots, including foundational results for hybrid and nonlinear systems, together with the experimental realization of formal results on novel robotic platforms
2014
For excellence in the control design, analysis, implementation, and evaluation of practical algorithms to improve the efficiency and environmental performance of air transportation systems
2013
For contributions to theory of estimation and control of networked, cyberphysical systems
2012
For outstanding contributions to game theoretic methods for distributed and networked control systems
2011
For novel application of control theory in the analysis and synthesis of complex biological systems
2010
For contributions to the theory and practice of hybrid dynamical systems and systems biology
2009
For pioneering contributions in the design and implementation of hybrid and embedded control systems
2008
For contributions to optimization theory, game theory and its applications to congested markets, and learning in large networks with applications to human and social networks
2007
For contributions to the theories of switched systems and nonlinear control, and their application to control design under limited information
2006
For outstanding contributions to feedback design of nonlinear systems and networks, and innovative applications to fuel cell technology
2005
In recognition of pioneering contributions to the development of computational tools for optimization and robust control system design
2004
For pioneering contributions to analysis and control of nonlinear distributed parameter systems accompanied by creative applications to advanced materials processing, particulate processes and fluid dynamic systems
2003
For pioneering contributions to hybrid control systems and embedded software for real-time control, with application to air traffic control, avionics, and computational biology
2002
For contributions to nonlinear control and for pioneering work in automotive engine control of powertrain systems
