Marcus, Steve
Former Director, Institute for Systems Research
Former Chair, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
The Institute for Systems Research
Steve Marcus received his Ph.D. and S.M. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1975 and 1972, respectively. He received a B.A. from Rice University in 1971. From 1975 to 1991, he was with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin, where he was the L.B. (Preach) Meaders Professor in Engineering. He was associate chair of the Department from 1984-89.
In 1991, he joined the University of Maryland, where he was director of the Institute for Systems Research until 1996. He is currently a Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department and the Institute for Systems Research. He also served as the chair of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department.
Poole & Kent Teaching Award, 2013
Distinguished Scholar-Teacher Award, University of Maryland, 2000-2001
Outstanding Systems Engineering Faculty Award, Institute for Systems Research, University of Maryland, 1998
IEEE Fellow, 1986
NSF Research Initiation Award
Editor-in-Chief, SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization, 2000-2005
Corresponding Editor, SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization, 1991-1999, 2006-2008
Associate Editor, SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization, 1990-91
Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Acta Applicandae Mathematicae: An International Journal on Applying Mathematics and Mathematical Applications, 1983-2007
Associate Editor, Mathematics of Control, Signals, and Systems, 1987-2002
Associate Editor, IEEE Trans. Information Theory, 1990-1992
Associate Editor, Discrete Event Dynamic Systems: Theory and Applications, 1990-2001
Associate Editor, IEEE Trans. Automatic Control, 1980-81