Robert A. Paz Background
Education:
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering, May 1985, New Mexico State University
- M.S. in Electrical Engineering, May 1987, University of Illinois. Thesis title - "Step Accuracy Measurement of Hybrid Step Motors by Fourier Analysis Techniques", Advisor Benjamin C. Kuo
- Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, May 1991, University of Illinois. Thesis title - "Robust and Reliable Control in Discrete Time", Advisor: Juraj V. Medanic
Work Experience:
- Assistant Professor: New Mexico State University, January 1991 to present.
- Teaching Assistant: University of Illinois, Department of Electrical Engineering, Lab Instructor, under Dr. William R. Perkins, September 1989 - December 1990.
- Research Assistant: University of Illinois, Coordinated Science Lab, for Dr. Juraj V. Medanic. Summers of 1988, 1989 and 1990.
- Summer Intern: Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY. Worked in the Applied Technology Organization on the implementation of industrial process controls and in the Engineering Research Labs developing a micro-processor controlled slide-to-video unit, Summers of 1984, 1985, 1986 and 1987.
- Laboratory Instructor: New Mexico State University, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Instructing EE 265 lab. September 1985 - May 1985.
- Co-op Intern: Eastman Kodak Company, Windsor, Colorado. Developed process controls and assisted in various aspects of facilities engineering. Spring and summer of 1982 and 1983.
Honors:
- Member, Eta Kappa Nu electrical engineering honor fraternity
- Member, Tau Beta Pi engineering honor fraternity
- Member, Sigma Xi scientific research society
- Outstanding Paper in Session, "A Reliable Control in Discrete-Time," by R. A. Paz and J.V. Medanic, 1991 American Control Conference, Boston MA
- Outstanding Paper in Session, "Robust Stabilization and Disturbance Attenuation for Systems with Structured Nonlinearities," by R. A. Paz and E. Yaz, 1993 Automatic Control Conference.
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