About Prof. Pao

Lucy Pao with wind turbines in the background
Lucy Y. PaoÌýreceived the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering fromÌý. She was aÌýÌýMaster's Fellow and aÌýÌýGraduate Fellow.

From 1983-1993, Dr. Pao spent periods of time working at theÌýÌý(Silver Spring, Maryland), Pacific Gas & Electric Company (San Francisco, California),ÌýÌý(El Segundo, California),ÌýÌý(Holmdel, New Jersey), andÌýÌý(Bedford, Massachusetts). From 1993-1995, she was an Assistant Professor in theÌýÌý²¹³ÙÌýÌýin Evanston, Illinois. Since 1995, she has been with theÌý, where she is now the Richard and Joy Dorf Professor in theÌý. She has spent sabbaticals atÌýÌý(2001-2002),ÌýÌý(2008), and theÌýÌý(2009). Her current research interests are in control systems (with applications to flexible st