Personal Info
- Country of residence: Palestine
Information
Muhammad Abdullah Dahla ( February 12, 1961 – July 29, 2000 ) was a Palestinian-American scientist and professor , born in the Palestinian city of Tulkarm , is a world-renowned authority in the field of control theory and dynamic systems , and has won several prestigious scientific awards, and is the brother of the scientist Munther Dahla.
His upbringing and education
Muhammad Abdullah Dahla was born in the Palestinian city of Tulkarm on February 12, 1961. [ He received his education in Palestine and then continued his education at the Islamic Scientific College schools in the Jordanian capital, Amman .
In 1979, he completed his high school diploma in the science section, coming in first place in the unified high school exam in Jordan and Palestine together. Then, in the same year, 1979, he joined Texas A&M University in the United States of America , from which he obtained a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering . He then obtained a master's degree, and in 1987 he obtained a doctorate in "Applied and Computational Mathematics" from Princeton University .
His professional life
From 1987 to 1990 he was an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Texas A&M University , and from January 1991 until his death in July 2000 he was a professor in the Department of Mechanical and Environmental Engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara, during which he received academic promotions from assistant professor to associate professor in 1993 and then to full professor in 1995.
During his tenure at UC Santa Barbara, he held several academic positions and positions, including Vice Chair of the Department of Mechanical and Environmental Engineering from 1995 to 1999 , and Director of the Control and Computing Research Center until his death. The university says that under Dahleh's leadership, the Control and Computing Research Center became a "focal point for technological innovation." The university also says that Dahleh's efforts in the Department of Mechanical and Environmental Engineering led to the development of the department.
Dahleh was a member of a number of scientific societies and institutes, including the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) , the IEEE Control Systems Society (IEEE CSS) , the Center for Control, Dynamic Systems and Computation at the University of California, Santa Barbara (CCDC) , and many others.
Dahleh is a globally recognized authority in the field of control theory and dynamical systems , being known worldwide for his contributions to control theory , and having had a "strong influence" on a wide community of researchers and scientists who have adopted his knowledge and theories.
His research
He has about one hundred scientific papers in the field of dynamic systems and control theory , and was a co-editor of research related to automatic control in both the "IEEE Control Systems Letters" and "IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control", both issued by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers , and also served on the editorial board of the "Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control" issued by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers .
His writings
Among his works:
The Modeling of Uncertainty in Control Systems, 1994.
Application of Control Theory and Design to Atomic Scale Problems, 1999.
Multiple Objective Control Synthesis, 1999.
Patents
In 1995, with government support from the US National Science Foundation, Muhammad Dahla filed a patent for the use of the atomic force microscope in precision machinery and imaging.
His death
Muhammad Dahla died on July 29, 2000 at the University of California Medical Center in Los Angeles after suffering from colon and liver cancer, which he had been diagnosed with in January 1999.
Following his death, he was mourned by scientific societies, universities, scientists, academics and researchers around the world, including the President of the University of California, Santa Barbara, Chinese-American scientist Henry T. Yang , who mourned him, saying: “The sudden death of Professor Dahla represents a great loss... His contributions were truly exceptional . ”
Posthumous honors
In honor and appreciation of Muhammad Dahla and his scientific contributions, he was honored after his death with a number of honors, the most prominent of which were:
In 2000, following his death, the Mohammed Dahleh Education Fund was established to support higher education at the University of California, Santa Barbara's School of Engineering , which is administered by the university.
On October 2, 2000, a memorial symposium was held for him after his passing, in which hundreds of researchers and scholars from all over the world participated with “moving” speeches and messages.
In 2003, the University of California, Santa Barbara , the University's Center for Control, Dynamic Systems, and Computation, and the National Science Foundation launched the Mohammed Dahle Distinguished Seminar Award, which is given annually to outstanding scientists and researchers in the field of control. Several scientists have received this award , including the American scientist Jeff Shamma 2013.
his personal life
Muhammad Dahla is the brother of the scholar Munther Dahla (born 1962 ) .
In 1986, Muhammad Dahle married Professor Marie Dillon Dahleh , and had two children with her: Taher (born 1994 ) and Jumana (born 1996 ).
Achievements and Awards
awards
Muhammad Dahla received several prestigious scientific awards, including:
1992 : "Distinguished Teacher Award" from the University of California , Santa Barbara .
1994 : "Distinguished Academic Teaching Award in Engineering" from the University of California , Santa Barbara .
1999 : Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers , where the Institute elected him to this honorary fellowship, making him the youngest ever elected Fellow of the Institute.
1999 : "The Hugo Schuck Award for Best Research Paper", from the American Council on Automatic Control .
2000 : George S. Axelby Award for Outstanding Paper, IEEE International Control Systems Society .
Source
- Years in active
: From
To