Dr. Richard Murray

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Biography

Richard M. Murray is the Thomas E. Doris Everhart Professor of Control and Dynamical Systems at the California Institute of Technology. He completed his Bachelor of Science at Caltech in 1985, followed by a Master of Science from the University of California, Berkeley in 1988, and a Ph.D. in 1990. He has held various academic positions, progressing from Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Caltech from 1991 to 1997, to Associate Professor from 1997 to 2000, and then to Professor from 2000 to the present. His leadership roles include serving as Chair of Engineering Applied Science and Director of Information Science Technology. Murray's research interests lie in feedback control, biological circuits, synthetic biology, and molecular programming, focusing on applications of feedback control in networked systems and biological autonomy. His group is actively involved in the analysis and design of biomolecular feedback circuits and the development of resilient architectures for autonomous systems.

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Experience

Professor

2009-01-01 — Present

California Institute of Technology • Pasadena, CA

Everhart Professor of Control Dynamical Systems Bioengineering.

Chair

2020-01-01 — 2024-01-01

California Institute of Technology • Pasadena, CA

Chair of Biology Biological Engineering.

Director

2006-01-01 — 2009-01-01

California Institute of Technology • Pasadena, CA

Director of Information Science Technology.

Requirements for California Institute of Technology

Doctorate Program
Requirements
TOEFL
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree or equivalent Strong background in mathematics and physical sciences
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