Background
Gilbert, Elmer Grant was born on March 29, 1930 in Joliet, Illinois, United States. Son of Harry A. and Florence A. (Otterstrom) Gilbert.
control theorist aerospace engineering educator
Gilbert, Elmer Grant was born on March 29, 1930 in Joliet, Illinois, United States. Son of Harry A. and Florence A. (Otterstrom) Gilbert.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan, 1952; Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan, 1953; Doctor of Philosophy in Instrumentation Engineering, University Michigan, 1956.
Instructor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1954-1956; assistant professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1957-1959; associate professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1959-1963; professor aerospace engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, since 1963. Founder, director, consultant Applied Dynamics Inc., Ann Arbor, 1957-1969.
Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Control Engineering Field award 1994), American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member National Academy Engineering, Society Industrial and Applied Mathematics.
Married Lois M. Verbrugge, December 27, 1973.