Background
Marcus, Steven Irl was born on April 2, 1949 in St. Louis. Son of Herbert A. and Peggy L. (Polishuk) Marcus.
Electrical engineering educator
Marcus, Steven Irl was born on April 2, 1949 in St. Louis. Son of Herbert A. and Peggy L. (Polishuk) Marcus.
Bachelor, Rice U., 1971; Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1972; Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1975.
Research engineer, The Analytic Sciences Corporation, Reading, Massachusetts, 1973; assistant professor, University Texas, Austin, 1975-1980; associate professor, University Texas, Austin, 1980-1984; professor, University Texas, Austin, 1984-1991; associate chairman, department electrical and computer engineering, University Texas, Austin, 1984-1989; L.B. Meaders professor engineering, University Texas, Austin, 1987-1991; professor electrical engineering, U. Maryland., College Park, since 1991; director Institute for Sys. Research, U. Maryland., College Park, 1991-1996. Consultant Tracor Inc., Austin, 1977, 90.
Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (prize paper awards committee 1985-1988, field awards committee 1989-1990, associate editor Transactions Information Theory 1990-1992), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Control Systems Society (Board of Governors 1985-1990, chairman conference on decision and control program committee 1983, chairman working group on stochastic control and estimation 1984-1987, associate editor Transactions Automatic Control 1980-1981). Member American Mathematics Society, Society Industrial and Applied Mathematics (editor Journal Control and Optimization since 1990), Acta Applicandae Mathematics since 1983, Eta KappaNu, Tau Beta Pi.
Married Jeanne M. Wilde, June 4,1978. Children: Jeremy A., Tobin L.