TC Award

IFAC TC Award in memory of Ruth Curtain.

bannier.jpgThis award recognizes outstanding contributions of an individual to the field of control of distributed parameter systems, in terms of theoretical results, methodology, reference book (research book or lecture notes) or innovating application. It is given in memory of Ruth Curtain, a leading contributor to the field of control of distributed parameter systems, supporter of the careers of many young researchers and author of reference books and major publications on system theory applied to distributed parameter systems. The award consists of a plaque that is presented during the IFAC Workshop on Control of systems Governed by Partial Differential Equations (CPDE).  


The award is jointly sponsored by the IFAC and IEEE CSS TCs on Distributed Parameter Systems and is awarded every three years.

Previous winners of the TC Award are:

  • Jean-Michel Coron (2025)
  • Miroslav Krstic (2022)

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