Professor, Dean’s Leadership Director, Director of the Nonlinear Controls & Robotics (NCR) Lab and the AFOSR Center of Excellence in Assured Autonomy in Contested Environments & MAE Department Chair
Dr. Dixon received his Ph.D. in 2000 from Clemson University. He worked as a research staff member and Eugene P. Wigner Fellow at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) until 2004, when he joined the University of Florida in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, where he is now an Ebaugh Professor and Department Chair. His main research interest has been the development and application of Lyapunov-based control techniques for uncertain nonlinear systems. In 2016, he was awarded the Air Force Commander’s Public Service Award for his contributions to the U.S. Air Force Science Advisory Board. His work has been recognized by many entities and he has received several awards to date, among them: the IEEE Control Systems Technology Award, (2017-2019 & 2012-2013); the American Automatic Control Council (AACC) O. Hugo Schuck Award (2015 & 2009); the 2004 Department of Energy Outstanding Mentor Award; and the 2001 Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) Early Career Award for Engineering Achievement.