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Prospective postdocs: I typically make decisions about postdocs in the April-May timeframe, when I know what my grants look like for fall. Please take a look at my current research interests to see what projects we are currently working on.
Research
My group's research is in the application of feedback and control to networked systems, with applications in biology and autonomy. Current projects include work on biomolecular feedback systems, novel architectures for control systems, and networked control systems (see my research overview for more details).
Active projects:
- Actuation of Synthetic Cells Via Proto-Flagellar Motors (NSF)
- An Open Synthetic Biology Toolkit for Engineering Reliable Genetic Circuits in Microbes in Soil (Resnick Sustainability Institute)
- Engineering Replication-, Growth-, and Division-Deficient E. coli for Safe, Stable and Efficient Function (Rosen Center for Bioengineering)
- Design of Digitally Controlled Bacterial Circuits for Bioenabled Materials (Army Research Lab/Institute for Collaborative Biotechnologies)
- Assurance for Learning Enabled Systems (DARPA)
- Formal Methods for V&V and T&E of Autonomous Systems (AFOSR)
- Developing Standardized Cell-Free Platforms for Rapid Prototyping of Synthetic Biology Circuits and Pathways (NSF)
- Engineering Durable Cell-Free Biological Capabilities for Advanced Sensing and Prototyping (Army Research Office)
- Enabling Technologies for Cell-Silicon Interfacing (Army Research Office)
- Fundamental Biological Factors Underlying Human Performance: From Molecular Diagnostics and Detection to Behavior and Systems Biology (Army Research Office)
- Field-Programmable, Recombinase-Based Biomolecular Circuits (Army Research Office)
- Robust Multi-Layer Control Systems for Cooperative Cellular Behaviors (DARPA)
- VeHICaL: Verified Human Interfaces, Control, and Learning for Semi-Autonomous Systems (NSF)
Group
Mia Austria† (BE) Karena Cai* (CDS) Richard Cheng* (ME) Filip Claeson+ (Sweden) Samuel Clamons (BE) Sumanth Dathathri (CMS) Leopold Green (BBE) Andrew Halleran (BE) Chelsea Hu (BE) Zoila Jurado* (ME)
Elin Larsson+ (Sweden) John Marken (BE) Michaelle Mayalu (CMS) Reed McCardell (BE) John McManus (BBE) Liana Merk† (BE) Kellan Moorse° (CNS) Michael Nguyen+ (Denmark) Ayush Pandey (EE)
James Parkin (BE) Tung Phan (ME) William Poole* (CNS) Mark Prator# (EAS) Xinying (Cindy) Ren (CDS) Andrey Shur (BE) Rory Williams (BE) Jiaqi Yan (Singapore) Miki Yun# (EAS)
| * co-advised students | + visiting researchers | ° rotation students | † undergraduates | # research tech |
Former graduate students:
- Vipul Singhal - PhD in Computation and Neural Systems, June 2018
- Ania Baetica - PhD in Control and Dynamical Systems, May 2018
- Ioannis Filippidis - PhD in Control and Dynamical Systems, December 2017
- Anandh Swaminathan - PhD in Control and Dynamical Systems, December 2017
# Masters or Engineers degree * Co-advised student
Former postdocs:
- Jin Ge (2017-2018) - CMS Postdoctoral Fellow
- Sofie Haesaert (2016-2018) - CMS Postdoctoral Fellow
- Catherine McGhan (2014-2016) - CMS Postdoctoral Fellow
- Yutaka Hori (2013-2016) - CMS Postdoctoral Fellow
Raktim Bhattacharya (2002-04) Brianno Coller (1995-97) Noel du Toit (2011) Samira Farahani (2014-15) Tamer Inanc (2002-04) Jongmin Kim (2010-14) Eric Klavins* (2001-03) Feng-Li Lian (2001-02) Jun Liu (2011-2012)
Yilin Mo (2013-15) Kristi Morgansen (1999-2001) Pascal Morin (1996-97) Yasamin Mostofi (2004-06) Reza Olfati-Saber (2001-04) Yizhar Or (2007-09) Necmiye Ozay (2010-13) Pavithra Prabhakar (2011-12) Nicolas Petit (2001-02)
Vasu Raman (2013-15) Henrik Sandberg (2005-07) Shaunak Sen (2011-12) B. N. Shashikanth* (1998-2000) Dan Siegal (2012-15) Andrew Straw* (2010) Willem Sluis (1994-96) Herbert Streumper (1997-99) Ufuk Topcu (2008-12)
Additional group alumni: SURF Senior thesis Visitors
Teaching
The list below is the courses that I have taught at Caltech (or at least most of them). The course links will take you to the (current) course homepage, where you can find the syllabus, handouts, and homework sets. The links for specific terms take you to the course homepage for that term. Links to older courses are available on a separate page.
- ACM/EE 116 - Probability and Random Processes (Fa11)
- BE 107 - Exploring Biological Principles Through Bio-Inspired Design (Sp15, Sp16)
- BE 150/Bi 250b - Systems Biology (Wi11, Wi12, Wi13, Sp14)
- CS/EE/ME 75 - Introduction to Multi-Disciplinary Systems Engineering (04-05, 06-07, 10-11, 15-16)
- CDS 90 - Senior Thesis in Control and Dynamical Systems (2004-2014)
- CDS 101/110 - Analysis and Design of Feedback Systems (Fa97, Fa01, Fa02, Fa03, Fa04, Fa06, Fa07, Fa08, Fa12, Fa15)
- CDS 112 - Optimization-Based Control (Wi98, Wi02, Wi03, Wi04, Wi06, Wi07, Wi08)
- CDS 140 - Differential Equations and Dynamical Systems (Wi11, Wi13, Wi14, Wi15)
- CDS 240 - Nonlinear Dynamical Systems (Sp14, Sp16)
- CDS 202 - Geometry of Nonlinear Systems (Wi93, Wi94, Wi04, Wi09, Sp13)
- CS 142 - Distributed Computing (Fa17)
- Older courses (not taught in the last 5 years)
- Guest lectures - some individual lectures I have given in various courses
Contact
Mailing AddressRichard M. Murray |
Contact informationE-mail: murray@cds.caltech.edu |
Other linksCaltech |
