Reza Moheimani

Professor and James Von Ehr Distinguished Chair

reza.moheimani@utdallas.edu
Phone: 972-883-4158
Office: ECSN 3.712

800 West Campbell Rd.
Mailstop: EC38
Richardson, TX 75080-3021

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Education

PhD Electrical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Australia
MEngSc Electrical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Australia
BS Electrical Engineering, Shiraz University, Iran

Overview

Reza Moheimani is a Professor, Head of the Department of Systems Engineering, and the holder of the James Von Ehr Distinguished Chair in Science and Technology at the University of Texas at Dallas. He holds affiliate appointments in the Departments of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. He received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of New South Wales, Australia, in 1996. His current research interests include applications of control and estimation in high-precision mechatronic systems, high-speed scanning probe microscopy, and atomically precise manufacturing. Moheimani previously served as Editor-in-Chief of Mechatronics (2016–2021) and as an Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, the IEEE Transactions on Mechatronics, and Control Engineering Practice. His awards and recognitions include the Mechatronic Systems Lifetime Achievement Award (IFAC, 2025), Industrial Achievement Award (IFAC, 2023), Nyquist Lecture Award (ASME DSCD, 2022), Charles Stark Draper Innovative Practice Award (ASME DSCD, 2020), Nathaniel B. Nichols Medal (IFAC, 2014), IEEE Control Systems Technology Award (IEEE CSS, 2009), and the IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology Outstanding Paper Award (IEEE CSS, 2007 and 2018). He is a Fellow of IEEE, IFAC, ASME, and the Institute of Physics (UK).