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Women in Control Committee (WiC)

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WiC Chair

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Elisa Franco

University of California, Los Angeles

United States

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Elisa Franco

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Elisa Franco is a Professor in Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering and Bioengineering at UCLA. She received a Ph.D. in Control and Dynamical Systems from the California Institute of Technology, and a Ph.D. in Automation from the University of Trieste, Italy. The Franco group works on research problems at the intersection of mathematical modeling and DNA/RNA nanotechnology, with focus on the design and synthesis of biomolecular circuits and responsive materials. These projects are funded by the NSF, the DOE, the Sloan Foundation, and the Broad Stem Cell Research Center at UCLA. Prof. Franco is the recipient of an NSF CAREER award, a Rose Hills Foundation Young Investigator award, and is a Hellman Fellow. She is an active member of the IEEE Control Systems Society, and served in the Board of Governors and as Student Activities Chair.

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University of California, Los Angeles

United States

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