Emmett Lalish Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics University of Washington PhD Student Controls emmettl@u.washington.edu Resume

Biography Research Publications Activities Nonlinear Dynamics & Control Lab

Biography I grew up in a log cabin on a small island called Marrowstone in the Puget Sound (about two hours west of Seattle; nearest major population center is Port Townsend). I went to Chimacum school from Kindergarten through 10th grade, then left for Olympic College (in Bremerton) through the Running Start program and started living on my own at age 16. Through an odd set of circumstances involving credit transfer problems I ended up dropping out of high school and instead getting a GED and my Associate of Science (in Engineering) at the time I would normally have graduated high school. I transferred into the University of Washington as a Junior, directly into the Aeronautics & Astronautics department. I graduated with my Bachelor of Science in 2005 and realized that at age 20 I did not feel ready for a career just yet. I stayed on for graduate school in the field of Controls (still within the Aerospace department) and was offered a research assistantship by Professor Kristi Morgansen. I have worked in her Nonlinear Dynamics & Control Lab ever since. I earned my Master's degree in 2007 and passed my PhD qualifying exam, so I am now researching until I have enough material for my General Exam.