Over a 30-year career at U of T, Professor Emeritus Velimir Jurdjevic helped shape the world’s understanding of geometric control theory and regulated feedback systems - concepts underlying a range of modern technologies
Over a 30-year career at U of T, Professor Emeritus Velimir Jurdjevic helped shape the world's understanding of geometric control theory and regulated feedback systems - concepts underlying a range of modern technologies - Math has transported Velimir Jurdjevic to new and exciting realms. "I often think of math as a ladder. With each proof and mathematical concept explored, you climb up a rung higher," says Jurdjevic, a professor emeritus in the department of mathematics in the University of Toronto's Faculty of Arts & Science. "Eventually, when you've climbed up enough, you reach a place of ideas. There, you can make sense of things beyond the physical world. You can throw away the ladder, and you won't fall." He is hoping the newly established Velimir Jurdjevic Graduate Scholarship in Mathematics will help students reach such heights. As an endowed gift, the award is designed to have a lasting impact.
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