Control and Dynamical Systems: from Cellular Systems to Gravitational Systems, and Almost Everything in Between

he original vision was to take advantage of the emerging important areas of nonlinear control systems, dynamical systems, and their essential interactions. This has proven to be extremely viable, and the Option remains at the cutting edge of its domain. It has positioned itself as a key player in the development of the theory, computation, and application of complex systems, dynamical systems, and control, focusing on fundamental theory. One of its unique features is its extensive scientific interaction with many other options at Caltech, such as Applied and Computational Mathematics, Biology, Bioengineering, Computer Science, Computation and Neural Systems, Environmental Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aeronautics, Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry. The core faculty members— John Doyle, Hideo Mabuchi, Jerrold Marsden, Richard T