(NAM) Member, 2016 AACC Control Engineering Practice Award, 2015 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow, 2011 American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering Fellow, 2009 International Federation of Automatic Control Fellow, 2009 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Fellow, 2008 Computing in Chemical Engineering Award (AIChE CAST Division), 2005 Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow, 2001-2002 ASEE Ray Fahien Award, 2000 Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award, 1996-1999 ASEE Section Outstanding Teacher Award (Illinois/Indiana), 1996 National Science Foundation National Young Investigator Award, 1992-1997 He has also held leadership positions in professional societies including the IEEE (as President of the Control Systems Society) and as Vice President of the International Federation for Automatic Control (IFAC), among others. Personal life Frank is married to Diana Rodriguez, and they have 3 children. In his free time, Frank enjoys racing sailboats, and has competed in a number of regattas during and since college, including the 2011 Transpac Race. His other hobby is refereeing soccer, and he is currently certified in several organizations including AYSO (National Referee), U.S Soccer (Grade 7 Referee), and NISOA. References 1963 births Living people John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences faculty American chemical engineers Princeton University School of Engineering and Applied Science alumni Alumni of the University of Cambridge California Institute of Technology alumni Members of the National Academy of Medicine Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow Members of the IEEE Humboldt Research Award recipients University of California, Santa Barbara faculty University of Delaware faculty Purdue University faculty Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering DuPont people Fellows of the International Federation of Automatic Control Engineers from Pennsylvania Engineers from Delaware People from Newark, Delaware