▁at ▁Harvard ▁University . ▁ ▁At ▁Harvard , ▁Bro ck ett ▁became ▁the ▁Gordon ▁McK ay ▁Professor ▁of ▁App lied ▁Mathemat ics ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁the ▁An ▁Wang ▁Professor ▁of ▁Computer ▁Science ▁and ▁Elect rical ▁Engineering . ▁ ▁Bro ck ett ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁on ▁control ▁theory ▁and ▁linear ▁differential ▁systems ; ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁he ▁published ▁the ▁text book ▁Fin ite ▁Dim ensional ▁Linear ▁Systems . ▁ ▁Bro ck ett ▁has ▁ad vised ▁over ▁ 5 0 ▁students , ▁including ▁Jan ▁Wille ms , ▁David ▁Dob kin , ▁P . ▁S . ▁Kr ish nap ras ad , ▁and ▁John ▁Bar as . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁hon ors ▁Bro ck ett ▁received ▁several ▁awards ▁and ▁hon ors , ▁including : ▁ ▁Fellow ▁of ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁Elect rical ▁and ▁Electron ics ▁Engine ers ▁( IE EE ) ▁since ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁ ▁Elect ed ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Academy ▁of ▁Engineering ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁the ▁Richard ▁E . ▁Bell man ▁Control ▁Heritage ▁Award ▁from ▁the ▁American ▁Autom atic ▁Control ▁Council ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁the ▁IE EE ▁Control ▁Systems ▁Science ▁and ▁Engineering ▁Award ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁the ▁" W . T . ▁and ▁Id alia ▁Re id ▁Prize ▁in ▁Mathemat ics " ▁from ▁the ▁Society ▁for ▁Indust rial ▁and ▁App lied ▁Mathemat ics ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁the ▁R uf us ▁Old