Joseph Ball

Joseph Ball (Grad ’70, Grad ’73 CM) has been conferred the title of professor emeritus by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. A member of the university community since 1973, Mr. Ball made significant contributions to the development of a control theory known as robust control, which allows engineers to design for and ensure acceptable performance in the face of interference in sensor signals. His work in operator and systems theories was important to electrical engineering, and he has published more than 240 papers and presented in 26 countries on five continents. In 1997, he was also honored with the Virginia Tech Alumni Award for Research Excellence.