Facts: - fields: aeronautics and astronautics - thesis year: 1985 - workplaces: massachusetts institute of technology - doctoral advisor: wallace john j. deyst . e. vander velde , bruce k. walker and - birth date: 06 july 1959 - thesis title: a failure detection algorithm for linear dynamic systems - name: steven r. hall - image size: 200px - nationality: united states - birth place: west palm beach , florida - alma mater: mit . 1985 -rrb- -lrb- s.b. 1980 , s.m. 1982 , sc.d Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of steven ray hall .
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steven ray hall -lrb- born july 6 , 1959 in west palm beach , florida -rrb- is the chair of the faculty and professor of aeronautics and astronautics at the massachusetts institute of technology , in cambridge , massachusetts .his research interests are in aerospace controls systems , including flexible space structure control , control of noise and vibration , especially in helicopters , and the development of smart material actuators .he is the coauthor of seven patents , mostly in the area of smart material actuation .his teaching includes graduate and undergraduate subjects in signals and systems , control theory , guidance and navigation , and flight mechanics and control .hall was the lead instructor for the unified engineering course freely available through mit opencourseware .