Professor Delfour received his B. Arts in 1962 from the Universite de Montreal, his B. Elect. Eng. (Honours Course) from McGill University in 1966, his M.Sc. from Case Institute of Technology in 1968, and his Ph.D. in Mathematics from Case Western Reserve University in 1970. He has worked on the analysis and control of delay and distributed parameter systems. His current research interest include Shape Optimization, Free Boundary Problems, Control and Stability of Large Flexible Space Structure and Numerical Analysis.