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Dr. Sean Brennan Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
The Pennsylvania State University 318 Leonhard Building University Park, PA 16802	Phone: 814-863-2430 Fax: 814-865-9693 E-Mail: sbrennan@psu.edu
Webpage: http://controlfreaks.mne.psu.edu/index.htm

Expertise:
Dynamic Systems and Control with application to Automotive Systems, Robotics, Biological Sensing, and Mechatronics.

Education:
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2002
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1999
B.S. Mechanical Engineering (top graduate in Engineering), New Mexico State University, 1997
B.S. Physics (top graduate in Physics), New Mexico State University, 1997

Positions Held:
The Pennsylvania State University, 2003-Present
Consultant, University of Illinois Engineering Control Systems Laboratory, 2002-2003
Research Assistant, University of Illinois at UC, 1997-2002
Advanced Interconnection Laboratory, Las Cruces, NM, 1995-1997
USDA Agricultural Research Service, 1993-1995

Honors/Awards:
Penn State Engineering Society (PSES) Outstanding Teaching Award, 2007
Elected to "Honor Roll" of the International Forum for Road Transport Technology, 2006
PSU Quality Improvement Award, 2005
University Research Board Fellow, 2002
National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow, 1998-2001
Outstanding Paper in Session, American Control Conference 1998, 1999
Top 10 Papers, 5th International Symposium on Advanced Vehicle Control, 2000
Student Representative for Coordinated Science Laboratory for the Alumni Board, University of Illinois at UC, 2001-2002

Affiliations:
Pennsylvania Transportation Institute
Member, ASME
Member, IEEE
Member, ASEE