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Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering


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Directories - Faculty - Dr. Mary Frecker


Dr. Freckere

Dr. Mary Frecker

Professor of Mechanical Engineering

The Pennsylvania State University
326 Leonhard Building
University Park, PA 16802

Phone: 814-865-1617
Fax: 814-865-9693
E-Mail: mxf36@psu.edu

Webpage: http://edog.mne.psu.edu/faculty.html

Expertise:
Mechanical design, compliant mechanisms, design optimization, medical devices.

Education:
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, 1997
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, 1994
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Dayton, 1991

Positions Held:
The Pennsylvania State University, 1997-Present
Research Assistant, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, 1993-1997
Teaching Assistant Dissertation: "Optimal Design of Compliant Mechanisms", Co-Advisors: Sridhar Kota and Noboru Kikuchi, 1992-1997
Summer Intern Engineer, Advanced Vehicle Technology Chassis Engineering, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI, 1995
Test Engineer, Suspension Ride Control, Delco Chassis Division, General Motors Corporation, Kettering, OH, 1992
Co-Op Student, Product Engineering, Delco Chassis Division, General Motors Corporation, Kettering, OH, 1989-1991

Honors/Awards:
Outstanding Research Award, Penn State Engineering Society, 2005
Outstanding Advising Award, Penn State Engineering Society, 2002
Freudenstein/General Motors Young Investigator, ASME Mechanisms Committee, 2002
Department Head Faculty Award, Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, 2001
Penn State, College of Engineering, Pearce Endowed Development Professorship, 1997-2002
Doctoral Scholar, Society of Automotive Engineers, 1995-1996
Faculty for the Future Award, General Electric, 1995
Fellowship, University of Michigan, MEAM Dept., 1995
Scholar, Great Lakes Center for Truck and Transit Research, 1993

Affiliations:
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1989-Present
Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), 1992 - Present
American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), 1995-Present
International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE), 2000-Present