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Directories - Faculty - Dr. Asok Ray


Dr. Ray

Dr. Asok Ray, P.E.

Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering

The Pennsylvania State University
329 Reber Building
University Park, PA 16802

Phone: 814-865-6377
Fax: 814-863-4848
E-Mail: aray@psu.edu

Webpage: http://www.mne.psu.edu/Ray/

Expertise:
Optimization and control of continuously-varying and discrete-event dynamical systems; stochastic modeling and estimation of nonlinear processes, signal decomposition (including wavelets), intelligent instrumentation (including neural networks), modeling of thermomechanical fatigue and fracture for aerospace and energy conversion applications.

Education:
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Northeastern University, 1976
M.S. Mathematics, Northeastern University, 1978
M.S. Electrical Engineering, Calcutta University 1970
B.S. Electrical Engineering, Calcutta University, 1966

Positions Held:
The Pennsylvania State University, 1985-Present
Charles Stark Draper Laboratory and MIT, 1980-1985
Carnegie-Mellon University, 1978-1980
MITRE Corporation, 1975-1978

Honors/Awards:
Distinguished Professor, 2003-Present
Designation Department Head's Best Faculty Award, 1993
College of Engineering Outstanding Research Award, 1995
IEEE Fellow Award, for research in aerospace and electromechanical systems, 2002
ASME Fellow Award, for research in Decision & Control Theory and Mechanics of Materials, 1994
Senior Research Fellow Award, National Academy of Sciences, 1998 -1999
Best Paper Award, ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurements, and Control, 1999
Premier Research Award, Penn State Engineering Society (PSES), 2002
Outstanding Research Award, PSES, 1995
Faculty Award, Pennsylvania State Department of Mechanical Engineering, 1992

Affiliations:
Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Associate Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Member Sigma Xi
Graduate Faculty of Electrical Engineering
Faculty of the Intercollege Graduate Program in Materials