Biographical Sketch
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
- 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