Biographical Sketch
Education:
Ph.D.
Mechanical Engineering,
University of California at Berkeley, 1985
M.S.
Mechanical Engineering,
University of California at Berkeley, 1982
B.S.
Mechanical Engineering,
National Taiwan University,
1976
Positions
Held:
- The Pennsylvania State University, 1988-Present
- Senior Research Engineer, General Motors Research Laboratories, Warren, MI 1985-1988
- N. O. Myklestad Award, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2007
- Premier Research Award, Penn State Engineering Society, 2004
- Holder of the Endowed William E. Diefenderfer Chair in Mechanical Engineering, since 2000
- Outstanding Teaching Award, Penn State Engineering Society, 2000
- Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, since 1997
- Outstanding Research Award, Penn State Engineering Society, 1993
- Department Head Faculty Award, Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, 1992
- Ralph R. Teetor Award, Society of Automotive Engineers, 1990
Affiliations:
- Editor of the ASME Transaction Journal of Vibration and Acoustics
- Associate Editor of the Journal of Intelligent Materials Systems and Structures
- Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Vibration and Control (1997-2005)
- Associate Editor of the ASME Journal of Vibration and Acoustics (1994-2000)
- Chairman of the ASME Technical Committee on Vibration and Sound (1996-98)
- Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- Member of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society
- Structural Dynamics and Controls Research Lab (Director)
- Penn State Rotorcraft Center of Excellence (Associate Director)
- Center for Acoustics and Vibration (Group Leader)