Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Address
3003A
EECS (Electrical Engineering & Computer Science)
1301 Beal
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2122
Email
Phone
(734) 763-4456
Degrees
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 1989
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1979
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1978
Research Interests
Computational mechanics; finite element methods; structural dynamics; flexible multibody dynamics; dynamic response of composites; vehicle dynamics; engineering mechanics education.
Honors and Awards
Neil Van Eenam Teaching Award, University of Michigan College of Engineering, 2009
Outstanding Achievement Award, Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Michigan, 2006 - 2007
Excellence in Service Award, College of Engineering, University of Michigan, 2003-2004
Fellow, International Association for Computational Mechanics, 2004
Best Publication Award (with Kathleen Klinich and Lawrence Schneider), UMTRI, 2003
Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1999
Faculty Teaching Award, Tau Beta Pi, 1991-1992
Faculty Type
Tenured and Tenure-Track