The Research Faculty Achievement Award honors those who have exceptional scholarly achievements, as evidenced by significant contributions to an academic field of study over time, a specific outstanding discovery or the development of innovative technology or practice.
This award is designed to recognize exceptional scholarly achievements, as evidenced by publications and/or other scholarly activities in any academic field of study.
ME Professor Emeritus Yoram Koren talks about current trends of mass customization and individualized manufacturing and his vision of the 21st-century manufacturing industry in this interview.
His paper is titled “Value Creation through Design for Scalability of Reconfiguring Manufacturing Systems.”
This award honors significant published research leading to a better understanding of materials, facilities, principles, operations and their application to improve manufacturing processes.
Okwudire has developed an algorithm that allows 3-D printers to deliver high-quality results at speeds up to two times faster than those in common use, with no added hardware costs
Mazumder’s research takes ideas from basic physics and applies them to manufacturing.
“The ability to use tried and true metal forming processes such as stamping on new composite materials, especially green composites, has the potential to speed the adoption of lightweight materials in automotive and other applications,” said Banu.
Improving the functionality of robotic and manufacturing systems “comes down to understanding your system and identifying a strategy for improving performance,” says ME Assistant Professor Kira Barton, whose laboratory combines fundamental and experimental modeling and controls research, from multi-agent coordination to additive manufacturing
Endowed professorships recognize outstanding faculty members with distinguished records of teaching, research and impact.