Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Address
2454 GGB (George G. Brown Laboratory)
2350 Hayward
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2125
2350 Hayward
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2125
Email
Phone
(734) 763-0036
Degrees
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1996
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1992
B.Eng., SysInfo & Control, University of Tokyo, 1990
Research Interests
Computer modeling and optimal synthesis of mechanical (and non-mechanical) products and systems. Computational design for manufacture/assembly/environment. Simultaneous design of products/manufacturing systems/supply chains. Computer modeling and synthesis of MEMS/NEMS. Chemo/bio-informatics. Structure-based virtual screening for drug discovery and design.
Honors and Awards
Finalist for the Best Paper Award (first author: Emre Kazancioglu), Conference on Automation Science and Engineering, October 7-10, 2006
Marquis Who's Who in the World, 2006
Marquis Who's Who in Science and Engineering, 2006-2008
IESET Interdisciplinary Environmental Program Award (for a research proposal with Profs. Skerlos, Kikuchi and Papalambros), College of Engineering, University of Michigan, 2001
CAREER Award (Division of Design, Manufacture, and Industrial Innovation), National Science Foundation, 1999
Faculty Type
Tenured and Tenure-Track