
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Address
1630
GGB (George G. Brown Laboratory)
2350 Hayward
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2125
Email
Phone
(734) 615-0285
Degrees
Sc.D., Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2000
B.Tech, Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology - Kanpur, 1998
Research Interests
Precision engineering; mechatronics; flexure mechanisms; high-precision high-bandwidth motion systems for applications in nanometrology and nanomanufacturing; MEMS sensors and actuators; minimally invasive surgery.
Honors and Awards
Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award, SAE, 2012
Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 2011
Achievement Award, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2011
CAREER Award, National Science Foundation, 2009
One of the the six most promising invention disclosures filed in year 2008, U-M Technology Transfer Office, 2009
R&D100 Award, for the XY High Precision Extended Range Nanopositioner, 2008
Faculty Type
Tenured and Tenure-Track