Professor Emeritus, Mechanical Engineering
James J. Duderstadt Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering
Paul G. Goebel Professor Emeritus of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Email: ykoren@umich.edu
Degrees
D.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, 1971
M.Sc., Electrical Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, 1968
B.Sc., Electrical Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, 1965
Research Interests
Reconfigurable manufacturing systems; global manufacturing; flexible automation; sensing and controls of machining processes; generation of complex surfaces in CNC
Honors & Awards
- Gold Medal, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 2007
- Stephen S. Attwood Award, University of Michigan College of Engineering, 2007-08
- Eugene Merchant Gold Medal, ASME and SME, 2006
- Member, National Academy of Engineering
- Hideo Hanafusa Outstanding Investigator Award, Japan-USA Symposium on Flexible Automation, 2004
- William T. Ennor Manufacturing Technology Award, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1999
- Distinguished Collegiate Professor, The University of Michigan, 1992-1997
- Robert M. Caddell Memorial Award, College of Engineering, The University of Michigan, 1997
- Excellence in Research Award, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Michigan, 1994
- J. Dori Innovation Award for the Inflatable Robot Invention, 1993
- Lady Davis Visiting Chair Professor, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, 1992-1993
- Excellence in Research Award, College of Engineering, The University of Michigan, 1991
- Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1990
- Senior Member, International Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc., 1989
- Fellow, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 1987
- J. Dori Award for the book Robotics for Engineers (McGraw Hill 1985), 1985
- Fellow, International Academy for Production Engineering, 1985
- Merchant Textbook Award for Computer Control of Manufacturing Systems (McGraw Hill 1983), Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 1984
- Klein Excellence in Research Award, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, 1982
- Paul G. Goebel Visiting Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, The University of Michigan, 1980-2
- Gutwirth Research Award, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, 1980
Faculty Type
Emeritus
Related News
Koren featured in Siemens' The Magazine article
04/23/2018
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.
Koren receives 2018 IJPR Best Paper Award
04/05/2018
His paper is titled "Value Creation through Design for Scalability of Reconfiguring Manufacturing Systems."
Yoram Koren's work makes U-M bicentennial list of most important research advances
07/11/2017
In 1973, Yoram Koren is featured for his work on Numerical Control and reconfigurable manufacturing.
Koren chosen as namesake of the 2017 SME Outstanding Manufacturing Engineer Award; Dasgupta a recipient
11/22/2016
Since 1980, the SME Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award has recognized manufacturing engineers, age 35 or younger, who have made exceptional contributions and accomplishments in the manufacturing industry.
Twelve ME Faculty Recognized for Prestigious Professional Society Awards in 2015
09/16/2015
Koren selected to receive SME Honorary Membership
01/13/2015
The Honorary Membership may be conferred upon an individual of internationally recognized ability and stature who has contributed their substantial skills and talent to accomplish the goals of SME
March 27th DUP lecture features Koren
03/20/2012
Yoram Koren, the James J. Duderstadt Distinguished University Professor of Manufacturing and Paul G. Goebel Professor of Mechanical Engineering, will deliver his inaugural Distinguished University Professor Lecture on March 27, 2012
Koren Appointed to a Distinguished University Professorship
05/17/2010
Professor Yoram Koren’s agenda is to create a novel manufacturing paradigm for the new century emphasizing competitive sustainability.
Koren's Book to Be Published
01/22/2010
Yoram Koren to Receive Outstanding Investigator Award
12/06/2007