SERVICE IN LEARDERSHIP ROLES
· Graduate Program Director, Mechanical Engineering, Jan 2020 - July 2023
Started the first ever “MME Graduate Research Symposium, Spring 2021”
Received “University Assessment Award”, 2021 for significant contribution to the assessment of Mechanical Engineering Graduate Program
Prepared and submitted Graduate Program Assessment report, Dec 2020
Developed and launched “Graduate Student Handbook” with Dr. Kumar Singh and Dr. Mark Sidebottom, Fall 2020
Developed “Writing Guides for MME” with Dr. Mark Sidebottom that includes guidelines for proposal writing, thesis writing, design/project report writing, and research paper writing, Fall 2020 (I wrote 2 out of 4 guides)
Prepared Academic Program Evaluation, Improvement & Prioritization (APEIP) report for the MS in Mechanical Engineering program, Fall 2020
Overseeing MS in Mechanical Engineering program since January 2020
· Search Committee Chair, Mechanical Engineering, Miami University, 2022
- Chaired two searches “Tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor” and “Assistant/Associate Lecturer’ in the Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Department, Miami University
· Track Chair, Material Removal Track, ASME IMECE, 2022
- Track 2 (Advanced Manufacturing) received largest abstract submission among all tracks.
- Introduced monthly topic organizers meetings to connect with all topic chairs
- Planning and managing track and topic organization and functions
- Overseeing the abstract submission and reviewing process for papers
- Inviting and coordinating plenary speakers, reviewers, and overseeing reviewing process, finished reviewing on time
- Recommending final accept/reject decisions for papers in the track
· Track Co-chair, Material Removal Track, SME NAMRC, 2021 - Present
Oversaw the reviewing process for papers submitted to Material Removal Track
Invited and coordinated reviewing process, finished reviewing on time
Recommended final accept/reject decisions for papers in the track
· Track Co-chair, 2021, Advanced Manufacturing Track, ASME IMECE, 2020, 2021
Oversaw the reviewing process for the track
Oversaw the “Best Paper Award” process by chairing the evaluation process
Participated in development of strategic initiatives to grow the track 2 in IMECE
· Expert Educator Team (EET) member, Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow (LIFT) manufacturing institute, the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), and the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS), 2017-2019
- The EET developed four reports on the future directions of Advanced Manufacturing education and curriculum in the US
- identified current gaps in the manufacturing curriculum,
- focused on the importance of up-to-date curriculum and hands-on learning experiences in manufacturing education,
- proposed core competencies students need to develop both in 2-year community college degrees and 4-year engineering programs
· Search Committee Chair, WKU, 2015
- Served as the search committee chair for instructor position in the area of Advanced Manufacturing at WKU, 2015
· Advanced Manufacturing Program Coordinator, WKU, 2014-2016
- Oversaw the undergraduate manufacturing program
- Served as the chief advisor for manufacturing students
- Initiated the proposal for BS in Manufacturing Engineering Technology
- Worked with manufacturing colleagues and department chair on the development of online competency-based BS in Advanced Manufacturing degree.
ACADEMIC & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES IN LEADERSHIP ROLES
Editorship
Associate Editor, Journal of Manufacturing Processes, Sep 2022 – Present
Associate Editor, Micro- and Nanoelectromechanical Systems, Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering, Frontiers in Manufacturing Engineering and Frontiers in Materials, Nov 2022 - Present
Associate Editor, Advanced Manufacturing, Jan 2024 - Present
Associate Editor, Advanced Equipment, Aug 2024 - Present
Editorial Board Member, Adhoc Associate Editor, “npj Advanced Manufacturing” – Nature, Oct, 2023 - Present
Scientific Committee, Topic and Track organizers
· Track co-chair, Material Removal Track, SME NAMRC 2021
· Track co-chair, Advanced Manufacturing Track, ASME IMECE 2020, 2021
· Scientific Committee, SME NAMRC 2020, 2021.
· Topic organizer for Advanced Machining and Finishing topic in ASME IMECE 2018, 2019.
· Symposium co-organizer of Non-conventional Machining in ASME MSEC 2019, 2020, 2021.
Session/Symposium Chair
· Symposium Co-organizer, “Non-Traditional Manufacturing” ASME MSEC 2019, 2020, 2021
· Topic Organizer, “Advanced Machining and Finishing”, ASME IMECE 2018, 2019
· Session Chair, ASME IMECE 2017, 2018, 2019
· Session Chair, ASME MSEC 2017, 2018
· Session Chair, DESS 2017, 13th Dayton Engineering Sciences Symposium
· Session Chair, Kentucky Academy of Science (KAS) Annual Meetings, 2013, 2014, 2015
Previous Service as Editorial Board Member:
· International Journal of Materials Forming and Machining Processes (IJMFMP) [Nov, 2012 – Dec, 2015]
· Journal of Institute of Industrial Applications Engineers, Japan [Mar, 2014 – Dec, 2017]