About Me
Education
PhD - 1995 Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, USA
MS - 1990 Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, USA
MA - 1987 Electrical and Information Science, Cambridge University, UK
Experience
Professor, Mechanical Engineering, U of Minnesota, 2008-present
Visiting Professor and Ph.D. Advisor, Zhejiang University, China, 2011-2012
Founding Deputy Director, NSF Center of Compact and Efficient Fluid Power (CCEFP), 2006-2013
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, U of Minnesota, 2003-2008
Visiting Faculty, University of Bath, UK, 2001
Nelson Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, U of Minnesota, 1997-2003
Member of the Research Staff II, Wilson Research Center, Xerox Corporation, 1995-1997
Research Engineer, Anesthesia Bioengineering, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1990
Professional Activities / Awards
ASME Robert E. Koski Medal for Fluid Power and Motion Control (2023)
IEEE, Senior Member
ASME, Fellow
Dynamic Systems and Control (DSC) Division, Fluid Control Systems Panel (Chair, 2003-2005; Vice-chair 2000-2003)
Fluid Power Systems and Technology (FPST) Division (Executive Committee -date; Vice Chair 2022-2023)
2021 ASME/Bath Symposium on Fluid Power and Motion Control (General Chair)
Young Investigator Award, Japan-USA Symposium on Flexible Automation (2000-2002)Â