Areas of Expertise
Motion Control Systems, Robotics, Dynamic Modeling of Electromechanical Systems, Precision Machine Design, and Automation of Manufacturing and Assembly Operations.
Professional Experience
Post-Doctoral Research Associate, University of California, Berkeley
(1989); Consultant, AT&T Bell Laboratories (Summer 1991); Sabbatical
Leave, SVG Lithography Systems (Fall 1997); Visiting Professor, The Petroleum Institute (2004-2005); Assistant/Associate/Full
Professor, URI (1990-present).
Teaching Interests
Mechatronics, Robotics, Real-Time Monitoring and
Control, and Engineering Mechanics.
Awards
URI
Outstanding Contributions to Intellectual Property Award (2004),The URI Foundation Teaching Excellence Award
(2003), URI
Outstanding Intellectual Property Development Recognition Award (2003), The
2002-2003 Edmund and Dorothy Marshall Faculty Excellence Award in
Engineering, Advisor to Merit Award Winner in the Lincoln Arc
Welding Foundation Design Competition (2001 and 2002), Albert E. Carlotti Faculty Excellence Award in Engineering (1993),
Graduate Fellowship, University of California at Berkeley (1984-1985)
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