Instructors for Capstone Design (ME 450)
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Kira Barton
Winter 2023
Expertise and Interests:
control theory and applications; iterative learning control; multi-agent systems; human/robot collaborations; smart manufacturing; manufacturing robotics; high-performance micro/nano-scale printing for electrical and biomedical applications
Email: bartonkl@umich.edu
Phone: (734) 764-7293
Jianping Fu
Fall 2022
Expertise and Interests:
stem cell bioengineering; developmental bioengineering; mechanobiology; and biological microelectromechanical systems (BioMEMS)
Email: jpfu@umich.edu
Phone: (734) 615-7363
Greg Hulbert
Fall 2022
Expertise and Interests:
computational mechanics; finite element methods; structural dynamics; flexible multibody dynamics; dynamic response of composites; vehicle dynamics; engineering mechanics education
Email: hulbert@umich.edu
Phone: (734) 763-4456
John Luntz
Fall 2022
Expertise and Interests:
mechamatronic system design methodology; smart materials and structures; inflatable structures and devices
Email: jluntz@umich.edu
Phone: (734) 615-3889
Kenn Oldham
Fall 2022
Expertise and Interests:
micro-mechatronic systems for endoscopic imaging; micro-robotic systems for locomotion; physiological feedback systems; microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)
Email: oldham@umich.edu
Phone: (734) 615-6327
Kazu Saitou
Winter 2023
Expertise and Interests:
computational design; manufacturability-driven structural topology optimization; multi-material, multi-process, multi-component structural topology optimization (M^3 TO); computational optimal synthesis of structural assemblies; physics-informed AI for structural and assembly optimization
Email: kazu@umich.edu
Phone: (734) 763-0036
Randy Schwemmin
Fall 2022 and Winter 2023
Expertise and Interests:
aerospace engineering; consumer electronics; medical devices; biopharmaceuticals; phototherapy; polycentric prosthetics
Email: randys@umich.edu
Alex Shorter
Winter 2023
Expertise and Interests:
design; fabrication; control and evaluation of human assist devices; gait analysis; biomechanics; instrument design
Email: kshorter@umich.edu
Phone: (734) 764-8449
Kathleen Sienko
Course Consultant
Expertise and Interests:
sensory augmentation; rehabilitation engineering; biomechanics; medical device design (emphasis on global health contexts and task-shifting devices); design science; engineering design education
Email: sienko@umich.edu
Phone: (734) 647-8249
Sita Syal
Winter 2023
Expertise and Interests:
energy justice and equity; sustainable energy and mobility systems; human-centered design methods; design need-finding; socially-engaged design; community engagement; optimization; cost modeling; agent-based modeling; uncertainty quantification; multi-attribute decision making; energy policy
Email: syalsm@umich.edu
Wenda Tan
Fall 2022
Expertise and Interests:
physics-based modeling for advanced manufacturing processes; computational fluid dynamics; computational materials modeling for additive manufacturing; welding, casting, powder metallurgy; and electrohydrodynamic printing processes
Email: wendatan@umich.edu