Education

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech, GPA 4.0/4.0, Parallel robotic mechanisms, 1988

MS, Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech, GPA 3.9/4.0, Spatial mechanisms, 1985

BS, Mechanical Engineering, Ohio University, GPA 3.9/4.0, Outstanding engineering senior, 1984

Professional Experience

Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Ohio University, 2005-present

Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Ohio University, 2000-2005

Visiting Researcher, NIST Intelligent Systems Division, on sabbatical, 2002-2003

Assistant Chair, Mechanical Engineering, Ohio University, 2000-2002

Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Ohio University, 1994-2000

AFOSR Summer Research Grant, 1998, Summer Faculty Research Program, Wright-Patterson AFB, 1997

NASA/ASEE Summer Faculty Fellowship, NASA Kennedy Space Center, 1995 and 1996

NASA Space Roboticist, NASA Langley Research Center, 1989-94

Adjunct Professor, Mechanical Engineering, George Washington University, 1993

Assistant Professor (temporary), Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech, 1988-89

Robotics Summer Intern, IBM, Poughkeepsie NY, 1986