Education

• Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, (Minor: Electrical Engineering), Stanford University, 1985
• M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 1980
• B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1979

Work Experience

• 2023-present: Collegiate Research Professor, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN.
• 1985-2023: General Motors Global R&D Center, Warren, MI. Began as Research Scientist, left as Senior Techical Fellow.
• 1981-1985: Biomedical Engineer, Rehabilitation R&D Center, Palo Alto Veterans Administration Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA.

Professional Affiliations

• Member, National Academy of Engineering (NASEM/NAE).
• Fellow, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM).
• Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
• Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).

Primary Awards

• 2023, 2019, 2016, 2005, 1999: General Motors "Boss" Kettering Awards.
  (GM's top award for technical developments.)
• 2015: NASA Government Invention of the Year, for Robonaut2.
• 2010, 1996: General Motors Campbell Award.
  (GM's top award for research achievements.)
• 2007: ASME Mechanism and Robotics Award.

Publications and Patents

Publications include 2 books, 3 book chapters, and over 100 technical articles.

46 patents, mainly in robotics and methods of battery state estimation.