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INSTRUCTIONAL PHILOSOPHY
Our pedagogical activities have centered around the belief that science-based design is a key element of engineering as an discipline. At the same time we recognize that creativity and intuition are equally important for a successful professional and must be offered as guided experiences to the students. In my teaching work I have used projects for all my courses and to date I have supervised more than 2,000 individual student and team projects. My graduate students always participate in our teaching activities -- whether assisting in the classroom or in one-on-one interactions with individuals and student teams.

>>>> CURRENT COURSES

ME 455/DESCI 501/ARTDES 300: ANALYTICAL PRODUCT DESIGN - The design of artifacts is addressed from a multidisciplinary perspective that includes engineering, art, psychology, marketing, and economics. Using a decision-making framework, emphasis is placed on understanding basic quantitative methods employed by the different disciplines for making design decisions, and on the interdisciplinary interactions throughout the design development process. Students work independently or in teams to explore, develop or test in case studies models that support quantification of the design process. The course is open to engineering and non-engineering students. (First taught in 2003.)

ME 555: DESIGN OPTIMIZATION - Mathematical modeling of engineering design problems for optimization. Bounded-ness and monotonicity analysis of models. Differential optimization theory and selected numerical algorithms for continuous nonlinear models. Emphasis on the interaction between proper modeling and computation. Students propose design term projects from various disciplines and apply course methodology to optimize designs. The course has served asthe foundation for the textbook Principles of Optimal Design. A number of the projects in this class have resulted in scientific publications. More information can be found at optimaldesign.org. (First taught in 1980.)

DESCI 502/PSYCH 541: DESIGN PROCESS MODELS - Interaction and coordination of decisions based on multi-discipline design analyses is studied in the context of a newly developed artifact. Innovation and creativity are addressed as elements of the design process. Enterprise design decisions made on functionality and business criteria are analyzed within organizational, cultural and social models. Students propose and test novel analysis methods and design process models. The course is open to engineering and non-engineering students. (First taught in 2007.)

DESCI 790: DESIGN SCIENCE COLLOQUIUM - Various topics in Design Science are presented by invited speakers, faculty and students. The goal is to increase cross-disciplinary understanding and define research topics in design science. In past terms interdisciplinary teams of faculty and students have worked to develop disciplinary analytical models of the design process and link them with each other towards a comprehensive quantitative design framework. (First taught in 2002 as ME699/Psych 808 in the Antilium Project.)

>>>> CURRENT STUDENTS

See also the Optimal Design Laboratory People page .

Graduate students
Michael Alexander, Ph.D. pre-candidate
James Allison, Ph.D. candidate
Bart Frischknecht, Ph.D. pre-candidate
Jeongwoo Han, Ph.D. candidate
Steven Hoffenson, MS candidate
Kwang Jae Lee, PhD pre-candidate
Jarod Kelly, Ph.D candidate
Katie Kerfoot, MS candidate, PhD pre-candidate
Erin MacDonald, Ph.D. candidate (R. Gonzalez, co-chair)
Andreas Malikopoulos, Ph.D. candidate (D. Assanis, co-chair)
Diane Peters, PhD pre-candidate (A.G. Ulsoy co-chair)
Harshit Sarin, MS candidate

Undergraduate students
Peter Keros, BSME candidate, University of Michigan
Ann Welton, BSME candidate, University of Michigan


>>>> PAST COURSES


My primary undergraduate instructional effort has been in the core course sequence Design and Manufacturing I, II, III (ME250, ME350, ME 450). In my graduate teaching I have emphasized design as a quantitative decision process.

ME 250: DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING I - In 1994, during my department chair service and as a member of a faculty team, I inaugurated this new core sophomore course, designed as the first course taken by students interested in mechanical engineering. The course was part of the new curriculum introduced in the department at the time and has become a highly successful course taught by several of my colleagues.

ME 350: DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING II - Starting in 1979 and over the years I have also taught extensively this junior machine design course. The course continues to evolve with increased emphasis on manufacturing, on system rather than just component design, and on the use of advanced CAE tools.

ME 450: DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING III - In 1980 I introduced for the first time at Michigan the concept of formal student design team projects. I have continuously taught the senior design project course under this format over the past twenty-plus years. Starting as a novelty the course has become a standard way of instruction..

More information on the courses listed above can be accessed through our Design Portal: http://design.engin.umich.edu.

ME 599: INTERDISCIPLINARY DESIGN LABORATORY - During the period 1987-1991 I introduced and team taught the graduate course "Design Laboratory." This was an experimental graduate course funded by NSF to study the design process using a multidisciplinary instructional team and multidisciplinary student project teams. Faculty and students participated from the School of Art and Design and the Aerospace, Mechanical, Industrial and Electrical Engineering Departments. One of the outcomes of that experience was a joint degree program between mechanical engineering and industrial design in the School of Art and Design.

ME 699: ADVANCED DESIGN OPTIMIZATION - This advanced course in design optimization has been occasionally offered to doctoral students-- most recently in 2000, jointly taught with Professor Uri Kirsch, visiting from Technion.

INDEPENDENT STUDIES
Over the years I have worked one-on-one with hundreds of students ranging from freshpersons and sophomores in programs geared towards women and minorities to doctoral candidates. I have also hosted several international students, often under the IAESTE (International Association for the Exchange of Students in Technical Education) program. I usually like to have some undergraduates working in our laboratory, primarily under the direct guidance of one of my more senior graduate students.

ME 490: Students interested in ME 490 or other independent study projects can send an email to me or any member of the Optimal Design Laboratory team with information on their background and interests. We will then try to find a good match.


>>>> GRADUATE DISSERTATIONS AND THESES SUPERVISED

Doctoral Graduates - My former doctoral students have pursued a variety of career paths in academia, business, and industry. The list provided here includes doctoral dissertations and masters theses I have served as chair or co-chair. See also the Optimal Design Laboratory Publications page.

  1. Alejandro R. Díaz, 1982. Optimization of Finite Element Grids Using Interpolation Error (J. E. Taylor co-chair). Currently, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Michigan State University.
  2. Shapour Azarm, 1984. Local Monotonicity in Optimal Design. Currently, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland.
  3. Heng Long Li, 1985. Design Optimization Strategies with Global and Local Knowledge. Currently, Vice President and CFO, China Aluminum Corporation, P.R. China.
  4. Rajiv Desai, 1988. Automatic Robot Programming for Accommodating Design Changes (R.A.Volz co-chair). Currently, CEO of 3Di Systems Corp, Brea. CA.
  5. Mark J. Jakiela, 1988. Intelligent Suggestive Computer Aided Design Systems. Currently, Hunter Professor of Engineering, Washington University.
  6. Han Tong Loh, 1989. A Sequential Linearization Approach for Mixed -Discrete Nonlinear Design Optimization. Currently, Professor and Director, Center of Robust Design, National University of Singapore.
  7. Jagannatha J. R. Rao, 1989. Higher Level Modeling Formulations in Optimal Design. Currently, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Houston.
  8. Doek-Soo Kim, 1990. Cones on Bezier Curves and Surfaces (T.C. Woo co-chair). Currently, Professor of Industrial Engineering, Hanyang University, Korea.
  9. Robin Lo, 1991. Deterministic Global Design Optimization for Nonconvex Generalized Polynomial Problems. Currently, Senior Staff Engineer, Vehicle Systems, General Motors Corp.
  10. Mehran Chirehdast, 1992. An Integrated Optimization Environment for Structural Configuration Design. Currently, Senior Analyst, Ford Treasury, Ford Motor Co.
  11. Gary Snavely, 1992. An Abstraction-Based Methodology for Mechanical Configuration Design. Currently, Group Manager, Manufacturing Center, General Motors Corp.
  12. Leonard Pomrehn, 1993. A Recursive Opportunistic Optimization Tool for Discrete Optimal Design. Currently, Senior Staff Engineer, Infinite Systems Inc.
  13. Terrance C. Wagner, 1993. A General Decomposition Methodology for Optimal System Design. Currently, Manager, Engine Engineering, Ford Motor Co.
  14. Timothy W. Athan, 1994. A Quasi-Monte Carlo Method for Multicriteria Optimization. Currently, Research Engineer, Applied Dynamics Inc.
  15. Roy P. Johanson, 1996. Topology Optimization of Multicomponent Structural Systems (N. Kikuchi, co-chair). Currently, Senior Consultant, McKinsey & Co.
  16. Tao Jiang, 1996. Topology Optimization of Structural Systems Using Convex Approximation Methods. Currently, Supervisor, North American Family Cars, Ford Motor Co.
  17. Ramprasad Krishnamachari, 1996. A Decomposition Synthesis Methodology for Optimal Systems Design. Currently, Supervisor, System Requirements, General Dynamics Land Systems.
  18. Sigurd Nelson, III, 1997. Optimal Design of Hierarchical Systems using Sequential Decomposition Programming. Currently, Production Manager, Digital Innovations.
  19. Shinji Nishiwaki, 1998. Optimum Structural Topology Design Considering Flexibility (with N. Kikuchi). Currently, Associate Professor, Kyoto University, Japan.
  20. Julie Reyer, 2000. Combined Embodiment Design and Control Optimization: Effects of Cross-Disciplinary Coupling. Currently, Assistant Professor, Bradley University.
  21. Hyung Min Kim, 2001. Target Cascading in Optimal System Design. Currently, Assistant Professor, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
  22. Zhifang Li, 2001. Design Optimization Techniques for Printed Antennas and Periodic Structures, (J. Volakis, co-chair). Currently, Senior Staff Engineer, Guidant Corporation.
  23. George Delagrammatikas, 2001. A Design Optimization Methodology for Advanced and Hybrid, Diesel-Based, Automotive Powertrains (D. Assanis, co-chair). Currently, Assistant Professor, The Cooper Union, New York.
  24. Michael J. Sasena, 2002. Flexibility and Efficiency Enhancements for Constrained Global Design Optimization with Kriging Approximations (P. Goovaerts co-chair). Currently, Senior Researcher, Emmeskay, Inc.
  25. Ryan Fellini, 2002. A Model-Based Methodology for Product Family Design. Currently, Senior Tech. Staff, Northrop Grumman Space Technology, Redondo Beach.
  26. Hosam Fathy, 2003. Combined Plant and Control Optimization: Theory, Strategies, and Applications (A.G. Ulsoy co-chair). Currently, Assistant Research Scientist, UM.
  27. Panayiotis Georgiopoulos, 2003. Enterprise-wide Product Design: Linking Optimal Design Decisions with the Theory of the Firm. D.Eng. Program in Manufacturing. Currently, Product Innovation Manager, Dell Computers.
  28. Ruchi Choudhary, 2003. A Hierarchical Optimization Framework for Simulation-Based Architectural Design. Ph.D.-Architecture (A. Malkawi, co-chair). Currently, Assistant Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta.
  29. Primikiri, Elena, 2004. Thermal Building Performance Optimization Using Spatial Archetypes. Ph.D.-Architecture (J. Turner, co-chair). Currently, Lecturer, University of Patras, Greece.
  30. Matthew Parkinson, 2004. Balance Maintenance in Normal Seated Reach, Biomedical Engin. (D. Chaffin co-chair). Currently, Assistant Professor, Penn State University.
  31. Jeremy Michalek, 2005. Preference Coordination in Engineering Design Decision-Making. Currently, Assistant Professor, Carnegie Mellon University.
  32. Hyoung-June Park, 2004. A Quantification of Proportionality Aesthetics in Morphological Design. Architecture (A. Economou co-chair). Currently Assistant Professor, University of Hawaii.
  33. Kuei-Yuan (Miles) Chan, 2006. Monotonicity, Activity and Sequential Linearizations in p\Probabilistic Design Optimization (S. Skerlos co-chair). Currently, Assistant Professor, National Cheng-Kung University, Taiwan.
  34. Zhijun Li, 2006. Optimal Design of Multistation Assembly Systems (M. Kokkolaras co-chair).
  35. Sulaiman Alyaqout. 2006. A Multi-System Optimization Approach to Coupling in Robust Design and Control (A.G. Ulsoy, co-chair). Currently, Assistant Professor, University of Kuwait (5/1/06)

Master of Science Graduates - Pursuing a master thesis option became a more popular path for graduate students rather recently. A list of the MS theses work I have supervised is included here.

  1. Roy P. Johanson, 1989. A Knowledge-Based Convex Approximation Algorithm. Currently at McKinsey and Co.
  2. Ann Marsan, 1994. Construction of a Surface Model From 3D Homogenization Output (D. Dutta, co-chair). Currently at Ford Motor Co.
  3. Christopher Scheffer, 1997. An Object-Oriented Framework for Optimal Systems Design. Currently at Structural Dynamics Research Corporation (SDRC).
  4. Nnaemeka Nwosu, 1998. Object-Oriented Optimization Using Convex Approximations. Currently at Sybase, Inc.
  5. Ryan Fellini, 1998. Derivative-Free and Global Search Optimization Algorithms in an Object-Oriented Design Framework.
  6. Michael Sasena, 1998. Optimization of Computer Simulations via Smoothing Splines and Kriging Metamodels.
  7. Jeremy Michalek, 2001. Interactive Layout Design Optimization.
  8. Whitehead, J. W., 2001. Design and Performance of Derivative-Free Optimization Algorithms Used with Hybrid Electric Vehicle Simulations. Currently at AGC America Inc.
  9. Adam Cooper, 2003. An Enterprise Decision Model for Optimal Vehicle Design Valuation. Currently at McKinsey and Co.
  10. Zhijun Li, 2003. The Effects of Manufacturing Process on Powertrain Design Decisions, M.S. Thesis, Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan. Currently, Ph.D. candidate.
  11. Lara Sherefkin, 2003. Analytical Craftsmanship: Evaluation and analysis of consumer Perceptions. M.S. thesis, Mechanical Engineering. Currently at Cumings Engines, Co.
  12. Ilkin Hossoy, 2003. Modeling of Craftsmanship Perceptions in Vehicle Interior Design Using Tools from Engineering and Psychology, M.S. thesis, Mechanical Engineering. Currently, research investigator, UM.
  13. Eric Rask, 2004. Estimating and Using the Attainable Set of Attribute Values for DiscreteChoice Consumer Preference Modeling. Currently at GM Hybrid Powertrain Systems.
  14. James Allison, 2004. Complex System Optimization: A Review of Analytical Target Cascading,
    Collaborative Optimization, and Other Formulations. Currently, Ph.D. pre-candidate, UM.

>>>> POST DOCTORAL FELLOWS

  1. Zissimos Mourelatos (Ph.D.: Naval Architecture, UM), 1986.
  2. Nikiforos Papadakis (Ph.D.: Naval Architecture, UM), 1988-89.
  3. Michael Bremicker (Ph.D.: University of Siegen, Germany), 1988-89.
  4. Nestor Michelena (Ph.D.: UC-Berkeley), 1993-95.
  5. Christian Zillober (Ph.D.: University of Bayreuth), 2000.
  6. Oleana Sinkevich (Ph.D.: Rice University 1999), 2000-02
  7. Michael Kokkolaras (Ph.D.: Rice University 1998), 2000-02
  8. Tobias Larsson (Ph.D.: Luleå University of Technology, 2001), 2001.
  9. Pascal Etman (Ph.D.: Technical University of Eindhoven, 1998), 2001.
  10. Hyung-Min Kim (Ph.D.: Mechanical Engineering, UM 2001), 2003-04
  11. Ryan Fellini (Ph.D.: Mechanical Engineering, UM 2003), 2003-2004
  12. Matthew Parkinson (Ph.D.: Biomedical Engin. UM‘04), 2004-present.
  13. Subroto Gunawan (Ph.D.: Univ. of Maryland 2004), 2004-present.
  14. Jeremy Michalek (Ph.D.: Mechanical Engineering, UM ‘04), 2005.
  15. Kuei-Yuan (Miles) Chan (Ph.D.: Mechanical Engineering, UM ‘05), 2006.

 

  
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