Topic: Structural Dynamics Enhancement via Adaptive Structure Tailoring
Time: 10:00—11:00, Jan 6th,2014
Location: Room 313, Building A, HIT Science Park
Bio of Dr. Kon-well Wang
Dr. Kon-Well Wang is the Stephen P. Timoshenko Collegiate Professor and Tim Manganello/ BorgWarner Department Chair of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan. He received his Ph.D. degree from the University of California at Berkeley in 1985, worked at the General Motors Research Labs as a Senior Research Engineer, and started his academic career as a faculty at the Pennsylvania State University in 1988. During his Penn State years, Professor Wang has served as the William E. Diefenderfer Chaired Professor in Mechanical Engineering, Director of the Structural Dynamics and Controls Lab, Associate Director of the Vertical Lift Research Center of Excellence, and Group Leader for the Center for Acoustics and Vibration. Dr. Wang joined the University of Michigan in 2008.
Professor Wang’s main technical interests are in adaptive structural systems and structural dynamics & controls. He has received various recognitions for his accomplishments; such as the SPIE Smart Structures and Materials Lifetime Achievement Award, the ASME Adaptive Structures and Materials Systems Prize, the ASME N.O. Myklestad Award, the ASME Adaptive Structures and Material Systems Best Paper Award, the ASME Rudolf Kalman Best Paper Award, the NASA Tech Brief Award, and the SAE Ralph Teetor Award. He is a Fellow of the ASME, AAAS, and IOP. Professor Wang has been the Chief Editor for the ASME Journal of Vibration and Acoustics. He is currently an Associate Editor for the Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures and an Editorial Advisory Board Member for the Journal of Sound and Vibration.
