2018 Attendees
2018 Workshop Attendees
Alexander Murphy
Graduate Research Assistant
Georgia Institute of Technology
amurphy1893@gatech.edu
Primary IDETC Conference: DEC
I am interested in learning about what others are doing in the engineering education field and the design field, so DEC should be perfect for this.
I am a graduate student at the Georgia Institute of Technology and am pursuing a PhD in mechanical engineering. I was born and raised in Tampa Florida, where I received a B.S. in mechanical engineering with a minor in creative writing from the University of South Florida. I am proud to have received an NSF GRFP fellowship this past spring of 2018. Currently, I am interested in exploring students' and professionals' mental models and how they change during the design process. Specifically, I want to investigate how distributed domain knowledge affects design-group dynamics, and how past creative experiences inform the collaborative process. After completing my graduate degree, I want to become academic faculty and start a small business as a design consultant.
Andrea Zignoli
M.Eng., PhD
Affiliation 1)
University of Trento
Department of Industrial Engineering
Via Sommarive, 9, 38123
Povo, Trento, Italy
e-mail: andrea.zignoli@unitn.it
Affiliation 2)
University of Verona
CeRiSM Research Centre
Via M. del Ben, 5b, 38068
Rovereto, Trento, Italy
e-mail: andrea.zignoli@univr.it
Primary IDETC Conference: CIE
Interested in how human can interface with electric bicycles and vehicles
Andrea Zignoli holds a Master Degree in Mechatronic Engineering (University of Trento, Italy, 2011) and a PhD in biomechanics of the human movement (University of Verona, Italy, 2016). He devoted much of his research time in developing bioenergetic and musculoskeletal models of human movement and locomotion. He is currently a post doc-researcher at the Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Trento, Italy.
Atif Mahboob
M.Sc.
Technische Universität Ilmenau, Ilmenau, Germany
atif.mahboob@tu-ilmenau.de
Primary IDETC Conference: CIE
I want to experience the IDETC and interact with the researchers participating form around the globe.
I have done my Masters in Mechatronics Engineering. Currently, I am working at Technische Universität Ilmenau, Ilmenau, Germany as a Research Assistant and PhD student. I started working on my PhD on 01.01.2016 and hope to finish till the end of first quarter of 2019.
Braden Warwick
PhD Candidate
Queen's University
braden.warwick@queensu.ca
Primary IDETC Conference: VIB
Braden Warwick is passionate about developing the current understanding of structural-borne aircraft noise, specifically focused on aft-fuselage mounted twin-engine aircraft. The VIB conference provides him a network of academics and industry professionals to share his findings with, and to expand his own horizons by pursuing collaborations with other academic institutions and industry partners.
Braden is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at Queen's University in Kingston, ON. Upon obtaining his Bachelors Degree in Engineering Physics from Queen's in 2015, Braden began graduate studies under the guidance of Dr. Chris Mechefske in collaboration with Bombardier Aerospace to investigate structure-borne noise in aft-fuselage mounted twin-engine aircraft. After a productive start to his graduate career, Braden was promoted from a Masters student to Ph.D. Candidate in August 2017 with successful completion of his comprehensive examinations, bringing in Dr. Il Yong Kim as a co-supervisor in the process. Braden presented some of his early findings at the 2017 ASME IDETC conference in Cleveland, where he discussed the modal properties for various structural modifications of an aircraft engine support frame. This year, Braden will be presenting the effect of stiffener configuration on the modal properties of an aircraft bulkhead. Braden has multiple journal publications currently under review, where he was able to introduce new model updating and substructuring techniques to ensure the reliability of his computational models to predict the physical behavior of the aircraft and its components. Braden is also currently investigating the interior cabin noise of an aft-fuselage mounted twin-engine aircraft in response to structure-borne noise, along with introducing new design techniques to mitigate interior cabin noise and to increase passenger comfort levels. On a personal level, Braden prides himself on his passion, grit, discipline, and perseverance in any endeavor he decides to pursue. When he is not in the office, Braden is a proud husband and competitive powerlifter.
Caitlyn Clark
PhD Candidate
Oregon State University
clarkc@oregonstate.edu
Primary IDETC Conference(s): DAC and DEC
Caitlyn E. Clark's research involves design automation of offshore renewable energy systems, and she aspires to a career in academia in a Design Engineering faculty.
Caitlyn E. Clark is returning from a year in Denmark as part of the Fulbright Program to complete her graduate studies at Oregon State University, where she is a PhD Candidate. She received her H.B.S. in Ecological Engineering from Oregon State University in 2014, and her M.S. in Mechanical Engineering in 2017. Clark's current research focus involves reliability and optimization in offshore wind turbine and wave energy converter arrays. This fall semester, she will be located at the National Wind Technology Center to pursue this work.
Christian Angerer
M.Sc.
Technical University of Munich
angerer@ftm.mw.tum.de
Primary IDETC conference(s) will you be participating: AVT
I want to discuss future vehicle design methods and get feedback on my contribution. Furthermore I am heading towards the end of my PhD and am looking for new challenges.
Christian Angerer received his Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt in 2013, were he completed a joint undergraduate program together with Audi AG. He received his Master of Science from Technical University of Munich (TUM) in Automotive and Engine Technology in 2015. Since then he is with the Institute for Automotive Technology at TUM where he works as associate and group manager for the vehicle concepts research group. His focus of research is in powertrain design optimization.
Christine Toh
Assistant Professor
University of Nebraska at Omaha
School of Interdisciplinary Informatics
ctoh@unomaha.edu
Christine Toh is an Assistant Professor in IT Innovation in the School of Interdisciplinary Informatics at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. She obtained her PhD in Industrial Engineering at the Pennsylvania State University in August 2016. Her research focuses on studying human decision-making and the antecedents of creativity in design, and developing an understanding of the larger context of innovation and entrepreneurship in engineering and technology settings. Christine has taught classes on IT Innovation, Interaction Design, and Product Dissection. Her research to date has spanned topics such as individual attributes and biases in team decision-making, information use in for-profit design streams, and user perceptions of trust with automated technologies.
Christine participates primarily in DTM and DEC- The study of creativity and methods that support creativity in the design process and education is the main focus of her research, and DTM and DEC provides an excellent outlet for this research interest along with the opportunity to meet other like-minded researchers.
Devanshi Shah
Graduate Research Assistant
Florida Institute of Technology
Dshah2017@my.fit.edu
Primary IDETC Conference: DTM, DEC
Devanshi Shah is pursuing Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering at Florida Institute of Technology. She is currently working under the guidance of Dr. Beshoy Morkos. Her research focus is on engineering education.
Debraj Bhattacharjee
PhD student in Hybrid Powertrain Control,
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India
debraj1@iitkgp.ac.in
Primary IDETC conference(s) will you be participating: AVT
The ground vehicle technology is going through a transition. Therefore, in such circumstances AVT will provide the perfect environment and platform for discussion about the new transportation ideas and challenges.
Dickson Chow
PhD Student in Mechanical Engineering
Stanford University
dicksonc@stanford.edu
Primary conference: DTM
I am participating in DTM because of my research interest in design theory and methodology.
Dickson is a first-year Ph.D. student in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University under the advising of Dr. Erin MacDonald. He attended the Graduate Design Program at Stanford University where he received his MFA in Design. His current research interests includes transportation, mobility and user journey maps.
Elisabeth Kames
Graduate Research Assistant
Florida Institute of Technology
Ekames2011@my.fit.edu
Primary conference: DFMLC
DFMLC provides a great opportunity to network with the best in the field of design for manufacturability.
Elisabeth Kames is originally from Aurora, IL. She graduated with her Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Florida Institute of Technology in May 2015 and her Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering with a concentration in Dynamic Systems- Robotics and Controls from Florida Institute of Technology in December 2016. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering under the guidance of Dr. Beshoy Morkos. Her research thrust is in engineering education, examining the impact of student motivation on performance in design courses. Elisabeth is a member of ASME, ASEE, SWE, Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society and Pi Tau Sigma International Mechanical Engineering Honor Society.
Elizabeth Starkey
Post-doctoral Scholar
The Pennsylvania State University
ems413@psu.edu
Primary IDETC conference(s) : DEC and DTM
I am a Post-doctoral Scholar in the School of Engineering Design, Technology, and Professional Programs (SEDTAPP) at Penn State. I obtained my PhD in Industrial Engineering from Penn State in 2018. My PhD research focused on the impact of variations in product dissection on learning and creativity in engineering education and I will be presenting some of my findings in both DEC and DTM at this year’s conference. My research interests include engineering education, creativity, design theory and methodology, and decision making.
Emerson Paul Grabke
Graduate Student
University of Toronto
e.grabke@mail.utoronto.ca
Primary IDETC conference: DAC
Emerson Grabke is passionate about the design and application of rehabilitation systems on clinical populations, with interest in design automation to fulfill some requirements for system design. The DAC conference facilitates exposure to other projects and labs in this field.
Emerson Grabke is currently conducting research at the University of Toronto, where he is developing a system for spinal cord injury rehabilitation. He previously received is B.A.Sc. in Robotics Engineering through the Engineering Science program at the University of Toronto. He aspires to eventually work as a liaison between the academic and medical communities, and to be invested in the advancement and integration of both fields. In his spare time, he plays multiple musical instruments, dances west coast swing, and studies interpersonal neurobiology.
Ethan Hilton
Graduate Research Assistant
Georgia Institute of Technology
ethan.clark.hilton@gmail.com
Primary IDETC Conferences: DTM and DEC
My research focuses on students developing their design skills through both formal and informal learning methods with a particular interest in prototyping, which fits nicely in the overlap of the DTM and DEC communities.
I was raised in the small town of Ruston, LA, where I received my B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Louisiana Tech University in 2014. I then began my graduate studies at Georgia Tech where I am now a PhD Candidate (expected graduation in May 2019). Throughout my graduate career I have been involved in a variety of research projects focused on the development, application, and education of engineering design methods. My research has focused on developing the prototyping skills of novice engineers through a variety of learning styles. I have closely studied the effects of formally teaching mechanical engineering students freehand drawing techniques typically taught in Industrial Design courses. I have also studied the informal learning that takes place in academic makerspaces to see how it impacts self-efficacy in design and success in engineering curriculum. Ultimately, I am interested in how to best develop key engineering design skills in novice engineers and observing the effects of how these skills translate to their work.
On a more personal level, I enjoy spending time with my wife and two dogs, hiking, and traveling. I am proud to say that I have visited all 50 states. I have also been to 46 of the 60 U.S. National Parks, my favorite being Great Smoky Mountains National Park where I was married in 2016.
Huan Huang
Postdoctoral Researcher
University of Ottawa
hhuan061@uottawa.ca
Primary IDETC Conference: VIB
I have been participating the VIB conference since 2016. It is a good chance for me to communicate with researchers working in the same area. This year I will be presenting a new vibration signal processing method for bearing fault diagnosis.
Huan Huang is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Ottawa. Her research focuses on condition monitoring of rotating machinery. She just received her Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering at the University of Ottawa in June 2018. She also holds a master’s degree in control science and engineering from Beihang University and a B.S. in process equipment and control engineering from Beijing Institute of Technology.
Janos Lelkes
Mechanical Engineering Master Student
Budapest University of Technology and Economics
jani1234321@gmail.com
Primary IDETC conference: MSNDC
Lead author for a conference paper on machine tool vibrations.
Janos Lelkes is a Mechanical Engineering MSc. student at Budapest University of Technology and Economics. He works as a research assistant at the Department of Fluid Mechanics. Next year he will start his Ph.D. studies.
Jazmin Cruz
PhD Student
Texas Tech University
Jazmin.aguilar@ttu.edu
Primary IDETC conference(s): CIE
I enjoy attending this conference because it is a great opportunity to network with other researchers and I always learn something new. I will also be presenting my work in human spine biomechanics using finite element modeling (FEM).
I am a first year PhD student in Mechanical Engineering working under Dr. James Yang. My research interests include human-centered design and healthcare engineering. After graduating, I plan to work in academia and become a professor.
Jennifer Bracken
Graduate Student (PhD)
The Pennsylvania State University
Jeb85@psu.edu
Primary IDETC conference: DTM
I am participating in this conference because I want to learn about the work other people are doing in design and advanced manufacturing. I also want to grow my professional network, and share my own work with others.
I am a graduate student in Mechanical Engineering. Last May, I completed my MS in that field, and now I am pursuing a PhD. My MS work involved designing and building a prototype nuclear waste storage cask inspection robot called PRINSE (see photo). My PhD work involves studying how advanced manufacturing is used to help geographically separated teams complete systems design projects.
Jin Woo Lee
PhD candidateMechanical Engineering, University of Michigan
leejinw@umich.edu
Primary IDETC conferences - DEC, DTM
I am participating in DTM and DEC because of my research interests in studying front-end design processes in industry and translating those practices to educational interventions.
Jin Woo Lee is a PhD student in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan. He will be graduating in May 2019. His research focuses on divergent thinking in front-end design including problem definition and concept generation.
Joshua D. Summers
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Clemson University
jsummer@clemson.edu
IDETC Conference: CIE/DTM
I am always interested in learning about how others are tackling the challenges associated with recruitment and retention of students and faculty. I believe that it is everyone’s responsibility to work towards a fair and just world, starting first closest to home and work. I hope to hear about challenges that others are facing so that I can bring these experiences back to Clemson to better inform our various initiatives that are developing at Clemson.
Joshua D. Summers, Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Clemson University, co-directs the CEDAR Group (Clemson Engineering Design Applications and Research), is the Director of Graduate Studies and Associate Chair for Mechanical Engineering, and is the Director for Educational Initiatives for the Center for Advanced Manufacturing. Dr. Summers earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Arizona State University researching design automation. Dr. Summers received his BSME and MSME from the University of Missouri-Columbia working on VR-based submarine design. Dr. Summers has worked at the Naval Research Laboratory (VR Lab and Naval Center for Applied Research in Artificial Intelligence) and served on the Foreign Relations/Armed Services staff of Senator John D. Ashcroft. Dr. Summers’ research has been funded by government, large industry, and small-medium sized enterprises. Dr. Summers’ areas of interest include collaborative design, knowledge management, and design enabler development with the overall objective of improving design through collaboration and computation. The work has resulted in over 300 peer reviewed publications. Dr. Summers teaching interests has resulted in introduction of four new courses in engineering design, revamping of the senior design program, and the introduction of an international study abroad experience for senior engineers. This research and teaching has been recognized with awards from SAE (Ralph Teetor Award and Arch T. Colwell Merit Award), TMCE (Outstanding Researcher Award), Innovision (Innovations in Education), the Toshiba-Kos Ishii DFMLC Award (research contributions to Design for Manufacturing), the South Carolina Governor’s Award for Scientific Awareness, and with election to Fellow status in ASME (2012). Most significantly, Dr. Summers has been the advisor 13 completed PHD dissertations, 50 MS theses, 11 MS projects, 2 honor’s undergraduate thesis, and currently supervises over a dozen graduate and undergraduate students. All of his former post-doctoral advisees and four PHD students are currently in academic positions at Clemson University, Texas State University, St. Louis University, North Texas University, Florida Tech, and James Madison University.
Katie Heininger
Industrial Engineering Graduate Student
Penn State University
Kxh347@psu.edu
Primary conference: DTM
My work focuses on creativity, and how this creativity can be predicted using means such as cognitive style or psychological safety.
I am currently a combined bachelor’s and master’s student studying industrial engineering at Penn State. In addition to research, I facilitate engineering outreach to help elementary, middle, and high school students develop and understanding and passion for engineering even before they come to a college campus. I hope to graduate in May 2019, when I will begin my career as a technology consultant.
Melissa Tensa
Mechanical EngineeringUndergraduate Student
Oregon State University
tensam@oregonstate.edu
Primary IDETC conference: DFMLC
I will be presenting a paper about the uncertainty related to the environmental impact of consumer products during their use phase. This is a great opportunity to network with the best focusing on product life cycle analysis.
Melissa Tensa is a fourth year undergraduate student at Oregon State. She is currently under the advising of Dr. Bryony DuPont. Her interests include sustainable design and product life cycle analysis. She is excited to see where this research leads her.
Mohammad Alsager Alzayed
PhD Student in Industrial Engineering
Pennsylvania State University
mqa5244@psu.edu
Primary IDETC conference: DEC
I am interested in learning about methods to create a positive impact in engineering design education. In this year's conference, I co-authored two papers in DEC.
I am a second year PhD student in Industrial Engineering specializing in Human Factors and Ergonomics at the Pennsylvania State University. I recently completed my MS (2017) and BS (2016) degrees in Industrial Engineering from Penn State University. My research interests are in Human Factors, Safety Engineering and Engineering Education. In the long run, I aspire to have a global impact in engineering education.
Nasreddine El Dehaibi
PhD Student
Stanford University
ndehaibi@stanford.edu
IDETC Conference: CIE
To get feedback about my work as well as to network and explore research opportunities in the field.
I am a Mechanical Engineering PhD student at Stanford University. My research focuses on sustainable product design with prior work at University of Michigan in solar energy. My current work is on growing consumer demand for sustainable products through data driven design.
Nicole Damen
PhD Student and Graduate Research Assistant
University of Nebraska Omaha
ndamen@unomaha.edu
Primary IDETC conference: CIE
After completing her double graduate degree in M.S. Management Information Systems (University of Nebraska Omaha, United States) and in M.A. Management, Communication and IT (Management Center Innsbruck, Austria), Nicole returned to UNO for a PhD in IT.
In order to better understand the ways in which technology can support and improve the quality of human life, her master thesis focused on the dynamics between human trust and technology with regards to home automation technologies.
Paul Egan
Assistant Professor
Texas Tech University
paul.egan.phd@gmail.com
Primary IDETC conferences: DTM and DAC
I participate annually at IDETC to stay up to date with the state of the art in engineering design research while networking with others. It is a valuable conference for developing new projects and collaborations that is particularly important for my research in using design to advance medical approaches.
Paul Egan is an assistant professor in Mechanical Engineering at Texas Tech University leading research for engineering design in medicine. At ETH Zurich Paul was a postdoctoral research fellow developing complex 3D printed structures for regenerative medicine. Paul was a National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellow for researching computational and cognitive-based methods for biosystem design during his Mechanical Engineering doctorate studies at Carnegie Mellon University. At Oklahoma State University, Paul earned a National Goldwater Scholarship and completed Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Applied Physics, and Philosophy majors.
Rohan Prabhu
PhD Student in Mechanical Engineering
Penn State University
rohanprabhu@psu.edu
Primary IDETC conferences: DTM, DEC, and DAC (Design for Additive Manufacturing).
My research investigates the effects of different aspects of Design for Additive Manufacturing education on the students’ learning and use of the concepts, as well as their design outcomes. These conferences will help me understand the latest findings in the respective areas to improve my research. Also, I will be presenting my research in the DEC and DAC conferences this year.
I am a PhD student in Mechanical Engineering at Penn State and recently graduated with an MS in Engineering Design from the same. I received my B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering from the National Institute of Technology Karnataka, India in 2016. My current research explores how teaching students about the different aspects of 3D printing (Additive Manufacturing), through different media, could affect their learning and use of these concepts in their design process. Specifically, the research focusses on the creativity of the students’ ideas, and their leveraging of the AM processes.
Ruoyu Song
PhD Candidate
Georgia Institute of Technology
rsong8@gatech.edu
Primary IDETC conference(s): DFMLC
I participate in the DFMLC since my current study focuses on evaluating the impacts of design to manufacturing from failure and building costs perspectives. And I am participating in the DFMLC Design Tool Showcase.
Ruoyu Song is a second-year Ph.D. student in the CASS Lab of Georgia Institute of Technology studying Mechanical Engineering. She received both her BS and MS in mechanical engineering from Georgia Tech in 2014 and 2015 respectively. Ruoyu’s general research interests include sustainable design, product life-cycle analysis, and product line design. Her current studies focus on the failure modes in both additive and subtractive manufacturing, and the impacts of design to manufacturing processes. This research aims to develop software to facilitate design of environmentally-friendly products with decreased possibilities of manufacturing failures.
Sam Shi
Graduate Research Assistant
University of Toronto
samshitoronto@gmail.com
Primary IDETC conference(s): VIB
I am excited to participate in these conferences to present my research findings, network with like-minded individuals, and celebrate my hard work and success as a graduate student.
Sam Shi, M.H.Sc. holds a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering and a master's degree in clinical engineering, both from the University of Toronto. During his years as a graduate student, his research was focused on developing a vibration feedback device for assisting individuals with lower-limb amputation in controlling their prosthetic limbs. Sam's professional interests lie in the intersection of engineering, healthcare, research and technology. He is currently pursuing a career as a software developer in the health/fitness technology industry.
Sharath Kumar Ramachandran
Graduate Research Assistant
Master's Student, Engineering Design, The Pennsylvania State University
sharath@psu.edu
Primary IDETC conference(s): DTM
My research interests lie in creativity and the metrics used to measure creativity. DTM is very relevant to my field and provides a substantial opportunity to learn the recent developments in the area.
I have completed my Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering. I have close to 4 years of industry experience as a Mechanical Design Engineer, designing and developing electromechanical safety and security systems at Allegion PLC. Currently, I am a second-year Graduate student in the Engineering Design Program at The Pennsylvania State University. I am a certified Associate value specialist and a member of Society of American Value Engineers. My research interests lie in product design, and creativity in engineering design.
Ting Liao
Ph.D. Student
Stanford University
tingliao@stanford.edu
Primary IDETC conference(s): DTM
I participate in DTM because my primary research interests are investigating methods to facilitate early design phases of the sustainable products and methods to intervene human behavior while they interact with smart products.
Ting Liao is a Ph.D. student in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. She earned her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign in 2014. Ting’s general research interests include sustainable design, design of emotions, and trust development of products.
Torsten Maier
Industrial Engineering Graduate Student
Penn State University
tum284@psu.edu
Primary IDETC conference(s): CIE
Second author for a conference paper on designing improved teams for crowdsourced competitions
Ph.D. student specializing in Human Factors Engineering with an undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering. I have held multiple internships in industry (including Rolls Royce Aerospace Defense). Primary research is in the development of cognitive assistants.
William Jou
Graduate Research Assistant
Stanford University
wjou@stanford.edu
Primary IDETC conference(s) will you be participating - CIE
Our research incorporates sustainable design in the scope of adding intelligent systems to household devices such as the faucet. Technology can empower and educate users to conserve resources in new ways than ever before.
William Jou is a 2nd year Masters/PhD student in Mechanical Engineering working with Professor Erin MacDonald in the IRIS Lab (Interdisciplinary Research In Sustainable Design). He has performed human experiments with users on a remotely-controlled faucet to understand the potential efficacy, adoption, and implementation of interactive and autonomous systems in home. He graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering in 2017.
Xuan Zheng
Graduate Research Assistant
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at Penn State University
xxz159@psu.edu
Primary IDETC conference(s): DTM and DEC
My research is focused on the impact of risk-taking on the design behaviors in the fuzzy front end of the design process, which fits the scope of DTM. I also used to work on a project focuses on the impact of concept selection tools on engineering student design teams, which fits the scope of DEC.
I’m a 4th year (a soon-to-be 5th year) PhD student in Human Factors, Industrial Engineering at Penn State University. My dissertation aims at identifying design professionals’ perceived risks during the fuzzy front end of the design process and the impact of risk-taking on the concept selection behaviors in a naturalistic team decision-making environment. Currently, I’m collecting data for my dissertation through interviews, surveys, workshops, and observations. Knowledge gained from this research helps both researchers and industrial practitioners understand the status-quo of risk-taking in the fuzzy front end of the design process and identify properties of ideas that lead to the selection/ rejection of ideas during this process.
Yuming Yin
PhD
Concordia University
yinyuming89@gmail.com
Primary IDETC conference(s) will you be participating: AVT
Academic sharing.
Yuming Yin is currently a PhD candidate and research assistant at Concordia University (Canada). He received the Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Mechanical Engineering from University of Science and Technology Beijing (China), in 2010 and 2013, respectively. He possesses the design experience of several mining dump trucks. His research interests include off-road vehicle performance measures, articulated frame steering system design and hydro-pneumatic suspension design.
