Professor Kenji Shimada
Theodore Ahrens Professor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Courtesy Appointments, Biomedical Engineering, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Dr. Kenji Shimada is Theodore Ahrens Professor in Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University. After receiving his B.S. and M.S. degrees from the University of Tokyo, Dr. Shimada joined IBM Japan’s Tokyo Research Laboratory and worked on research and development projects on shape modeling, robotics, computer graphics, and computational mechanics. He then received his Ph.D. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1993, after which he returned to IBM Japan, commercialized BubbleMesh, which he invented in his Ph.D. thesis, and managed the Advanced Computer Graphics group.
Dr. Shimada moved to the United States in 1996 to join the faculty of Carnegie Mellon University and served as Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, the Robotics Institute, the Department of Biomedical Engineering, and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Dr. Shimada was selected to serve as Theodore Ahrens Professor in Engineering in 2007. In addition to receiving research funding from US government agencies such as NSF, NASA, NIH, and Sandia National Labs, Dr. Shimada has received funding from and worked with various industry sectors including automotive, aerospace, shipbuilding, machinery, robotics, IT, CAD, CAE and medical. An inventor and co-inventor of numerous patents, he has made successful technology transfers of his research outcomes and has founded and led multiple university start-ups.
Education:
B.S. 1983, and M.S. 1985, University of Tokyo
Ph.D. 1993, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Matt Powell-Palm
Second-time DIY Design & Fab Instructor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Matt's research interests include nanoscale heat transfer and thermoelectrics, sustainable product design, and Aljamiado literature.
Recent Projects include: Transient Hotwire Measurement of Diamondoid Thermal Conductivity; Fabrication of Polycrsytalline Diamondoid Alloys; Velocity-sensitive Peripheral Bicycle Lighting; Modular Corrective Device for Clubfoot in Infants; Translation of Religiously Hybridized 16th Century Aljamiado Legends.
He plays the sax and grew up on a farm. As he'll remind you constantly, he's from Montana. Say hi, he's friendly.
Education:
B.S. 2015, Carnegie Mellon University
Judy Han
Second-time DIY Design & Fab Instructor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Judy is a senior Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Design student at CMU with a background in Architecture. Her interests include product development and interaction design and her skills lie primarily in rapid prototyping and sculpting.
She enjoys trying new foods and if you're nice, she may or may not bake you something awesome.
Education:
B.S. 2016,Carnegie Mellon University
Melissa Zucker
Design & Fab Instructor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Originally from Southern California, Melissa studies Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Design at CMU. Her primary academic interest is in product design and teaches sketching fundamentals and prototyping for the DIY course.
In her spare time, she enjoys cooking and practicing hand-drawn typography.
Education:
B.S. 2017, Carnegie Mellon University
Recep Onler
DIY Design & Fab Instructor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Recep Onler is 4th year Ph.D. student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. His research interests include Manufacturing Processes and Equipment, Mechanics of Micro-Manufacturing, Metal Additive Manufacturing, Micro-Nano Metrology and Micro-Nano molding. His main research is on micro-manufacturing of ceramic components by combining Powder Injection Molding and Green Micro-Machining.
Education:
B.S. 2007, Afyon Kocatepe University (Turkey)
M.S. 2012, Carnegie Mellon University