Education
PhD, 1988, Brown University,
Professional Memberships and Fellowships
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Member
American Physical Society, Fellow 2006
American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Fellow 2008
American Society of Thermal and Fluids Engineers, Member
Teaching Interests
Computational fluid science (aka CFD), Large scale simulation of complex flows, transition and turbulence, multiphase flows, environmental flows
Prof. Warren Dixon received his Ph.D. in 2000 from Clemson University. He worked as a research staff member and Eugene P. Wigner Fellow at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) until 2004, when he joined the University of Florida in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, where he is now a Distinguished Professor, Dean’s Leadership Professor, and Department Chair. His main research interest has been the development and application of Lyapunov-based control techniques for uncertain nonlinear systems. His work has been recognized by the 2019 IEEE Control Systems Technology Award, (2017-2018 & 2012-2013) University of Florida College of Engineering Doctoral Dissertation Mentoring Award, 2015 & 2009 American Automatic Control Council (AACC) O. Hugo Schuck (Best Paper) Award, the 2013 Fred Ellersick Award for Best Overall MILCOM Paper, the 2011 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Dynamics Systems and Control Division Outstanding Young Investigator Award, the 2006 IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (RAS) Early Academic Career Award, an NSF CAREER Award (2006-2011), the 2004 Department of Energy Outstanding Mentor Award, and the 2001 ORNL Early Career Award for Engineering Achievement. He is an ASME Fellow (2016) and IEEE Fellow (2016), was an IEEE Control Systems Society (CSS) Distinguished Lecturer (2013-2018), served as the Director of Operations for the Executive Committee of the IEEE CSS Board of Governors (BOG) (2012-2015), and served as an elected member of the IEEE CSS BOG (2019-2020). His technical contributions and service to the IEEE CSS were recognized by the IEEE CSS Distinguished Member Award (2020). He was awarded the Air Force Commander’s Public Service Award (2016) for his contributions to the U.S. Air Force Science Advisory Board.
Education
Ph.D., 2000, Clemson University
Professional Memberships and Fellowships
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Member
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Fellow 2016
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Fellow 2016
Teaching Interests
Nonlinear Control, Adaptive Control, Control of Mechanical Engineering Systems
Research Interests
Adaptive nonlinear control, robotics, human-machine interactions, biomedical, visual servo control
Selected Publications
- R. Kamalapurkar, P. S. Walters, J. A. Rosenfeld, W. E. Dixon, Reinforcement Learning for Optimal Feedback Control: A Lyapunov-based Approach, Springer, 2018.
- A. Behal, W. E. Dixon, B. Xian, and D. M. Dawson, Lyapunov-Based Control of Robotic Systems, Taylor and Francis, 2009, ISBN: 0849370256.
- W. E. Dixon, A. Behal, D. M. Dawson, and S. Nagarkatti, Nonlinear Control of Engineering Systems: A Lyapunov-Based Approach, Birkhauser Boston, 2003, ISBN: 0- 8176-4265-X.
- S. Bhasin, R. Kamalapurkar, M. Johnson, K. Vamvoudakis, F. L. Lewis, and W. E. Dixon, “A novel actor-critic-identifier architecture for approximate optimal control of uncertain nonlinear systems,” Automatica, Vol. 49, No. 1, pp. 89-92 (2013).
- N. Fischer, R. Kamalapurkar, and W. E. Dixon, “LaSalle-Yoshizawa Corollaries for Nonsmooth Systems,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol. 58, No. 9, pp. 2333-2338 (2013).
- P. M. Patre, W. MacKunis, K. Kaiser, and W. E. Dixon, “Asymptotic Tracking for Uncertain Dynamic Systems via a Multilayer Neural Network Feedforward and RISE Feedback Control Structure,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol. 53, No. 9, pp. 2180-2185 (2008).
- C. Cousin, V. Duenas, C. Rouse, M. Bellman, P. Freeborn, E. Fox, and W. E. Dixon, “Closed-Loop Cadence and Instantaneous Power Control on a Motorized Functional Electrical Stimulation Cycle,” IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, Vol. 28, No. 6, pp. 2276-2291 (2020).
- T.-H. Cheng, Z. Kan, J. R. Klotz, J. M. Shea, and W. E. Dixon, “Event-Triggered Control of Multi-Agent Systems for Fixed and Time-Varying Network Topologies,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol. 62, No. 10, pp. 5365-5371 (2017).
Professor Fan joined UF in 2003. His research focus is to develop microfluidics and BioMEMS technologies and apply them to biomedical applications. Microfluidics involves device fabrication and manufacturing, study of fluid behavior in microscale, and exploiting the devices for a variety of applications including point-of-care testing, environmental monitoring, and detection of pathogens in the field.
Education
Ph. D., 1994, University of Alberta
Professional Memberships and Fellowships
American Association for the Advancement of Science, Fellow 2016
American Institute for Medical and Biomedical Engineering, Fellow 2021
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Fellow 2018
American Association for Cancer Research, Member
American Chemical Society, Member
Teaching Interests
Fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, microfluidics
Research Interests
Microfluidics, bioMEMS (biomedical microelectromechanical systems), sensors, medical diagnostics, and bioengineering
Selected Publications
- M. N. Le, Z. H. Fan, “Exosome Isolation Using Nanostructures and Microfluidic Devices”, Biomedical Materials, 16, 2021, 022005, DOI: 10.1088/1748-605X/abde70.
- K. Chen, P. Dopico, J. Varillas, J. Zhang, T. J. George, Z. H. Fan, “Integration of Lateral Filter Arrays with Immunoaffinity for Circulating-Tumor-Cell Isolation”, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 58, 2019, 7606–7610, DOI: 10.1002/anie.201901412.
- X. Jiang, J. C. Loeb, C. Manzanas, J. A. Lednicky, Z. H. Fan, “Valve-enabled Sample Preparation and RNA Amplification in a Coffee Mug for Zika Virus Detection”, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 57, 2018, 17211–17214, DOI: 10.1002/anie.201809993.
- J. L. Garcia-Cordero, Z. H. Fan, “Sessile droplets for chemical and biological assays”, Lab on a Chip, 17, 2017, 2150–2166, DOI: 10.1039/c7lc00366h.
- K. Ward, Z. H. Fan, “Mixing in Microfluidic Devices and Enhancement Methods”, Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, 25, 2015, 094001, DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/25/9/094001.
- W. Sheng, T. Chen, W. Tan, and Z. H. Fan, “Multivalent DNA nanospheres for enhanced capture of cancer cells in microfluidic devices,” ACS Nano, 7, 2013, 7067–7076, DOI: 10.1021/nn4023747.
- K. Pitchaimani, B. C. Sapp, A. Winter, A. Gispanski, T. Nishida, Z. H. Fan, “Manufacturable Plastic Microfluidic Valves Using Thermal Actuation,” Lab on a Chip, 9, 2009, 3082–3087, DOI: 10.1039/b909742b.
- Z. Xia, R. Mei, M. Sheplak, and Z. H. Fan, “Electroosmotically-Driven Creeping Flows in a Wavy Microchannel,” Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, 6, 2009, 37–52, DOI: 10.1007/s10404-008-0290-8.
- B.J. Lutz, Z. H. Fan, T. Burgdorf, B. Friedrich, “Hydrogen sensing by enzyme-catalyzed electrochemical detection”, Analytical Chemistry, 77, 2005, 4969–4975, DOI: 10.1021/ac050313i.
- K. Fredrickson, Z. H. Fan, “Macro-to-micro interfaces for microfluidic devices”, Lab on a chip, 4, 2004, 526–533, DOI: 10.1039/b410720a.
Professor Ghatu Subhash obtained his PhD from University of California San Diego in 1991 and conducted his post-doctoral research at California Institute of Technology. His research focuses on multiaxial behavior of advanced ceramics, metals, composites, gels and biological materials. He has developed novel experimental methods which have been patented and widely used. He has co-authored 205 peer reviewed journal articles (8400 citations in Google Scholar, h-index=48), 85 conference proceedings, 2-books, and 6 patents. He has given numerous keynote and invited lectures at major international conferences. He has graduated 35-PhD students and is currently advising 6-PhD students and one post-doctoral fellow. Many of his students have received awards at International Student Paper Competitions in professional societies and were awarded fellowships from NSF, DOD, and DOE. His former students are employed at major Universities in US and abroad, and national laboratories including SNL, ORNL, PNNL and ARL. He is a Fellow of three societies: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Society of Experimental Mechanics (SEM), and the American Ceramic Society (ACerS). He is the Editor-in-Chief of Mechanics of Materials (an International Journal) and Associate Editor of Journal of the American Ceramic Society. He has received numerous awards for teaching, research and professional service including the SEM Lazan Award (2021) for innovative contributions to experimental mechanics, UF Doctoral Dissertation Advisor/Mentoring Award (2021), SEM ‘Frocht Award’ (2018) in recognition of outstanding achievements as an educator, ‘Best Paper’-Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology (2016), ‘Significant Contribution Award’ for development of rapid processing scheme of ceramic nuclear fuels from the American Nuclear Society. ‘Technology Innovator Award’ from University of Florida, ASME Student Section Advisor Award’, ‘SAE Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award’, and ‘ASEE Outstanding New Mechanics Educator’ award. He has also served as the National Academies of Engineering Panel Member.
Education
Ph.D., 1991, University of California San Diego
Professional Memberships and Fellowships
Society of Experimental Mechanics, Fellow 2015
The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society, Member
American Ceramic Society, Fellow 2020
Teaching Interests
Experimental Mechanics, Mechanics of Materials, Elasticity, High Strain Rate Deformation of Advanced Materials
Research Interests
– Cutting-edge research in the areas of solid mechanics, material science and biomedical engineering
– High strain rate and shock response of biomaterials and gels
– Dynamic multiaxial response, characterization of deformation modes, and fracture behavior of structural ceramics, ultrahigh temperature materials, metallic glasses, 3D woven composites, structural foams, nanostructured materials, gels and biological materials, and refractory metals
– Processing-structure-property relationships in ultra-high temperature ceramics and ceramics
– Development of novel test methods for low density materials and experimental mechanics
– Dynamic wear, dynamic hardness