Mark Sheplak is currently a Professor holding joint appointments in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Florida. Prior to joining UF in 1998, he was a postdoctoral associate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Microsystems Technology Laboratories, Cambridge, MA from 1995-1998. He received a BS degree in 1989, a MS degree in 1992, and a Ph.D. degree in 1995 in Mechanical Engineering from Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY. During his Ph.D. studies he was a GSRP Fellow at NASA-LaRC in Hampton, VA from 1992-1995.

Education

Ph.D., 1995, Syracuse University

Professional Memberships and Fellowships

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Member
Acoustical Society of America, Fellow 2009
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Member
Institute of Electrics and Electronics Engineers, Member

Teaching Interests

Acoustics, MEMS, Aerodynamics, and Fluid Mechanics

Research Interests

His current research focuses on the design, fabrication, and characterization of high-performance, instrumentation-grade, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)-based sensors and actuators that enable the measurement, modeling, and control of various physical properties. Specific applications include technology development to enable large-channel count micromachined directional microphone arrays for aeroacoustic noise source localization and miniature skin-friction sensors for aerodynamic drag characterization and flow control.