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I grew up in Nyack, NY on
the beautiful hillside campus of Nyack College
overlooking the Hudson River. My parents still reside there. |
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From 1990-1993, I
attended Houghton College, where I majored in Physics/Pre-Engineering. |
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I went on to get a B.S in Mechanical Engineering at Clarkson University
in 1995. |
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I spent the summer
of 1995 in
the NASA Academy program at Goddard Space Flight Center. |
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I received my M.S. in M.E. in 1997 and my
Ph.D. in M.E. in 2002 from
MIT . I
continued on as a Postdoctoral Associate for the
Department of Mechanical Engineering
in the d'Arbeloff Laboratory for
Information Systems and Technology until 2003.
During my time at MIT, I was actively involved with the
Graduate Christian Fellowship,
a graduate chapter of Intervarsity
Christian Fellowship. |
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From
2003-2004, I was an Assistant Professor
in the Department of Mechanical
Engineering at North Dakota State
University. |
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I am currently an Assistant
Professor in the Department of
Mechanical Engineering at The
University of Utah. |
| My research interests are primarily
in robotics and mechatronics. My recreational interests include
softball, volleyball, ping-pong, snowboarding, and science fiction. I am
a member of Mount Olympus Presbyterian
Church. |
