Professional Service

  • National Science Foundation. Panelist and Reviewer. 02/08/2022 - 02/09/2022
  • CIRP. Role: Member of Scientific Committee. Member of Scientific Committee for 16th CIRP Conference on Modeling of Machining Operations, Cluny, France, June 2017. Scholarly Service. 07/01/2016 - 06/30/2017. Hours Served: -- . 07/01/2016 - 06/30/2017
  • CIRP International Workshop on Modeling of Machining Operations. Member, International Scientific Committee, 14th Workshop (Italy). 06/01/2012 - 06/30/2013
  • Society of Manufacturing Engineers, NAMRI. Role: Editorial board of North American Manufacturing Research Conference. Member, NAMRI/SME Scientific Committee. 12/09/2011 - 12/31/2014
  • American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Technical Committee Member, Applied Mechanics Division Materials Processing and Manufacturing Technical Committee. 12/01/2011 - present

Honors & Awards

  • The Outstanding Teaching Award for 2021-2022. Dept. Of Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah, 08/18/2022
  • Best Paper Award. Proc. 2nd International and 23rd All India Manufacturing Technology, Design, and Research Conference, IIT-Madras, Chennai, India, December 15-17, 2008, 2009

Internal Service

  • Initially Member, then Chair, Manufacturing Search Committee. 11/15/2021 - 05/01/2022. Department service.
  • Industrial Advisory Committee. Member, 08/18/2018 - present. Department service.
  • Member, College of Engineering on UPTAC. UPTAC Member from College of Engineering, 09/15/2016 - 09/14/2017. University service.
  • Graduate Committee. Member, 09/06/2016 - present. Department service.
  • Machine Shop Committee. Member, 09/01/2016 - 08/31/2017. Department service.
  • Design and Manufacturing Search Committee. Member, 08/01/2016 - 07/30/2017. Department service.
  • Strategic Planning Committee. Member, 09/01/2015 - 08/30/2016. Department service.
  • Design and Manufacturing Search Committee. Member, 09/01/2015 - 05/01/2016. Department service.
  • NSF Panel - Reviewer. 04/2015 - present. Other service.
  • Strategic Planning Committee. Member, 04/2015 - 08/2016. Department service.
  • Member, Machine Shop Committee. 08/21/2014 - 07/30/2015. Department service.
  • Search Committee Member, Design of Mechanical / Fluid Systems. 08/21/2014 - 06/30/2015. Department service.
  • Academic Appeals and Misconduct Committee. Chair, 01/01/2014 - present. College service.
  • College Council . Academic Senate Representative, 09/2013 - 07/2016. College service.
  • Senator (Engineering), Academic Senate. Senator, 08/2013 - 07/2016. University service.
  • Manufacturing Search Committee, Chair. Chair, 08/2013 - 05/2014. Department service.
  • College Council . Academic Senate representative, 08/01/2013 - 07/31/2016. College service.
  • Academic Senate . Academic Senator for College of Engineering, 08/01/2013 - 07/31/2016. University service.
  • Academic Senate, College of Engineering Senator. Senate Representative, College of Engineering, 07/01/2013 - 06/30/2016. University service.
  • Member, Strategic Planning Committee. 05/01/2012 - present. Department service.
  • Member, Academic Appeals Committee, College of Engineering. 01/04/2012 - present. College service.
  • Member, Executive Committee (as Chair of Graduate Committee and Director of Graduate Studies). 07/01/2011 - present. Department service.
  • Executive Committee. Member, 07/01/2011 - present. Department service.
  • Associate Chair and Director of Graduate Studies. Director of Graduate Studies, 07/01/2011 - 09/05/2016. Department service.
  • Director of Graduate Studies. DoGS and Chair of Graduate Committee, 07/01/2011 - 07/31/2016. Department service.
  • Associate Chair. 07/01/2011 - 07/31/2016. Department service.
  • Member, Graduate Committee. 08/2010 - 07/2011. Department service.
  • Member, Search Committee (Design/Manufacturing). 08/2010 - 07/2011. Department service.
  • Chair, Machine shop committee. 08/2009 - 07/2014. Department service.
  • Chair, Search Committee (Manufacturing position). Chair, 08/2009 - 07/2010. Department service.

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