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Waterloo Tsutsui
Purdue University, School of Aeronautics and Astronautics
701 W. Stadium Avenue, West Lafayette, IN 47907
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 765-430-8880
Updated on December 24, 2014
EDUCATION:
Ph.D., Work in Progress
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Major: Aeronautics and Astronautics (Structures and Materials)
Doctoral Dissertation in progress: Mechanical Response of Multifunctional Battery Systems
Advisor: Professor Wayne Chen
M.S.E., 6/2008
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Master’s Thesis: Prediction of Fatigue Crack Growth Retardation Due to a Tensile Overload
Using Two-Parameter (ΔK, K max ) Approach pdf
Advisor: Professor Daniel Kujawski
B.S., 4/2000
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
Major: Automotive Engineering Technology
Major: Manufacturing Engineering Technology
Minor: Plastics Processing
Senior Project: Implementing Lean Manufacturing in the Automotive Industry
Advisor: Professor Larry Mallak
Graduated with honors – Departmental Outstanding Student
A.S., 3/1995
Nakanihon Automotive College, Gifu, Japan
Major: Automotive Engineering
Minor: Electronic Mechanical Engineering
Graduated with the valedictorian honor – Rank: 1/695
REGISTRATION:
P.E., Licensed Professional Engineer (Mechanical)
State of Indiana, License No. PE11012193, 9/2010 – Present
State of Wisconsin, License No. 40533-6, 7/2009 – Present
EXPERIENCE:
Academia
Purdue University, Aeronautics and Astronautics, West Lafayette, IN, 8/2010 – Present
Graduate Researcher, 8/2010 – Present
Teaching Assistant, 8/2013 – 12/2013 (5 months)
Instructor, 1/2013 – 7/2013 (7 months)
• Taught AAE 352, Structural Analysis I, to junior-level Aero-Astro students four times per
week for 75-minute period, 18 students, Summer 2013 semester, 6/2013 – 8/2013
• Taught AAE 204, Aeromechanics II, to sophomore-level Aero-Astro students three times per
week for 50-minute period and one-hour evening recitation session once per week, 103
students, Spring 2013 semester, 1/2013 – 4/2013
• Investigated the mechanical behavior of lithium-ion batteries under impact loading
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Analyzed high-rate loading effect on lithium-ion batteries
Investigated the protection of lithium-ion battery cells and modules to resist impact loading
Analyzed the methods to dissipate energy applied onto lithium-ion battery system during
impact event
Studied the fundamental physics of micro-cantilever beams used in MEMS devices with
special attention to failure mechanisms due to electrostatic discharge, electrical overstress,
fatigue degradation, and delamination
Evaluated the performance of shock accelerometers for 10,000 to 100,000 g accelerations
using a Hopkinson bar
Modified the Hopkinson bar set-up for accelerometer testing for sub 10,000 g
Investigated a testing technique using a drop tower tester for 100 to 1,000 g
Developed an extended pulse duration set-up using a “long” Hopkinson bar for shock
accelerometer performance evaluation
Courses Taught as an Instructor at Purdue:
Semester
Course
Title
Summer
2013
Spring
2013
Structural
Analysis I
Aeromechanics II
Course
Number
# of Responses
/ # in Courses
Instructor
Evaluation
Score
Course
Evaluation
Score
AAE 352
10 / 18
4.9 / 5.0
4.8 / 5.0
AAE 204
49 / 103
4.4 / 5.0
4.1 / 5.0
Western Michigan University, Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, Kalamazoo, MI
Graduate Researcher, 9/2005 – 6/2008 (2 years 10 months)
• Performed parametric study on fatigue crack growth retardation with two parameters ΔK
(stress intensity factor range) and K max (maximum stress intensity factor) using MATLAB.
• Developed models for fatigue crack growth retardation due to a single-cycle tensile
overload.
• Investigated the evolution of cyclic stress profile ahead of fatigue crack tip based on cyclic
load together with monotonic stress profile based on a single-cycle tensile overload.
• Confirmed that negative residual stress profile ahead of crack tip is responsible for the
fatigue crack growth retardation.
• Supported equipment set up for fatigue testing in a vacuum chamber.
Industry
Johnson Controls, Inc., Holland, MI and Milwaukee, WI, 5/2000 – 8/2010 (Total: 10 years 4 months)
Senior Mechanical Engineer, Milwaukee, WI, 9/2008 – 8/2010 (2 years)
Product Data Management Team Lead, Milwaukee, WI, 3/2010 – 6/2010 (4 months)
Advanced Manufacturing Engineer, Holland, MI, 3/2005 – 8/2008 (3 years 6 months)
Manufacturing Engineer, Holland, MI, 12/2000 – 2/2005 (4 years 3 months)
Quality Engineer, Holland, MI, 5/2000 – 11/2000 (7 months)
• Designed high-power lithium-ion battery cells and systems for plug-in hybrid electric
vehicles (PHEV) and Electric Vehicles (EV).
• Examined the mechanical properties of battery cells, e.g., structural stress, deformation,
and vibration.
• Spearheaded the activities to launch Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software for the
entire Johnson Controls-Saft Advanced Power Solutions organization as a team leader.
• Collaborated with domestic and international engineering companies to develop special
prototype components and test equipment.
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Performed Design for Manufacturability (DFM) to ensure that the designed parts are
optimized for manufacturing.
Spearheaded automotive component production line launch for plant startups in Mexico,
Canada, and the U.S.
Prepared project proposals and led the funded projects as both engineer and project leader
to complete the tasks within the budgeted cost and scheduled timeline.
Directed the Kaizen (Continuous Improvement), Value Analysis, and Six-Sigma activities.
Collaborated with engineering companies to ensure that the quality of products exceeded
customers’ expectation using such tools and methods as statistical process control (SPC),
Design of Experiments (DOE), Process Flow, Design and Process Failure Mode and Effects
Analysis (DFMEA and PFMEA), and Control Plan.
LuK, Inc., Computer Aided Engineering Department, Wooster, OH
Summer Engineering Intern, 5/1999 – 8/1999 (4 months)
• Conducted experimental stress-strain analysis on automotive torque converters using
strain gages and presented the findings in both technical reports and presentations.
Denso Manufacturing Michigan, Inc., Production Engineering II Department, Battle Creek, MI
Co-op, Contracted Technical Translator, 8/1997 – 4/1999 (1 year 9 months)
• Translated Japanese technical reports, in-house design standards, mechanical drawings,
and e-mail/fax messages into English, and vice-versa.
Volunteer
Leadership and Mentoring at Purdue, 8/2011 – Present
Mentorship – Aero Assist, to graduate students, 8/2011 – Present
Mentorship – SURF (Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships), to undergraduate
students, 5/2014 – 8/2014 (3 months)
DEAP (Duke Energy Academy at Purdue) Volunteer, 5/2014 – 6/2014 (2 months)
Aero Assist Social Committee Volunteer, 8/2013 – 5/2014, Purdue University
MATHCOUNTS volunteer, 3/2013, Purdue University
• Provided non-technical mentorship to Aero-Astro graduate students: Mr. Devendra Verma,
Mr. Kiran Balakrishnan, Mr. Kartik Kapoor, Mr. Bastian Brenken, and Ms. Andrea Nicolas.
• Provided technical and non-technical mentorship to Aero-Astro undergraduate student for
undergraduate summer research: Mr. Rohan Dudaney.
• Setup a battery project “Rechargeable Batteries with Advanced Electrode Materials” with
Professor Pankaj Sharma, Professor Vilas Pol, and Mr. Arthur Dysart for high school
students and teachers who were interested in energy storage systems.
• Supported high school teachers on the development of energy-related curriculums.
• Supported Aero Assist for social events.
• Helped the administrative activities of the state-level MATHCOUNTS event.
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 7/2010 – 7/2012 (2 years 1month)
Volunteer, 8/2011 – 7/2012 (1 year)
ECLIPSE Intern, 7/2010 – 7/2011 (1 year 1 months)
• Served the Strategic Management/Public Affairs and Outreach Sector of ASME as an
ECLIPSE (Early Career Leadership Intern Program to Serve Engineering) intern.
Mentor: Dr. Christian Przirembel
• Investigated the possibility of 100% sustainable energy in the U.S. by 2050 via Leadership in
Sustainability, collaborative activities between ASME and VDI to address energy and
sustainability challenges
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PUBLICATIONS:
Published a conference paper and presented the findings at 2012 ASME 6th International
Conference on Energy Sustainability as shown below under “Conference Proceedings.”
Journal Publications
• Raghunathan, N., Tsutsui, W., Chen, W., & Peroulis, D. Acceleration Detection Algorithm
for Novel MEMS g-Switch. Sensors and Actuators, Paper under preparation.
• Raghunathan, N., Parkos, D., Tsutsui, W., Chen, W. Peroulis, D. IEEE/ASME Journal of
Microelectromechanical Systems (JMEMS), Paper under preparation.
Conference Proceedings
• Tsutsui, W., Raghunathan, N., Chen, W., & Peroulis, D. Testing Techniques for Shock
Accelerometers below 10,000 G. Proceedings of the 2013 SEM Annual Conference &
Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics. Lombard, IL, USA, 6/2013. pdf
• Feldhoff, J. F., Hoffmann, C., Huebner, S., Kammesheidt, J. O., Kilbane, M., Kulik, J., Pilli, S.,
Schubert, F., Tsutsui, W., & Tung, C. Shaping Our Future with Sustainable Energy: A
Direction from Young Engineers. 2012 ASME 6th International Conference on Energy
Sustainability, ES2012-91324, San Diego, CA, USA, 7/2012. pdf
Oral Presentations
• Tsutsui, W., Liao, H., Feng, Y., Nguyen, T., Siegmund, T., & Chen, W. Mechanisms for Impact
Resistant Batteries. 51st Annual Society of Engineering Science (SES 2014) Technical
Meeting, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA, 10/2014.
• Tsutsui, W., Feng, Y., Liao, H., Siegmund, T., & Chen, W. Mechanisms for Impact Resistant
Batteries. 17th U.S. National Congress on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (USNCTAM
2014), Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA, 6/2014.
• Tsutsui, W., Feng, Y., Liao, H., Siegmund, T., & Chen, W. Impact Behavior of Structural
Batteries. 2014 Midwest Graduate Student Symposium on Experimental Mechanics, The
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, 5/2014.
• Tsutsui, W., Feng, Y., Liao, H., Siegmund, T., & Chen, W. Multifunctional EV Battery Systems.
2014 Purdue AAE Research Symposium Series, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA,
4/2014.
Showcase Presentations
• Tsutsui, W., Liao, H., McMillan, E., Dudaney, R., Nguyen, T., Siegmund, T., & Chen, W.
Granular Battery Assembly. 2015 ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit, Oxon Hill, MD, USA,
2/2015. (Event has not yet occurred)
• Tsutsui, W., Liao, H., McMillan, E., Dudaney, R., Nguyen, T., Siegmund, T., & Chen, W.
Crushproof Batteries for Electric Vehicles, iMatSci – Innovation in Materials Science, 2014
Materials Research Society (MRS) Fall Meeting & Exhibit, Boston, MA, USA, 12/2014. pdf
• Tsutsui, W., Liao, H., McMillan, E., Dudaney, R., Nguyen, T., Siegmund, T., & Chen, W.
Impact Resistant Electric Vehicle Batteries, Defense Energy Summit & Innovation Showcase,
Austin, TX, USA, 11/2014. pdf
• Tsutsui, W., Feng, Y., Liao, H., Siegmund, T., & Chen, W. Crash Safety of Batteries for
Passenger Vehicles. 2014 ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit, Oxon Hill, MD, USA, 2/2014.
pdf
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Poster Presentations
• Tsutsui, W., Liao, H., McMillan, E., Dudaney, R., Nguyen, T., Siegmund, T., & Chen, W. Crash
Safety of Batteries for Passenger Vehicles. ARPA-E RANGE Annual Meeting, Mesa, AZ, USA,
1/2015. (Event has not yet occurred)
• Tsutsui, W., Liao, H., McMillan, E., Dudaney, R., Nguyen, T., Siegmund, T., & Chen, W.
Multifunctional Battery Systems. 2014 Next Generation Scholars Research Fair, Purdue
University, West Lafayette, IN, USA, 11/2014. pdf
• Tsutsui, W., Liao, H., Feng, Y., Siegmund, T., & Chen, W. Multifunctional Battery Systems.
2014 Sigma Xi Graduate Student & Post-doctoral Researcher Poster Competition, Purdue
University, West Lafayette, IN, USA, 2/2014. pdf
• Tsutsui, W., Feng, Y., Liao, H., Siegmund, T., & Chen, W. Crash Safety of Batteries for
Passenger Vehicles. 2014 Siemens Energy Day, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA,
2/2014. pdf
• Tsutsui, W., Feng, Y., Liao, H., Siegmund, T., & Chen, W. Three Posters: 1) Impact Science
Laboratory (for Professor Chen's Lab), 2) Microstructure Testing and Analysis Laboratory
(for Professor Siegmund's Lab, Prepared by Dr. Feng), and 3) Crash Safety of Batteries for
Passenger Vehicles. 2014 ARPA-E RANGE Kick-off Meeting, Kennedy Space Center, Cape
Canaveral, FL, USA, 1/2014. pdf
• Tsutsui, W., Raghunathan, N., Alexeenko, A., Peroulis, D., & Chen, W. Dynamic Response of
MEMS Beam. 2012 PRISM (Prediction of Reliability, Integrity, and Survivability of
Microsystems) Conference, West Lafayette, IN, USA, 8/2012. pdf
Technical Reports
• Quarterly ARPA-E Reports, Purdue University, 1/2014 (FY 2014 Q1), 4/2014 (FY 2014 Q2),
7/2014 (FY 2014 Q3), 10/2014 (FY 2014 Q4), and 1/2015 (FY 2015 Q1, in progress)
• Battery Cell Electrolyte Filling Pressure Study, Johnson Controls, Inc. , 1/2010
• Battery Cell Positive Terminal Weld CT Scan and Weld Strength Measurement, Johnson
Controls, Inc., 7/2009
• High Energy Battery Cell Vent Development, Johnson Controls, Inc., 5/2009
• Force vs. Deflection on Positive Expandable Current Collector on Battery Cell, Johnson
Controls, Inc., 4/2009
• Battery Cell Vent Stress Calculation, Johnson Controls, Inc., 12/2008
• Recreation of Battery Can Vent Open, Johnson Controls, Inc., 10/2008
• Experimental Investigation of Battery Cell Natural Frequency, Johnson Controls, Inc.,
9/2008
Intellectual Property
• Liao, H., Tsutsui, W., Chen, W., McMillan, E., Nguyen, T., and Siegmund, T. 12/2014.
Crushable Cooling Column for Granule Battery Assembly in Electric Vehicle.
D2014-0248, Disclosure Submitted to Purdue Office of Technology Commercialization.
• Tsutsui, W., Liao, H., Siegmund, T., and Chen, W. 6/2014. Truncated Tetrahedral Battery
Cells.
D2014-0082, Disclosure Submitted to Purdue Office of Technology Commercialization.
• Tsutsui, W., Dudaney, R., Liao, H., McMillan, E., Siegmund, T. and Chen, W. 6/2014.
Portable Mechanical Impactor Apparatus.
D2014-0083, Disclosure Submitted to Purdue Office of Technology Commercialization.
• Tsutsui, W., Liao, H., Siegmund, T., and Chen, W. 6/2014. Break-away Busbar Current
Interrupt Device (CID).
D2014-0084, Disclosure Submitted to Purdue Office of Technology Commercialization.
• Chen, W., Siegmund, T., Feng, Y., and Tsutsui, W. 11/2013. Granular Battery Assembly.
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PROJECT
PROPOSALS:
EFS ID 17501616, Application Number 61908685.
Siegmund, T., Chen, W., Feng, Y., and Tsutsui, W. 11/2013. Impact Mechanics of
Topologically Interlocked Material Assemblies.
EFS ID 17501592, Application Number 61908682.
Obasih, K., De Keuster, R.M., Fuhr J., Zhang, X., Tsutsui, W. 4/2011. Prismatic Cell System
with Thermal Management Features.
International Patent Publication No. WO2011/047067
Fuhr J., Tsutsui, W., Houchin-Miller, G, & Bonin, C. 10/2010. Vent for Electrochemical Cell.
International Patent Publication No. WO2010/120906
Fuhr, J., Bowen, G., Dinkleman, J., Dougherty, T., Tsutsui, W., & Bonin, C. 5/2010. Current
Collector for an Electrochemical Cell.
International Patent Publication No. WO2010/059957
Research Proposals
• Structural Crushproof Energy Storage (ACES), Supported the continuous funding activities
for the collaborative research among Purdue (Professor Wayne Chen), Penn State
(Professor Chris Rahn), and Oak Ridge National Lab (Dr. Gabriel Veith), 7/2014 – Present,
work in progress
• Impact-Tolerant EV Batteries, a battery safety research proposal for Advanced Research
Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), Prepared the complete research proposal package under
the direction of Professor Wayne Chen, ARPA-E announcement, 11/2013, $500,000
Capital Appropriations – Proposed and Awarded at Johnson Controls
• Honda Sun Visor Thermofold #2 Production Line Upgrade, 5/2004, $12,500
• Europack III Sun Visor Vanity Production Line Improvement, 4/2004, $112,440
• Insert Molded Wire Implementation for Euro III Sun Visor Vanity, 12/2003, $336,000
• Honda Sun Visor Retainer Clip Stamping Die Replacement, 11/2002, $47,020
• Europack III Sun Visor Vanity Sleever Modification, 7/2002, $60,000
• Europack III Sun Visor Vanity Sleever and Heatstake Implementation, 11/2001, $123,500
• Honda Sun Visor Part Verification System Improvement, 6/2001, $20,903
• Europack II Sun Visor Vanity Spring Machine Improvement, 6/2001, $15,900
HONORS,
AWARDS,
RECOGNITION:
Academia
• Purdue Student Innovator Recognition, 4/2014, Selected by Purdue Office of Technology
Commercialization (OTC) for battery research.
• Outstanding Graduate TA Award, 12/2013, Selected by Purdue American Institute of
Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Student Chapter for the AAE 352 Teaching Assistant
responsibilities.
• Faculty Member of the Month Award, 12/2013, Selected by Purdue Alpha Omicron Pi
Chapter for the AAE 352 Teaching Assistant responsibilities.
• ASME ECLIPSE Competitive Internship Award, 7/2010, One of seven engineers selected
nationwide for the ECLIPSE Internship.
• Principles and Practice of Engineering (PE) Exam, 4/2009, Passed on the first attempt, State
of Wisconsin
• Fundamental of Engineering (FE) Exam, 4/2008, Passed on the first attempt, State of Michigan
• Automotive Engineering Outstanding Student Award, 4/2000, Western Michigan University
• Dean’s Lists, 4/1998, 12/1998, and 12/1999, Western Michigan University
• Presidential Award for Academic Excellence, 3/1995, Japan Foundation for the Promotion
of Industrial Education
• Academic Excellence Award, 3/1995, Japan Automobile Service Promotion Association
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Academic Excellence Award, 3/1995, Nakanihon Automotive College
Valedictory Address, 3/1995, Delivered at the 1995 commencement ceremony on behalf of
the new graduates, Nakanihon Automotive College
Valedictory Address, 3/1994, Delivered at the 1994 commencement ceremony on behalf of
all the students remaining in school, Nakanihon Automotive College
Industry
• Merit Award in recognition of the engineering contributions to the Acura TL sun visor
launch in Shanghai, China, 9/2008, Johnson Controls
• Merit Award in recognition of the engineering contributions to the Chrysler Minivan
overhead systems launch in Windsor, Canada, 6/2008, Johnson Controls
• “Distinguished” Recognition during 2007 Annual Performance Evaluation, 11/2007, Johnson
Controls
• Innovation Award in recognition for the development and application of a new
manufacturing technique in the Nissan TK Maxima sun visor launch in Holland, MI, 11/2003,
Johnson Controls
• Automotive Mechanic License for gasoline vehicles, License No. 7228-NIIGATA-2-KA,
3/1995, Japan Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport
• Automotive Mechanic License for diesel vehicles, License No. 3470-NIIGATA-2-CHI, 3/1995,
Japan Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport
• Hazardous Materials Officer License, Group 4 – Flammable liquids, gasoline, alcohols,
kerosene, light oil, heavy oil, animal fats, and vegetable oils, License No. 1214-0501-7701,
12/1993, Japan Fire Engineering Qualification Center
Travel Grants and Scholarships
• Registration Fee Scholarship, 2/2014, 2014 ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit in
Washington, DC. Scholarship issued by ARPA-E (Advanced Research Projects Agency –
Energy).
• Travel Grant, 7/2012, ASME 2012 6th International Conference on Energy Sustainability in
San Diego, CA. Grant issued by ASME.
• Travel Grant, 7/2011, ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) – VDI (Verein
Deutscher Ingenieure, English: Association of German Engineers) Leadership in
Sustainability Workshop in Dusseldorf, Germany. Grant issued by ASME.
• Travel Grant, 6/2011, ASME 2011 Annual Meeting in Dallas, TX. Grant issued by ASME.
• Travel Grant, 6/2011, 44th CIRP Conference on Manufacturing Systems in Madison, WI.
Grant issued by NSF via University of Wisconsin – Madison.
• Travel Grant, 5/2011, Engineering Public Policy Symposium 2011 in Washington D.C., Grant
issued by ASME.
• Travel Grant, 6/2010, ASME 2010 Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh, PA. Grant issued by ASME.
• Travel Grant, 3/2010, ASME 2010 Leadership Training Conference (LTC) in Dallas, TX. Grant
issued by ASME.
• Travel Grant, 11/2009, Michigan Engineering Graduate Symposium in Ann Arbor, MI. Grant
issued by University of Michigan.
• Travel Grant, 9/2008 and 9/2009, Big 10+ Graduate School Expo in West Lafayette, IN.
Grant issued by Purdue University.
• Travel Grant, 11/1999, Boston Japanese-English Bilingual Forum in Boston, MA. Grant
issued by DISCO International, Inc.
• Full Tuition Scholarship, 4/1994 – 3/1995. Scholarship issued by Nakanihon Automotive
College.
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INTERNATIONAL
ACTIVITIES:
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Research meeting for energy sustainability, ASME
Düsseldorf, Germany, 1 trip, 5 days total, 7/2011
Lithium-ion battery research and development, Johnson Controls, Inc.
Nersac and Bordeaux, France, 2 trips, 11 days total, 1/2010 and 6/2010
Automotive interior (sun visor) product research and launch, Johnson Controls, Inc.
Shanghai and Beijing, China, 3 trips, 84 days total, 9/2007 – 12/2007
Ramos-Arizpe, Mexico, 7 trips, 85 days total, 5/2005 – 1/2007
Campo Real, Spain and Creutzwald, France, 1 trip, 15 days total, 10/2006
Automotive interior (headliner) product launch, Johnson Controls, Inc.
Windsor, Canada, 16 trips, 75 days total, 3/2007 – 8/2007
Project Initiation and Execution
• Proposal writing for funding projects
• Planning, presenting, and managing projects
• Equipment procurement, set-up, and debug
• Process improvement using Design of Experiments (DOE) technique
• Use of Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) to plan and develop new products and
processes
Computer
• MATLAB, Abaqus, CATIA V5, AutoCAD, Minitab, MPACT, PAX-it, ImageJ, Adobe Acrobat, and
Microsoft Office Suites
Design
• Lithium-ion batteries
• Automotive interior components
• Fixtures to perform mechanical testing
• Tolerance analysis
Laboratory
• Mechanical test planning and execution
• Metallographic specimen preparation and analysis
• Experimental stress analysis using strain gage
Hands-on
• Basic skills to operate the following: Hopkinson bars, drop tower, MTS, lathes, vertical mills,
drill presses, miter saws, horizontal band saw, vertical band saw, grinders, sheet metal
shears, sheet metal brakes, oxyacetylene weld, MIG weld, TIG weld, overhead cranes, and
forklifts
Language
• English: Fluent
• Japanese: Fluent (Native)
TRAINING:
Graduate Courses Completed – Mechanics, Materials, and Design
• AAE 699, Ph.D. Thesis, Fall 2010 – Present (work in progress), Purdue University
Committee Chair: Professor Wayne Chen
• CE597, Advanced Topics in Classical and Computational Solid Mechanics, Fall 2014, Purdue
University
Instructor: Professor Pablo Zavattieri
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AAE 550, Multidisciplinary Design Optimization, Fall 2013, Purdue University
Instructor: Professor William Crossley
AAE 590F, Dynamic Behavior of Materials, Spring 2013, Purdue University
Instructor: Professor Wayne Chen
AAE 546, Aerospace Structural Dynamics and Stability, Fall 2011, Purdue University
Instructor: Professor James Doyle
CE 595, Finite Elements in Elasticity, Spring 2011, Purdue University
Instructor: Professor Arun Prakash
AAE 553, Elasticity in Aerospace Engineering, Fall 2010, Purdue University
Instructor: Professor Chin-Teh Sun
ME 700, Master’s Thesis, Fall 2005 – Summer 2008, Western Michigan University
Committee Chair: Professor Daniel Kujawski
Committee Members: Professor Judah Ari-Gur and Professor Phillip Guichelaar
MSE 657, Analysis of Metal Forming, Spring 2005, Western Michigan University
Instructor: Professor Pnina Ari-Gur
ME 669, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Fall 2004, Western Michigan University
Instructor: Professor Daniel Kujawski
ME 573, Engineering Materials, Spring 2004, Western Michigan University
Instructor: Professor Phillip Guichelaar
ME 653, Fatigue of Engineering Materials, Spring 2003, Western Michigan University
Instructor: Professor Daniel Kujawski
ME 569, Principles of Fatigue and Fracture, Fall 2002, Western Michigan University
Instructor: Professor Daniel Kujawski
IME 550, Advanced Plastics Processing, Spring 1999, Western Michigan University
Instructor: Professor Paul Engelmann
Graduate Courses Completed – Mathematics and Statistics
• STAT 513, Statistical Quality Control, Fall 2014, Purdue University
Instructor: Professor Nagabhushana Prabhu
• STAT 511, Statistical Methods, Fall 2013, Purdue University
Instructor: Professor John Deely
• MA 528, Advanced Mathematics for Engineers and Physicists II, Spring 2011, Purdue
University
Instructor: Professor Erika Kaufmann
• MA 527, Advanced Mathematics for Engineers and Physicists I, Fall 2010, Purdue University
Instructor: Professor Steven Bell
• IME 608, Reliability Engineering, Spring 2005, Western Michigan University
Instructor: Professor Leonard Lamberson
• IME 516, Design of Experiments and Regression Analysis, Fall 2003, Western Michigan
University
Instructor: Professor Tarun Gupta
Graduate Courses Completed – Engineering Management and Teaching
• GRAD 590, Preparing Future Faculty, Spring 2014, Purdue University
Instructor: Professor Cyndi Lynch
• EDCI 589, College Teaching Workshop, Summer 2011, Purdue University
Instructor: Professor Juan Diego Velásquez
• IME 600, Principles and Concepts of Engineering Management, Summer 2004, Western
Michigan University
Instructor: Professor Larry Mallak
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Leadership and Outreach
• Engineering Leadership Training, Workshop, Lecture, and Plenary Sessions, 2010 ASME
Annual Meeting, 6/2010, ASME
• Leadership Training Conference (LTC), 3/2010, ASME
• Leadership Development Conference, 3/2010, Hispanic Professionals of Greater Milwaukee
• Leader Effectiveness Fundamentals, 12/2008, Johnson Controls
• Leader Expectations Model, 12/2008, Johnson Controls
• Goals and Performance Appraisal System, 12/2008, Johnson Controls
• Self-Awareness Development, 6/2004, Johnson Controls
• Understanding Behavior Styles, 6/2004, Johnson Controls
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
• LabVIEW Training, 5/2013, Purdue University/National Instruments
• Battery Short Course – Substation Applications, Developments in Lithium Batteries, and
Vendor Perspective, 3/2013, IEEE
• Research Integrity – Responsible Conduct of Research, 1/2011, Purdue University
• Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI), Physical Science Responsible Conduct of
Research, 12/2010, Purdue University
• Design for Cost: Plastics Costing for Engineers, 4/2010, Johnson Controls
• Design for Cost: Metals Costing for Engineers, 2/2010, Johnson Controls
• Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T), 10/2008, Johnson Controls
• Basic Engineering Analysis – Creep and Fatigue in Plastics, 10/2008, Johnson Controls
• Introduction to Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Battery Systems, 9/2008, Society of Automotive
Engineers (SAE) International
• CATIA V5 Introduction to Modeling, 9/2008, Rand Corporation
• Basic Engineering Analysis – Heat Transfer, 8/2008, Johnson Controls
• Programmable Logic Controller – Basics, 11/2007, Rockwell Automation
• Condition Monitoring for Common Machinery Applications, 11/2007, Rockwell Automation
• Product Launch System (PLUS) Training, 11/2006, Johnson Controls
• Six-Sigma Green Belt Training – Measure (9/2004), Analyze (10/2004), Improve (11/2004),
and Control (12/2004), Johnson Controls
• Advanced Product Quality Planning with MPACT, 7/2003, ASI DATAMYTE
• Engineering Change Functionality, 6/2003, Johnson Controls
• Machine Guard Training, 8/2001, Johnson Controls
• Quality Engineering I (Basic) and II (Advanced), 11/2000 and 3/2001, Johnson Controls
• Engineering 101, 11/2000, Johnson Controls
• Design of Experiments, 9/2000, Johnson Controls
• Advanced Product Quality Planning, 8/2000, Johnson Controls
• Automotive Mechanic Training, 9/1994 – 3/1995, Nakanihon Automotive College
• Organic Solvent Application Training, 6/1993, Nakanihon Automotive College
• Oxyacetylene, MIG, and TIG Welding Training, 7/1993, Nakanihon Automotive College
Teaching
• Student-Teacher Relationships: Building Rapport with Your Students, 5/2011, Purdue
University
• The Nuts & Bolts of Setting Rules for Your Course, 5/2011, Purdue University
• Designing a Course from Scratch, 5/2011, Purdue University
• How to Avoid Giving a Bad Presentation, 5/2011, Purdue University
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Clever Ways to Get Feedback to Improve Your Teaching, 5/2011, Purdue University
Creating the Engaged Classroom: Discussion Techniques, 5/2011, Purdue University
Tools and Techniques for Creating Effective Tests, 5/2011, Purdue University
Why Didn’t I get an “A”? Using Subjective Tests and Assigning Grades, 5/2011, Purdue
University
Are Your Students Cheating in Class? Identification, Prevention, and Response, 5/2011,
Purdue University
Career Development
• Time Management and Life Balance, 11/2011, Purdue University
• Being Competitive for a Faculty Position at a Teaching Institution, Panel discussion with
Prof. Eric Baumgartner of Ohio Northern University and Prof. Tom Brady of Purdue
University, 11/2011, Purdue University
• Careers in Academia, 2/2011, Purdue University
• Personal Strategies for Navigating Change, 8/2008, Johnson Controls
• Closing the Gap with Best Business Practices, 4/2007, Johnson Controls
• Introduction to Best Business Practices, 2/2007, Johnson Controls
• Graduate Professional Development Day – A Career in the Academic World, 12/2006,
Western Michigan University
• Career Development – Building a Skills Portfolio, 4/2005, Johnson Controls
• Business Management: Making Profit and Generating Cash, 9/2004, Johnson Controls
• Career Development Workshop, 7/2004, Johnson Controls
• Time Management, 7/2000, Johnson Controls
Communication
• Writing Advantage, 12/2005, Johnson Controls
• Effective Presentation Skills, 2/2005, Johnson Controls
• Effective Communication Techniques – Handling Emotions, 6/2004, Johnson Controls
• Be Bright, Be Brief, Be Gone, 11/2000, Johnson Controls
• English Language Training, Career English Language Center for International Students
(CELCIS), Western Michigan University
Elementary Level (5/1995 – 8/1995), Intermediate Level (9/1995 – 12/1995), Pre-Advanced
Level (1/1996 – 4/1996), and Advanced Level (5/1996 – 8/1996)
Colloquia and Seminars attended
• Prof. Eric Williams of Rochester Institute of Technology, 12/2014, Accounting for Long-term
Benefits from Energy Technologies Subsidies: Case Study of Plug-in Hybrid Subsidies in the
United States, Presented at Purdue University
• Mr. Thomas Haueter of National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), 10/2014, NTSB –
Policies and Procedures, Presented at Purdue University
• Prof. Julia Greer of California Institute of Technology, 10/2014, Hierarchical 3-D NanoArchitectures for Biomimetics, Batteries, and Lightweight Structural Materials, Presented at
Purdue University
• Dr. Amul Tevar of ARPA-E, 7/2014, Introduction to ARPA-E and Future Energy Areas,
Presented at Purdue University
• Dr. Ann Marie Sastry of Sakti3, 4/2014, Innovation in Battery Technology, Presented at
Purdue University
• Prof. Surya Kalidindi of Georgia Institute of Technology, 4/2014, Microstructure Informatics
for Mining Structure-Property Linkages from Large Datasets, Presented at Purdue
University
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Dr. Kohei Fujimoto of Texas A&M University, 4/2014, Enabling Smart, Efficient, and
Autonomous Space Systems: An Astrodynamical Approach, Presented at Purdue University
Dr. James Waldecker of Ford Motor Company, 4/2014, Research for Evolutionary and
Revolutionary Concepts in Automotive Fuel Cells, Presented at Purdue University
Prof. Anthony Waas of University of Michigan, 4/2014, Multi-scale modeling of the
deformation response of textile composite structures, Presented at Purdue University
Prof. Dominick Andrisani of Purdue University, 2/2014, Metalworking Lecture, Presented at
Purdue University
Mr. Mark Burgess of The Boeing Company, 4/2013, Presentation on the future of aerospace
vehicles, Presented at Purdue University
Prof. Wenbin Yu of Utah State University, 3/2013, Unifying Structural Mechanics with
Micromechanics Using the concept of Representative Structural Element, Presented at
Purdue University
Dr. Kejie Zhao of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 3/2013, Li-ion Batteries: When
Mechanics Meets Chemistry, Presented at Purdue University
Prof. Daan Maijer of The University of British Columbia, 3/2013, Through-Process Modeling
for Cast Aluminum Alloy Automotive Components: An Illustrative Example of Integrated
Computational Materials Engineering, Presented at Purdue University
Dr. Da-Hsuan Feng of National Tsing Hua University, 2/2013, Roles and Responsibilities of
Asian Universities in a New Global Academic-Business Paradigm, Presented at Purdue
University
Dr. Suveen Mathaudhu of U.S. Army Research Laboratory, 11/2012, ARO Synthesis and
Processing of Materials: Transforming the Army with Materials Science Fiction, Presented
at Purdue University
Prof. H. Harry Asada of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 11/2012, Bio-Integrated
Robotics: Use of Biological Materials for Building a Robot, Presented at Purdue University
Dr. Jay Schuren of Air Force Research Laboratory, 11/2012, Merging High Energy Diffraction
Microscopy and Materials Modeling, Presented at Purdue University
Dr. Stephen Harris of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 10/2012, Improved Electrode
Architectures for High Energy Density and Long Life Lithium-Ion Batteries, Presented at
Purdue University
Dr. Douglas Adams of NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 10/2012, A Talk on the Engineering
and Test Efforts That Led to the Successful Landing of the MSL Rover Curiosity, Presented at
Purdue University
Prof. K. T. Ramesh of Johns Hopkins University, 10/2012, Soft, Squishy and Fibrous: The
Mechanics of Traumatic Brain Injury, Presented at Purdue University
Prof. Antonios Kontsos of Drexel University, 9/2012, Identification of MicrostructureProperties-Behavior Relations in Advanced Materials Using Novel Nondestructive Testing
Approaches, Presented at Purdue University
Prof. Vincent Drnevich of Purdue University, 6/2012, Professionalism and Ethics in the
Practice of Professional Engineering, Presented at Indiana Society of Professional Engineers
2012 Annual Conference
Prof. L. Gary Leal of University of California Santa Barbara, 4/2012, The Role of
Compatibilizers in Polymer Blending; Surface Effects on Drop Deformation and Breakup,
Presented at Purdue University
Prof. Yiguang Ju of Princeton University, 4/2012, Combustion Theory and Modeling
Towards Alternative Fuels, Presented at Purdue University
Prof. Massimo Ruzzene of Georgia Institute of Technology, 2/2012, Adaptive Metamaterials
for Wave Steering, Presented at Purdue University
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Mr. William Baker of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, 1/2012, Theory is Practical: The
Philosophy of Design, Presented at Purdue University
Prof. Veli-Tapani Kuokkala of Tampere University of Technology (TUT) of Finland, 11/2011,
a) High temperature compressive and low temperature tensile Kolsky bar experiment at
TUT and b) Impact wear mechanism of copper using 9mm steel projectile, Presented at
Purdue University
Prof. Robert Dodds of University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 11/2011, ThreeDimensional Effect on Fatigue Crack Closure in the Small-Scale Yielding Regime, Presented
at Purdue University
Dr. Stephen Katzberg of NASA Langley Research Center/South Carolina State University,
11/2011, Soil Moisture Remote Sensing with Signals of Opportunity, Presented at Purdue
University
Dr. David Van Wie of Applied Physics Laboratory - Johns Hopkins University, 10/2011,
Scramjet Engines for Sustained Hypersonic Flight: Technical Challenges for the Future HighSpeed Flight, Presented at Purdue University
Dr. Joseph Oefelein of Sandia National Laboratories, 9/2011, Toward Predictive Simulations
of Multiphase Combustion Processes for Propulsion and Power, Presented at Purdue
University
Prof. Guobiao Cai of Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 7/2011, a)
Aerospace Propulsion Research at School of Astronautics and b) Research on Plumes
Exhausted into a Vacuum, Presented at Purdue University
Prof. Marc Oliver Bettzüge of University of Cologne, 7/2011, Energy Economics, Present at
VDI Düsseldorf, Germany
Prof. Timothee Pourpoint of Purdue University, 6/2011, Energy Management in Aerospace
Systems, Presented at Purdue University
Prof. Vikas Tomar of Purdue University, 4/2011, Experiments and Models Regarding Strain
Dependent Thermal Conductivity and Strength at the Nanoscale and Microscale, Presented
at Purdue University
Prof. Graham Candler of University of Minnesota, 4/2011, Towards Mechanism-Based
Predictions of Transition to Turbulence in Hypersonic Flows, Presented at Purdue University
Prof. William Nix of Stanford University, 4/2011, Size Dependence of Strength of Metals,
Presented at Purdue University
Dr. David Wisler of GE (retired) and MIT CDIO, 3/2011, Learn to Think Like an Expert,
Presented at Purdue University
Prof. Arun Prakash of Purdue University, 3/2011, Efficient Computational Methods for
Multi-scale Analysis of Transient Nonlinear Problems, Presented at Purdue University
Prof. Yonggang Huang of Northwestern University, 2/2011, Mechanics of Stretchable
Electronics, Presented at Purdue University
Prof. Samuel Graham of Georgia Institute of Technology, 1/2011, Characterization of the
Thermal and Mechanical Response of GaN High Electron Mobility Devices, Presented at
Purdue University
Prof. Soon-Jo Chung of University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 12/2010,
Synchronization: From Formation Flying iPhones to Neural Oscillators for Flapping Flying
Micro Aerial Vehicles, Presented at Purdue University
Dr. Ashish Bagai of Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, 12/2010, The Sikorsky X2 Technology
Demonstrator, Presented at Purdue University
Dr. Sanjay Garg of NASA Glenn Research Center, 12/2010, Propulsion Controls and
Diagnostics Research at NASA Glenn Research Center, Presented at Purdue University
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AFFILIATIONS:
Dr. Venke Sankaran of US Army/AFDD at Ames Research Center, 11/2010, The Helios MultiDisciplinary Computational Platform for Rotorcraft Aeromechanics, Presented at Purdue
University
Mr. Jeffrey Payne of Sandia National Laboratories, 11/2010, Aerosciences at Sandia Labs,
Presented at Purdue University
Dr. Benjamin Mann of Ayasdi, Inc., 10/2010, New Frontiers in Topological Data Analysis:
New Math for Biology, Imaging, and Neuroscience, Presented at Purdue University
Dr. Partha Mukherjee of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 9/2010, Electrodics in
Electrochemical Energy Systems, Presented at Purdue University
Prof. Ronald Adrian of Arizona State University, 9/2010, Extracting Order from Chaos:
Dissecting Turbulent Motion, Presented at Purdue University
Prof. Rolf Isermann of Darmstadt University of Technology, 9/2010, Mechatronic
Development for Automobiles, Presented at Purdue University
Prof. Ken Chong of George Washington University and National Institute of Standards and
Technology, 9/2010, Translational Research in Nano and Bio Mechanics, Presented at
Purdue University
Prof. Daniel Hamermesh of University of Texas at Austin, 4/2008, Professional Etiquette for
the Young Scientist, Presented at Western Michigan University
Prof. Shigeru Miyagawa of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2/1998, Preparing
Leaders for the 21st century through Intercultural and Language Training – with a little help
from technology, Presented at Western Michigan University
Professional Society Memberships and Honor Society Induction
• Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 3/2013 – Present
• Member, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI), 11/2012 – Present
• Member, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 2/2012 – Present
• Member, National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE), 3/2011 – Present
• Member, Society for Experimental Mechanics (SEM), 2/2011 – Present
• Member, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), 9/2010 – Present
• Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 8/2009 – Present
• Order of the Engineer Induction, University of Michigan, 12/2008
• Member, Society of Automotive Engineers International (SAE), 8/2008 – Present
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