General biographical information

Basic Data

Name: Brian Cyriacus FabienDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringTelephone: 206 543 6915E-mail: fabien@uw.edu

Educational History

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, 1990M.Phil., Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, 1990M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, 1983B.E., Mechanical Engineering, (with Honors), The City College, CUNY, New York, NY, 1981

Employment History

Academic Appointments

Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WashingtonAssociate Dean, Academic Affairs, January 2015Associate Chair, September 2004-2007Professor, September 2002Associate Professor, September 1996-2002Assistant Professor, August 1993-September 1996

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ohio University, Athens, OhioAssistant Professor, April 1990-July 1993

Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, TrinidadVisiting Professor, August 1997-July 1998

Industry Appointments

TEXTRON Lycoming, Stratford, ConnecticutMethods Engineer, 1985–1988

Perkin-Elmer, Danbury, ConnecticutOptomechanical Engineer,

Mechanical Lead for the Hubble Space Telescope Fine Guidance Sensor, 1983–1985

Xerox Corporation, PARC, Tarrytown, New YorkResearch Intern, 1982

Other Appointments

Columbia University, New York, New YorkGraduate Research Assistant, 1988–1990

Columbia University, New York, New YorkTeaching Assistant, 1981–1982

Awards and Honors

College of Engineering Faculty Award: Teaching, 2015Valerie Logan Leadership in Science Education, 2014DOE Applied Automotive Engineering Fellowship, 2013NSF Outstanding Faculty Advisor, EcoCAR 2, 2012College of Engineering List of Highly Rated Courses: Fall 2008 (2 courses), Winter 2012, Fall2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Fall 2016, Fall 2017The Boeing Company, Ed Wells Faculty Fellowship Award, 1999Fulbright Faculty Fellowship, 1997/1998Minority Science Engineering Program (University of Washington), Honorary Award, 1996Best paper in section, 1995 American Control Conference (with S. Thielman)NSF Presidential Faculty Fellowship, 1993-1998Best paper in section, 1993 American Control ConferenceStocker Faculty Fellowship Award (Ohio University), 1990, 1991, 1992

Publications

Refereed archival journal publications

In-print

A. J. Davis and B. C. Fabien, “The systematic identification of drag coefficients for wave energyconverters,” Ocean Engineering, Vol. 168, pp. 1–11, 2018B. C. Fabien, “Parallel collocation solution of index-1 BVP-DAEs arising from constrained opti-mal control problems,” Numerical Algorithms, doi:10.1007/s11075-015-9994-5, 2015B. C. Fabien, “Indirect solution of inequality constrained and singular optimal control problems

via a simple continuation method,” ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Con-trol, Vol. 136(2), 021003 (Nov 07, 2013) doi:10.1115/1.4025596, 2013B. C. Fabien, “Piecewise polynomial control parameterization in the direct solution of optimalcontrol problems,” ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control, Vol. 135,doi:10.1115/1.4023401, 2013B. C. Fabien, “Parallel indirect solution of optimal control problems,” Optimal Control Applica-tions and Methods, doi:10.1002/oca.2064, 2013J. P. Frye, and B. C. Fabien, “Contributions to the method of coordinate splitting for solvingdifferential algebraic equations,” International Journal of Modelling and Simulation, Vol. 32Issue 2, pp. 119–127, 2012B. C. Fabien, “dsoa: The implementation of a dynamic system optimization algorithm,” OptimalControl Applications and Methods, Vol.31, pp. 231–247, 2009B. C. Fabien, “Implementation of a Robust SQP Algorithm,” Optimization Methods and Soft-ware, Vol. 23, pp. 827–846, 2008B. C. Fabien, “Direct optimization of dynamic systems described by differential-algebraic equa-tions,” Optimal Control Applications and Methods, Vol. 29, pp. 445–466, 2008B. C. Fabien, “Parameter optimization using the L∞ exact penalty function and strictly convexquadratic programming problems,” Applied Mathematics and Computation, Vol. 198, pp. 833–848, 2008B. C. Fabien, “The influence of failure criteria on the design optimization of stacked-ply com-posite flywheels,” Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, Vol. 33, pp. 507–517, 2007R. Leuschke and B. C. Fabien, “Disturbance attenuation using a DC motor for radial force actua-tion in a rotordynamic system,” ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control,Vol. 127, pp. 804–812, 2007B. C. Fabien, M. Ramulu and M. Tremblay, “Dynamic modelling and identification of a water-jet cutting machine,” Mathematical and Computer Modelling of Dynamical Systems, Vol. 9, pp45–63, 2003Y. Shen and B. C. Fabien, “Optimal control of a flywheel energy storage system”, Journal of theFranklin Institute, Vol. 339, pp. 189–210, 2002R. Layton and B. C. Fabien, “Systematic modelling using Lagrangian DAEs”, Mathematical andComputer Modelling of Dynamical Systems, Vol. 7, pp. 273–304, 2001S. Thielman and B. C. Fabien, “An optimal control approach to the design of stacked-ply com-posite flywheels,” Engineering Computations, Vol. 17, pp 551–555, 2000B. C. Fabien, “Some tools for the direct solution of optimal control problems,” Advances inEngineering Software, Vol. 29, pp 45–61, 1998S. K. Agrawal, P. Claewplodtook and B. C. Fabien, “Optimal trajectories of open-chain me-chanical systems: A new solution procedure without Lagrange multipliers,” ASME Journal ofDynamic Systems Measurement and Control, Vol. 120, pp. 134–6, 1998S. K. Agrawal, T. Veeraklaew and B. C. Fabien, “Direct and indirect optimization of lineartime-invariant dynamic systems using transformations,” Optimal Control Applications & Meth-ods, Vol. 19, pp 393-410, 1998J. D. Stienmier, S. Thielman and B. C. Fabien, “Analysis and control of a flywheel energy storagesystem with a hybrid magnetic bearing,” ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems Measurement and

Control, Vol. 119, pp. 650–6, 1997S. K. Agrawal, S. Li and B. C. Fabien, “Optimal trajectories of open-chain mechanical systems:Explicit optimality equation with multiple shooting solution,” Mechanics of Structures and Ma-chines, Vol. 25, pp. 163–77, 1997B. C. Fabien, “An extended penalty function approach to the numerical solution of optimal con-trol problems,” Optimal Control Applications & Methods, Vol. 17, 341–355, 1996B. C. Fabien, “Indirect numerical solution of constrained optimal control problems with param-eters,” Applied Mathematics and Computation, Vol. 80, 43–62, 1996B. C. Fabien, “Observer-based feedback linearizing control of an electromagnetic suspension,”ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems Measurement and Control, Vol. 118, 615–619, 1996B. C. Fabien, “The design of DRD cams with reduced sensitivity to parameter variation,” Jour-nal of the Franklin Institute, Vol. 332B, 195–209, 1995B. C. Fabien, R. W. Longman and F. Freudenstein, “The design of DRD cams using LQ optimalcontrol theory,” ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol. 116, 867–874, 1994B. C. Fabien, “The determination of feedback gains for uncertain linear systems using higher-order sensitivity minimization,” Optimal Control Applications & Methods, Vol. 14, 259–269, 1993B. C. Fabien, “Output feedback stabilizing control with a bounds on disturbance attenuation,”ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems Measurement and Control, Vol. 115, 531–535, 1993B. C. Fabien, “Controller gain selection for an electromagnetic suspension under random excita-tion,” ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems Measurement and Control, Vol. 115, 156–165, 1993B. C. Fabien, R. W. Longman and F. Freudenstein, “On the stability of lifting rigs with offsetloads,” Mechanics of Structures and Machines, Vol. 19, 193–210, 1992

Refereed conference papers and non-journal articles

In-print

K. McTiernan, B. Maurer, A. Aliseda, B. Fabien, T. Mundon and B. DuPont, “Heuristic Op-timization Methods Applied to Wave Energy: miniWEC Float Shape Case Study,” 2018 6thAnnual Marine Energy Technology Symposium, 2018K. Vereen and B. C. Fabien, “Implementing an Freshmen Engineering Design Experience at theUniversity of Washington,” Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Higher Edu-cation Advances (HEAd-17), 2017A. V. Kalia and B. C. Fabien, “Development of Optimal Control Strategy for a Plug-in SeriesHybrid Electric Vehicle,” Proceedings of the ASME 2017 Internal Combustion Fall TechnicalConference, ICEF2017-3526, 2017L. Prange, N. Steinbock and B. C. Fabien, “Active Torque Vectoring in High Speed Lane ChangeManeuvers,” Proceesings of the 2016 IMECE Conference, ASME International Mechanical En-gineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE2016-65539, 2016B. Magnuson, M. Mallory, B. Fabien, and A. Gowda, ”Improving Fuel Economy of ThermostaticControl for a Series Plugin-Hybrid Electric Vehicle Using Driver Prediction,” SAE TechnicalPaper 2016-01-1248, 2016, doi:10.4271/2016-01-1248B. C. Fabien, “A Noninterior Continuation Method for Constrained Optimal Control Problems,”

Proceedings 2016 European Control Conference, Aalborg, Denmark, 2016D. Forbush, R. Cavagnaro, B. Fabien, B. Polagye, J. Donegan, J. McEntee, “Development ofCross-Flow Hydrokinetic Turbine Controller in Simulation, Experiment, and Field Testing,” Pro-ceedings 2016 Marine Energy Technology Symposium, 2016R. J. Cavagnaro, B. Polagye, J. Thomson, B. Fabien, D. Frobush, L. Kilcher, J. Donegan, J.McEntee, “Emulation of a Hydrokinetic Turbine to Assess Control and Grid Integration,” Euro-pean Wave and Tidal Energy Conference, Nantes, France, 2015B. C. Fabien, “Parallel Collocation Solution of Constrained Optimal Control Problems,” Pro-ceedings 2015 European Control Conference, Linz, Austria, 2015D. Frobush, B. Polagye, B. Fabien, J. Thomson, J. Donegan and J. McEntee, “Characterizationand Control of Cross-Flow Turbine In Shear Flow,” Proceedings of the 3rd Marine Energy Tech-nology Symposium METS2015, 2015A. Davis and B. C. Fabien, “Modeling and analysis of the time domain forces of a wave energyconverter,” Proceedings of the 3rd Marine Energy Technology Symposium METS2015, 2015B. C. Fabien, “Parallel solution of BABD systems arising from optimal control problems,” Pro-ceedings 4th IMA Conference on Numerical Linear Algebra and Optimisation, Birmingham, U.K.,2014B. C. Fabien, “Collocation Solution of Index-1 BVP-DAEs Arising from Constrained TrajectoryOptimization,” Proceedings 17th IASTED Robotics Applications, Zurich, Switzerland, 2014J. Alley, S. Midlen, G. Kuo, D. Nelson, B. Fabien, “ESS Design Process Overview and KeyOutcomes of Year 2 of EcoCAR 2: Plugging In to the Future,” SAE Technical Paper 14PFL-0939/2014-01-1923, 2014R. Cavagnaro, B. Fabien and B. Polagye, “Control of a Helical Cross-Flow Current Turbine,”Proceedings of the 2nd Marine Energy Technology Symposium METS2014, 2014A. Davis, J. Thomson, Tim Mundon and B. C. Fabien, “Modeling and Analysis of a Multi-degreeof Freedom Point Absorber Wave Energy Converter Device,” Proceedings of the ASME 2014 33rdInternational Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, 2014T. Nichol, G. DuBuque and B. Fabien, “Dynamic Modelling of Compliant Moored SubmergedSystems with Applications to Marine Energy Converters,” Proceedings of the 2nd Marine EnergyTechnology Symposium METS2014, 2014T. Fayer, T. Crain, B. C. Fabien and P. Reinhall, “Structuring a Hybrid Vehicle SupervisoryControl System Simulink Model for Simpler Version Control with Multiple Software Developers,”SAE Technical Paper 14PFL-0939/2014-01-1923, 2014B. C. Fabien, “A simple continuation method for the solution of optimal control problems withstate variable inequality constraints,” Proceedings of Proceedings of the ASME 2013 Interna-tional Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in EngineeringConference, DETC2013/MSNDC-13617, 2013A. Sadovsky and B. C. Fabien, “Separation-Compliant Time Advance in Terminal Area Arrivals:Tradeoff between Makespan and Fuel Burn,” AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Confer-ence, 1663117, 2013T. Fayer, T. Crain, B. C. Fabien and P. Reinhall, “The Importance of Maximizing Grid Electric-ity Usage in the Component Selection and Design of a Midsize PHEV,” SAE Technical Paper2013-01-0548, doi:10.4271/2013-01-0548, 2013

T. Fayer, T. Crain, R. Wurden, J. Wilke, B. C. Fabien, “Development of a Parallel Through theRoad Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle,” SAE Technical Paper 2012-01-1767, doi:10.4271/2012-01-1767, 2012B. C. Fabien, “Implementation of an algorithm for the direct solution of optimal control prob-lems,” Proceedings of Proceedings of the ASME 2011 International Design Engineering TechnicalConferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, DETC2011-48750, 2011J. Frye and B. C. Fabien, “Control of constrained systems described by Lagrangian DAEs,”Proceedings of the ASME 2011 International Conference on Multibody Systems, Nonlinear Dy-namics, and Control, DETC2011-47502, 2011B. C. Fabien, “Dynamic system optimization using higher-order Runge-Kutta discretization,”ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE-39421, 2010J. H. Suk and B. Fabien, “A practical model reduction method for complex variable identifiedsystem,” ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE-39697,2010J. P. Frye and B. C. Fabien, “Modeling and Simulation of Nonholonomic Lagrangian DynamicSystems,” Proc. 21st IASTED Intl. Conf. on Modelling and Simulation, Banff, 2010, pp. 228-234B. C. Fabien, “Dynamic System Optimization using the Package DSOA,” Proceedings of theIASTED International Conference, August 2009B. C. Fabien and J. Frye, “The Solution of Implicit Differential Equations via a Lobatto IIICRunge-Kutta Method,” 6-th MATHMOD Conference, Vienna University of Technology, Febru-ary 2009J. H. Suk and B. C. Fabien, “The use of complex coordinates for identifying the linear dynamicsof flywheel energy storage system,” ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress andExposition, November 2007B. C. Fabien, “A technique for the direct optimization of dynamic systems described by differential-algebraic equations,” ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress, November 2007J. H. Suk and B. Fabien, “The use of complex coordinates for identifying a flywheel energystorage system,” AIAA Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference, AIAA-2006-6126, 2006.R. Leuschke and B. C. Fabien, “Vibration control of a flywheel energy storage device using aDC motor as a radial force actuator,” ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress,November 2005B. C. Fabien, “A comparison of optimized stacked-ply flywheel designs that are based on differ-ent failure criteria,” International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers andInformation in Engineering Conference, September 2005J. D. Kay, B. C. Fabien and I.Y. Shen, “Active control of HDD Rocking motion using spindlemotors,” Information of Storage and Processing Systems Conference, June 2005L. Low, P. R. L. Heron, B. C. Fabien and P. G. Reinhall, “Development and assessment of tutori-als for introductory engineering dynamics,” ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings,pp. 3371-3378,2004B. C. Fabien, M. Ramulu and M. Tremblay, “Modelling of a waterjet cutting machine,” ASMEWinter Annual Meeting, 2003B. C. Fabien, “A Discussion of Chemical Process Control Education and Practice,” 1999 Amer-

ican Control Conference, 983–986, 1999D. Jeong and B. C. Fabien, “A repetitive control system for discrete-time MIMO plants,” 1999American Control Conference, 4300–4305, 1999B. C. Fabien, “A Java based tool for teaching design optimization,” Joint USA-RSA workshop onmechanical engineering design, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, July9, 1998R. A. Layton and B. C. Fabien, “Modeling and simulation of physical systems IV: An introductionto Hamiltonian DAEs,” IASTED International Conference, Applied Modeling and Simulation,264–268, 1997B. C. Fabien and R. A. Layton, “Modeling and simulation of physical systems III: An approachfor modeling dynamic constraints,” IASTED International Conference, Applied Modeling andSimulation, 260–263, 1997J. Alberts and B. C. Fabien, “Use of the Hamiltonian as a Liapunov function for canonicalsystems with holonomic constraints,” IASTED International Conference, Applied Modeling andSimulation, 371–374, 1997B. C. Fabien, “MSHOOT: A program for solving BVP–DAEs in optimal control,” 4th IASTEDInternational Conference in Robotics and Manufacturing, 217–220, 1996R. A. Layton and B. C. Fabien, “Modeling and simulation of physical systems I: An introductionto Lagrangian DAEs,” 4th IASTED International Conference in Robotics and Manufacturing,197–200, 1996B. C. Fabien and R. A. Layton, “Modeling and simulation of physical systems II: An approachto solving Lagrangian DAEs,” 4th IASTED International Conference in Robotics and Manufac-turing, 200–204, 1996S. K. Agrawal, S. Li and B. C. Fabien, “Optimal trajectories of open-chain mechanical systems:Explicit optimality equation with multiple shooting solution,” IEEE Intl. Conf. on Robotics andAutomation, 2450-2455, 1996B. C. Fabien and R. W. Longman, “State-Space Learning and Repetitive Control,” Proceedingsof the ASME, Dynamic Systems and Control Division, Vol. 1, 595–602, 1995.B. C. Fabien, “Numerical solution of BVP-DAE arising from optimal control,” 1995 AmericanControl Conference, Vol. 3, 2069–2070, 1995B. C. Fabien, “Indirect solution of constrained optimal control problems,” 1995 American Con-trol Conference, Vol. 3, 2075–2076, 1995S. Thielman and B. C. Fabien, “Experimental Control of a Nonlinear Electromagnetic Suspen-sion via Feedback Linearization,” 1995 American Control Conference, Vol. 5, 3818–3819, 1995B. C. Fabien, “Higher-Order Sensitivity Minimization Applied to the Design of High-SpeedDwell-Rise-Dwell Cams,” 1993 American Control Conference, Vol. 3, 2363–2367, 1993B. C. Fabien, “The Determination of Feedback Gains for Uncertain Linear Systems Using Higher-Order Sensitivity Minimization,” The 30th Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Con-trol and Computing, 110–111, 1992B. C. Fabien, “Output Feedback Stabilizing Control with Bounds on Disturbance Attenuation,”Proc. 29th Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control and Computing, 60–69, 1991B. C. Fabien, “Controller Gain Selection for an Electromagnetic Suspension Under Random Ex-citation,” Proc. 1991 American Control Conference, Vol. 1, 427–432, 1991

B. C. Fabien. and F. Freudenstein, “An Approach Towards the Synthesis of ElectromechanicalSystems,” Proc. 1991 Design Productivity Conference, 153–157, 1991B. C. Fabien, R. W. Longman and F. Freudenstein, “Hyperstable Model-Following Control ofan Electromagnetic Suspension,” Proc. 28th Annual Allerton Conference on Communication,Control and Computing, 172–181, 1990S. Aksoy and B. C. Fabien, “Design Optimization of Bladed Disk Roots,” SAE Technical PaperSeries, 871052

Book chapters

A. I. Veress, B. R. Coleman, G. Farrar, W. P. Segars and B. C. Fabien, “Image Based Estimationof Passive Myocardial Properties Using Finite Element Modeling.” in CRC Handbook on Imagingin Biological Mechanics, G. Genin and C. Nue, (Eds.) CRC Press, 2014B. C. Fabien, “Equilibrium of submerged bodies with slack mooring,” in Nonlinear Approachesin Engineering Applications, L. Dai and R. L. Jazar, (Eds.) Springer-Verlag, 2012

Books written

B. C. Fabien, Analytical System Dynamics: Modeling and Simulation, Springer-Verlag, (ISBN:978-0-387-85604-9), 2009S. K. Agrawal and B. C. Fabien, Optimization of Dynamic Systems, Kluwer Academic Publish-ers, (ISBN 0-7923-5681-0), 1999

Project Reports

B. C. Fabien, Problems in the control of nonlinear electromagnetic levitation devices, NSF ProjectReport, 9111080, 1993

Other

R. A. Layton and B. C. Fabien, Analytical System Dynamics, ME 474 Lecture notes, 1996, 1997Co-Editor, Proceedings of the NSF Workshop for the Advancement and Retention of Underrep-resented and Minority Engineering Educators, 1997Web site: http://abs-5.me.washington.edu

Software

IOCP: Parallel indirect optimal control problem solver(http://faculty.washington.edu/fabien/iocp/)

OCP: An optimal control problem solver(http://faculty.washington.edu/fabien/ocp/)

dsoa: Dynamic system optimization of index-1 DAEs

(http://faculty.washington.edu/fabien/noc/dsoa.html)

LinfSQP: Sequential Quadratic Programming using an L∞ merit function(http://faculty.washington.edu/fabien/snlp/)

L1SQP: Robust Sequential Quadratic Programming using an L1 merit function(http://faculty.washington.edu/fabien/snlp/)

SCQP: Strictly convex quadratic programming problem solver(http://faculty.washington.edu/fabien/scqp/)

ride: Integration of implicit differential equations using the 3-stage Radua IIA Runge-Kuttamethod.(http://faculty.washington.edu/fabien/systems/ride.html)

l3cide: Integration of implicit differential equations using the 3-stage Lobatto IIIC Runge-Kuttamethod.(http://faculty.washington.edu/fabien/systems/l3cide.html)

dynopt: Dynamic system optimization via an explicit Runge-Kutta method(http://faculty.washington.edu/fabien/pub/fabien/dynopt/)

mshootdae: Multiple shooting solution of index-1 boundary-value problems(http://faculty.washington.edu/fabien/pub/fabien/)

Other scholarly activity

Invited lectures, seminars and presentations

Location: Everett Public Schools Innovation Exposition, Everett, WATitle: Preparing Our Students to be Innovation Leaders in the 21-st CenturyDate: June 6, 2016

Location: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NYTitle: Parallel Solution of Index-1 Boundary-Value Differential-Algebraic Equations Arising fromConstrained Optimal Control ProblemsDate: November 2, 2016

Location: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation/Washington MESA, Seattle, WashingtonPanel: Inspiring MindsDate: November 5, 2015

Location: Seattle MESA Leadership Summit, Seattle, WashingtonTitle: Asking Questions and Defining Engineering ProblemsDate: April 24, 2015

Location: University of Washington, Seattle, WashingtonTitle: Panelist: GO-MAP OrientationDate: October 7, 2014

Location: University of Washington, Seattle, WashingtonTitle: Panelist: Pacific Northwest McNair ConferenceDate: May 17, 2014

Location: Ocean Energy Systems (OES) Workshop II, Edinburgh, ScotlandTitle: Slack Mooring of Tidal TurbinesDate: November 25, 2013

Location: University of Washington Science and Policy Summit, Seattle, WashingtonTitle: Panelist: Renewable EnergyDate: May 2, 2013

Location: University of Washington, Seattle, WashingtonTitle: National Defense University Seminars on NNMRECDate: April 10, 2013

Location: Western Washington ASME, Seattle, WashingtonTitle: UW EcoCAR 2 ProjectDate: October, 2012

Location: First Place School, Seattle, WashingtonTitle: EcoCAR and Hybrid Electric VehiclesDate: April, 2012

Location: Garfield High School, Seattle, WashingtonTitle: Wind energy systemsDate: March, 2012

Location: LSAMP Conference, Oregon State UniversityTitle: Using LSAMP to prepare future facultyDate: February, 2012

Location: University of Washington, Seattle, WashingtonTitle: Panelist: University of Washington 17th Annual Pacific Northwest McNair/EIP/GO-MAPConferenceDate: May, 2010

Location: University of Washington, Seattle, WashingtonTitle: Panelist: University of Washington 17th Annual Pacific Northwest McNair/EIP/GO-MAPConferenceDate: May, 2009

Location: University of Washington, Seattle, Washington

Title: Panelist: University of Washington 16th Annual Pacific Northwest McNair/EIP/GO-MAPConferenceDate: May, 2008

Location: University of Colorado, Boulder, ColoradoTitle: Optimal Design of Composite DisksDate: January, 2001

Location: The Boeing Company, Seattle, WashingtonTitle: Design and Construction of a Stacked-Ply Composite FlywheelDate: November, 1999

Location: Ohio State University, Columbus, OhioTitle: Design of Parameter Insensitive Control SystemsDate: May, 1993

Location: City College, New York, New YorkTitle: Cam Design with Residual Vibration MinimizationDate: April, 1993

Presentations given at conferences

Conference: Third International Conference on Higher Education Advances (HEAd’17)Title: Implementing an Freshmen Engineering Design Experience at the University of Washing-tonPresenter: B. C. FabienDate: June, 2017

Conference: European Control Conference 2016Title: A Noninterior Continuation Method for Constrained Optimal Control ProblemsPresenter: B. C. FabienDate: June, 2016

Conference: European Control Conference 2015Title: Parallel Collocation Solution of Constrained Optimal Control ProblemsPresenter: B. C. FabienDate: June, 2015

Conference: ECCOMAS Multibody Dynamics 2015Title: An Approach to Modeling Multibody Systems with Compliant MooringsPresenter: B. C. FabienDate: June, 2015

Conference: IMA Conference on Numerical Linear Algebra and OptimisationTitle: Parallel solution of BABD systems arising from optimal control problemsPresenter: B. C. FabienDate: September, 2014

Conference: IASTED Robotics ApplicationsTitle: Collocation Solution of Index-1 BVP-DAEs Arising from Constrained Trajectory Opti-mizationPresenter: B. C. FabienDate: June, 2014

Conference: ASME International Design Engineering Technical ConferencesTitle: A Simple Continuation Method for the Solution of Optimal Control Problems with StateVariable Inequality ConstraintsPresenter: B. C. FabienDate: August, 2013

Conference: ECCOMAS Multibody Dynamics 2013Title: Dynamic modeling of a multibody slack mooring systemPresenter: B. C. FabienDate: July, 2013

Conference: ASME International Design Engineering Technical ConferencesTitle: Implementation of an algorithm for the direct solution of optimal control problemsPresenter: B. C. FabienDate: August, 2011

Conference: ASME International Design Engineering Technical ConferencesTitle: Control of constrained systems described by Lagrangian DAEsPresenter: J. FryeDate: August, 2011

Location: Pacific Northwest Economic Region Summit, Portland, OregonTitle: An overview of UW-NNMRECDate: July, 2011

Conference: ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and ExpositionTitle: Dynamic system optimization using higher-order Runge-Kutta discretizationPresenter: B. C. FabienDate: November, 2010

Conference: IASTED Controls and Applications Conference

Title: Dynamic System Optimization using the Package DSOAPresenter: B. C. FabienDate: August, 2009

Conference: 6-th MATHMOD ConferenceTitle: The Solution of Implicit Differential Equations via a Lobatto IIIC Runge-Kutta MethodPresenter: B. C. FabienDate: February, 2009

Conference: ASME Winter Annual MeetingTitle: A technique for the direct optimization of dynamic systems described by differential-algebraic equationsPresenter: B. C. FabienDate: November, 2007

Conference: ASME Winter Annual MeetingTitle: Using complex coordinate transformation to identify rotordynamic systemsPresenter: J. Suk/B. C. FabienDate: November, 2007

Conference: ASME Winter Annual MeetingTitle: Vibration control in a flywheel energy storage devicePresenter: B. C. FabienDate: November, 2005

Conference: ASME International Design Engineering Technical ConferencesTitle: The effect of failure criteria on the design of composite flywheelsPresenter: B. C. FabienDate: September, 2005

Conference: ASME Winter Annual MeetingTitle: Modeling of a waterjet cutting machinePresenter: B. C. FabienDate: November, 2003

Conference: American Control ConferenceTitle: A Discussion of Chemical Process Control Education and PracticePresenter: B. C. FabienDate: June, 1999

Conference: American Control ConferenceTitle: A repetitive control system for discrete-time MIMO plantsPresenter: B. C. Fabien

Date: June, 1999

Conference: Joint USA-RSA Workshop on Mechanical Engineering DesignTitle: A Java based tool for teaching design optimizationPresenter: B. C. FabienDate: July, 1998

Conference: IASTED International Conference, Applied Modeling and SimulationTitle: Modeling and simulation of physical systems IV: An introduction to Hamiltonian DAEsPresenter: B. C. FabienDate: August, 1997

Conference: IASTED International Conference, Applied Modeling and SimulationTitle: Modeling and simulation of physical systems III: An approach for modeling dynamic con-straintsPresenter: B. C. FabienDate: August, 1997

Conference: IASTED International Conference, Applied Modeling and SimulationTitle: Use of the Hamiltonian as a Liapunov function for canonical systems with holonomic con-straintsPresenter: J. AlbertsDate: August, 1997

Conference: IASTED International Conference in Robotics and ManufacturingTitle: MSHOOT: A program for solving BVP–DAEs in optimal controlPresenter: B. C. FabienDate: August, 1996

Conference: IASTED International Conference in Robotics and ManufacturingTitle: Modeling and simulation of physical systems I: An introduction to Lagrangian DAEsPresenter: B. C. FabienDate: August, 1996

Conference: IASTED International Conference in Robotics and ManufacturingTitle: Modeling and simulation of physical systems II: An approach to solving Lagrangian DAEsPresenter: B. C. FabienDate: August, 1996

Conference: IEEE Intl. Conf. on Robotics and AutomationTitle: Optimal trajectories of open-chain mechanical systems: Explicit optimality equation withmultiple shooting solutionPresenter: S. K. Agrawal

Date: May, 1996

Conference: American Control ConferenceTitle: Numerical Solution of BVP-DAE arising from Optimal Control ProblemsPresenter: B. C. FabienDate: June, 1995

Conference: American Control ConferenceTitle: Indirect Solution of Constrained Optimal Control ProblemsPresenter: B. C. FabienDate: June, 1995

Conference: American Control ConferenceTitle: Experimental Control of a Nonlinear Electromagnetic Suspension via Feedback Lineariza-tionPresenter: S. ThielmanDate: June, 1995

Conference: American Control ConferenceTitle: Higher-Order Sensitivity Minimization Applied to the Design of High-Speed Dwell-Rise-Dwell CamsPresenter: B. C. FabienDate: June, 1993

Conference: Allerton Conference on Communication, Control and ComputingTitle: The Determination of Feedback Gains for Uncertain Linear Systems Using Higher-OrderSensitivity MinimizationPresenter: B. C. FabienDate: September, 1992

Conference: Allerton Conference on Communication Control and ComputingTitle: Output Feedback Stabilizing Control with Bounds on Disturbance AttenuationPresenter: B. C. FabienDate: September, 1991

Conference: American Control ConferenceTitle: Controller Gain Selection for an Electromagnetic Suspension Under Random ExcitationPresenter: B. C. FabienDate: June, 1991

Conference: Design Productivity ConferenceTitle: An Approach Towards the Synthesis of Electromechanical SystemsPresenter: B. C. Fabien

Date: February, 1991

Conference: Allerton Conference on Communication, Control and ComputingTitle: Hyperstable Model-Following Control of an Electromagnetic SuspensionPresenter: B. C. FabienDate: September, 1990

Conference: SAE ConferenceTitle: Design Optimization of Bladed Disk RootsPresenter: B. C. FabienDate: August, 1987

Professional society memberships

Member ASME (1981-Present)Member SIAM (2014-Present)Member IEEE (1993-1997)Professional Engineer (CT)

Professional society and other service

HEAD-17 Conference, Session Chairman 2017European Controls Conference, Session Chairman 2016IASTED Robotics Applications Conference, Session Chairman 2014ASME IDETC, Session Co-Chairman 2013International Program Committee for the IASTED International Conference on Control andApplications 2013ASME IMECE, Session Chairman 2010IASTED Controls and Applications Conference, Session Chairman 2009IASTED International Conference, Session Chairman 1996American Control Conference, Session Chairman 1993, 1995

Other activities

EcoCAR Mobility Winter Workshop, Austin, TX, February 13-17, 2019EcoCAR Mobility Faculty Advisor Board, Mississippi State University, January 17-19, 2019EcoCAR Mobility Faculty Advisor Board, Colorado State University, August 23-24, 2018EcoCAR 3 Year 4 Competition, Yuma, AZ, Pamona, CA and Hollywood, CA, May 11 - 22, 2018Panel reviewer for NSF Research Training Grant Proposals, May 2018Panel reviewer for NSF Broadening Participation Proposals, April 2018Panel reviewer for NSF NFEWs Proposals, March 2018EcoCAR 3 Faculty Advisor Board, Daytona Beach, FL, January 12-13, 2018

Panel reviewer for NSF Research Experience for Teachers Proposals, January 2018EcoCAR 3 Fall Workshop, Natick, MA, September 27 - October 2, 2017EcoCAR 3 Year 3 Milford, MI, and Washington, D.C., May 15 - 27, 2017EcoCAR 3 Year 2 Competition, Yuma, AZ and San Diego, CA, May 12 - 24, 2016ENGender Workshop, Miami, FL, March 6-8, 2016EcoCAR 3 Winter Workshop, Austin, TX, January 26-31, 2016EcoCAR 3 Faculty Advisor Board, Daytona Beach, FL, January 9-10, 2016EcoCAR 3 Fall Workshop, Natick, MA, September 29 - October 4, 2015NNMREC Annual Meeting, Portland, OR, September 17-18, 2015EcoCAR 3 Faculty Advisor Board, Atlanta, GA, September 10-12, 2015EcoCAR 3 Year 1 Competition, Seattle, WA, May 29 - June 4, 2015EcoCAR 3 Winter Workshop, Austin, TX, January 14-18, 2015EcoCAR 3 Faculty Advisor Board, Phoenix, AZ, January 5-7, 2015EcoCAR 3 Kickoff Workshop Workshop, Novi, MI, September 15-19, 2014EcoCAR 3 Faculty Advisor Board, Morgantown, WV, September 5-7, 2014EcoCAR 2 Year 3 Competition, Milford, MI, and Washington, D.C., June 1-12, 2014EcoCAR 3 Launch Workshop, Dallas, TX, April 9-10, 2014EcoCAR 2 Dynamometer Testing, Chicago, IL, March 24-29, 2014EcoCAR 2 Faculty Advisor Board, Knoxville, TN, January 10-12, 2014EcoCAR 2 Fall Workshop, Natick, MA, September 25-29, 2013EcoCAR 2 Faculty Advisor Board, Daytona Beach, FL, September 6-8, 2013EcoCAR 2 Year 2 Competition, Yuma, AZ and San Diego, CA, May 12 - May 24, 2013EcoCAR 2 Safety Inspection, Fort Collins, CO, March 14, 2013EcoCAR 2 Winter Workshop, Austin, TX, January 23, 2013EcoCAR 2 Fall Workshop, Natick, MA, September 26, 2012EcoCAR 2 Year 1 Competition, Los Angeles, CA, May 17, 2012EcoCAR 2 Faculty Advisor Board, Fort Collins, CO, January 12, 2012PNWER 2011 Winter Meeting, Victoria B.C., Canada, November 16, 2011EcoCAR 2 Fall Workshop, Pontiac, October 5, 2011EcoCAR 2 Kickoff Workshop, Detroit, September 9, 2011EcoCAR 2 Faculty Advisor Board, Seattle, August 22, 2011PNWER 2011 Annual Summit, Portland, OR, July 20, 2011AMP 2011 Advances in the Numerical Solution of Constrained Differential Equations, VancouverBC, Canada, July 17, 2011.EcoCAR 2 Workshop, Detroit, April 15, 2011PNWER 2010 Annual Summit, Calgary, Canada, July 20, 2010NSF Building Systems Workshop, UIUC, May 24, 2010Panel reviewer for NSF Civil and Mechanical Systems division, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2007,2009, 2010, 2011Panel reviewer for NSF IGERT Proposals, 2001Panel reviewer for NSF CAREER Proposals, 1995, 1996, 1997Panel reviewer for NSF Research Initiation Proposals, 1994Paper referee: Applied Mathematical Modelling, Journal of the Franklin Institute, ASME Journal

of Dynamic Systems Measurement and Control, ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, IEEE Au-tomatic Control, IEEE Control Systems Technology, IASTED Journal of Modeling and Simula-tion, Optimal Control Applications & Methods, Journal of Optimization Theory and Application,Journal of Dynamics and Control, ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and ManagementConsultant to Paul Hastings LLP, Washington, DC, 2016Consultant to Pacific Bioscience Laboratories, Redmond, WA, 2012Consultant to Seattle Performance Medicine, Seattle, WA, 2009, 2010Consultant to Dentsply, International, Des Plaines, IL, 2000-2001Consultant to Athens Mold & Machine Inc., Athens, OH, 1992Consultant to Pitney Bowes Inc., Shelton, CT, 1989

Graduate students

Chaired Doctoral Degrees

Name: Kalia, AmanDissertation Title: Contributions to the Control of a Hybrid Electric VehicleYear of Completion: Expected Winter 2020

Name: Davis, AndrewDissertation Title: Modelling and Control of Wave Energy DevicesYear of Completion: Expected Winter 2020

Name: Yang, ChaoyiDissertation Title: Parallel Algorithms for the Indirect Solution of Optimal Control ProblemsYear of Completion: Expected Winter 2021

Name: Crain, TrevorDissertation Title: Maximizing Fuel Economy in Series and Parallel Hybrid Electric VehicleYear of Completion: Expected Winter 2021

Name: Kay, Joseph (Co-chaired with Professor Steve Shen)Dissertation Title: Control of Rotordyanamic Systems Using DC MotorsYear of Completion: Spring 2011

Name: Frye, JasonThesis Title: Simulation and Control of Constrained Systems Described by Lagrangian Differen-tial Algebraic EquationsYear of Completion: Winter 2011

Name: Suk, JaeDissertation Title: Identification of Rotordynamic SystemsYear of Completion: Spring 2008

Name: Leuschke, RainerDissertation Title: Motor Integrated Actuation for a Flywheel Energy Storage SystemYear of Completion: Spring 2004

Name: Alberts, Jonathon (Co-chaired with Professor Duane Storti).Dissertation Title: Stability and Control of Lagrangian Dynamic SystemsCurrent Employer: Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Post-doctoral Fellow in Computational MolecularBiology, Department of Zoology, University of WashingtonYear of Completion: Spring 1999

Name: Stienmier, DavidDissertation Title: Contributions to the Design and Control of a Flywheel Energy Storage DeviceCurrent Employer: Senior Engineer, Response Dynamics, Oakland, CaliforniaYear of Completion: Summer 1997

Name: Jeong, DaehwaDissertation Title: Discrete Time Repetitive Control SystemsCurrent Employer: LG Electronics (Korea)Year of Completion: Spring 1997

Name: Thielman, ScottDissertation Title: Optimum Design and Manufacture of a Composite FlywheelCurrent Employer: President, Product Creation Studio, Seattle, WashingtonYear of Completion: Spring 1997

Name: Layton, RichardDissertation Title: Analytical System DynamicsCurrent Employer: Professor, Rose-Hulman InstituteYear of Completion: Fall 1995

Other Ph.D. CommitteesTaylor Reynolds, Aeronautics and Astronautics,Dong-Eok Kim, Electrical Engineering,Soonkyun Shin, Electrical Engineering,Jeff Dong-Suk Yoo, Mechanical Engineering,Carlos Gonzalez, Aeronautics and Astronautics,Yuko Hatano, Aeronautics and Astronautics,Rahul Warrier, Mechanical Engineering, 2018Jonathan Realmuto, Mechanical Engineering, 2017Nathan Banka, Mechanical Engineering, 2017Arom Boekfah, Mechanical Engineering, 2016Atiye Alaeddini, Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2016

Rob Cavagnaro, Mechanical Engineering, 2016James Joslin, Mechanical Engineering, 2015Prachya Panyakeow,Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2015Scott Wilcox, Mechanical Engineering, 2015Brian Hinson, Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2014Leo Lam, Electrical Engineering, 2014Eshetu Demissie Eneyew, Mechanical Engineering, 2014Jin Hyuk Lee, Mechanical Engineering, 2014Mingyuan Zhong, Applied Mathematics, 2013Unsik Lee, Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2013Soumen Jana, Materials Science and Engineering, 2013Eric S. Rombokas, Electrical Engineering, 2012Daibashish Gangopadhyay, Electrical Engineering, 2011Parmoon Seddighrad, Electrical Engineering, 2011Cesar Augusto Silva Monroy, Electrical Engineering, 2011Fayette W. Shaw, Electrical Engineering, 2011Subhanshu Gupta, Electrical Engineering, 2010Julia R. Eaton, Mathematics, 2010Liang Xu, Mathematics, 2010Rohit Gupta, Electrical Engineering, 2009Hyun Chul Kim, Mechanical Engineering, 2009Daniel J. Klein, Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2008Tsung-Liang Wu, Mechanical Engineering, 2008Charles T. Peach, Electrical Engineering, 2008Jungkeun Yoon, Mechanical Engineering, 2008Ben Triplett, Mechanical Engineering, 2008Tae Young Jung, Mechanical Engineering, 2008Miguel Justino Gomez, Applied Mathematics, 2008Garrett Clayton, Mechanical Engineering, 2007Szu-Chi Tien, Mechanical Engineering, 2007D. Iamratanakul, Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2007Ping Yu, Law, 2007

Chaired Masters Degrees

Name: Mangal, AnushaThesis Title: A Comprehensive and Robust Mathematical Model for Vehicle Dynamics and Con-trol for Torque Vectoring in an Electric VehicleYear of Completion: Expected Spring 2018

Name: Wittenbecher, JanThesis Title: Contributions to the Analysis and Design of Mechanical Systems for a Series HybridChevrolet Camaro

Year of Completion: Spring 2017UW Graduate School Distinguished Thesis Award, 2017

Name: Prange, LauraThesis Title: Vehicle Dynamics and Powertrain Modelling for Hybrid Electric VehiclesYear of Completion: Spring 2017

Name: Jonsson, DavidThesis Title: Design of a Prosthetic Foot and AnkleYear of Completion: Spring 2015

Name: Nayak, Amrit OmThesis Title: Design of a 100W Free Piston Stirling EngineYear of Completion: Spring 2015

Name: Gowda, AjayThesis Title: A Comparison of Hybrid Architectures for a Chevrolet CamaroYear of Completion: Spring 2015

Name: Hirve, NitishThesis Title: Thermodynamic Analysis of a Stirling Engine using Second Order Isothermal andAdiabatic Models for Application in Micropower Generation SystemsYear of Completion: Spring 2015

Name: Scott, RyanThesis Title: The Dynamics and Control of Independent Wheel Drive Electric VehiclesYear of Completion: Spring 2014

Name: Crain, TrevorThesis Title: Worst Case Drive Cycles for Plugin Hybrid Electric VehiclesYear of Completion: Spring 2014

Name: Fayer, TrevorThesis Title: Analysis of Dual Machine Drivetrain Performance in Electric VehiclesYear of Completion: Spring 2014

Name: Nichol, TylerThesis Title: Dynamic Modeling of Slack Moored Tidal TurbinesYear of Completion: Spring 2014

Name: DuBuque, GeoffreyThesis Title: A Lumped Parameter Equilibrium Model of a Submerged Body with Mooring LinesYear of Completion: Spring 2011

Name: Ross, BryanThesis Title: Design of a 2 Degree of Freedom Prosthetic Foot Device for Transtibial AmputeesYear of Completion: Winter 2010

Name: van Velthuyzen, AmyThesis Title: A review of transfemoral amputations and prosthetic knees for third-world countriesYear of Completion: Spring 2010

Name: Pinango, OrmarThesis Title: Experimental and Numerical Performance Evaluation of a Vertical Axis Wind Ro-tor for On-Site Electricity GenerationYear of Completion: Fall 2009

Name: Bacon, GeorgeThesis Title: Energy Density of Stacked-Ply Composite FlywheelsYear of Completion: Fall 2008

Name: Firebaugh, JedThesis Title: Design modification of a flywheel energy storage systemYear of Completion: Summer 2007

Name: Frye, JasonThesis Title: Evaluation of Numerical Techniques for Solving Lagrangian DAEsYear of Completion: Fall 2006

Name: Chapman, PatrickThesis Title: Controlling Pressure Fluctuations in a Waterjet Cutting MachineYear of Completion: Winter 2006

Name: Suk, JaeThesis Title: Systems Modeling using Lagrangian DAEsYear of Completion: Summer 2001

Name: Avitable, A.Thesis Title: Construction of Multi-layer Composite StructuresYear of Completion: Fall 2000

Name: Kirby, R.Project Title: Characterization of Honeycomb Composite StructuresYear of Completion: Fall 2000

Name: Butt, A.

Project Title: Adaptive Control of a Multibody SystemYear of Completion: Spring 2000

Name: Hays, J.Thesis Title: Controller Design for Flywheel Energy StorageYear of Completion: Summer 1997

Name: Hwang, J.Thesis Title: Discrete-Time Domain Synthesis of a Repetitive Controlled Biaxial Contact LoadApplicatorYear of Completion: Summer 1997

Name: Wong, Z.Thesis Title: The Method of Multipliers Applied to Optimal Control ProblemsYear of Completion: Summer 1997

Name: Shen, Y.Thesis Title: Optimal Control of a Flywheel Energy Storage Device with a Hybrid Magnetic Bear-ingYear of Completion: Spring 1997

Name: Capozzi, B.Thesis Title: MERCILS: A Model Extraction, Reduction, and Control Interface Tool for LinearFlexible StructuresYear of Completion: Winter 1996

Name: Colby, M.Thesis Title: Discrete Time Learning Control of Repetitive ProcessesYear of Completion: Summer 1995

Name: Thielman, S.Thesis Title: Experimental Control of a Nonlinear Electromagnetic Suspension via Feedback Lin-earization Year of Completion: Fall 1994

Other M.S. Committees

Kylie McTiernan, Mechanical Engineering, 2018Kyle Yeates, Mechanical Engineering, 2016Ben Weiss, Mechanical Engineering, 2014Jeremy Yandell, Mechanical Engineering, 2013Jack Lindsay, Mechanical Engineering, 2013Adam Niblick, Mechanical Engineering, 2011David Shapiro, Mechanical Engineering, 2011

Ben Coleman, Mechanical Engineering, 2011Anderson Ogg, Mechanical Engineering, 2011Scott Wilcox, Mechanical Engineering, 2011Tai Wei Che, Mechanical Engineering, 2011Erin Black, Mechanical Engineering, 2010Eshetu Eneyew, Mechanical Engineering, 2010Jason T. Panzenbeck, Mechanical Engineering, 2010Yan Dong, Mechanical Engineering, 2009Evan Dengler, Mechanical Engineering, 2008Lisle Douglas Morrow, Mechanical Engineering, 2007

Other significant student supervision – Ohio University

Name: Wahl, E., The Effect of Damping on an Optimally Tuned DRD Cam Designed by LinearQuadratic Optimal Control TheoryYear of Completion: Fall 1993

Name: Tang, Y.Thesis Title: The Development of a Computer Program for the Dynamic Analysis and Controlof Flexible StructuresYear of Completion: Summer 1993

Name: Huang, H.Thesis Title: Algorithms for Optimal Control ProblemsYear of Completion: Spring 1993

Name: Chopra, A.Thesis Title: Robust Control via Higher-Order Sensitivity MinimizationYear of Completion: Spring 1993

Name: Martinez, J.Thesis Title: Dynamic System Identification of a Free-Piston Stirling EngineYear of Completion: Spring 1993

Name: Triska, W.Thesis Title: Development of Experiments in Systems Analysis and ControlsYear of Completion: Spring 1993

Name: Foo, J. T.Thesis Title: Vibration Isolation Using an Electromagnetic SuspensionYear of Completion: Winter 1993

Name: Asirvatham, S.Thesis Title: An Expert System for the Synthesis of Electromechanical SystemsYear of Completion: Winter 1993

Name: Metha, U.Thesis Title: Optimal Control of a High-Speed HoistYear of Completion: Summer 1992

Name: Veilleux, T. A.Thesis Title: A Direct Approach to Two-Level Decomposition: Structural Optimization Using theGeneralized Reduced GradientYear of Completion: Fall 1991

Research activities

Sponsored Research

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (pending)Title: K12 Engineering Scholars Research Experience for Teachers in Engineering and ComputerScienceAmount: $600,00Involvement: PI: B. C. Fabien

Sponsor: US Department of Transportation (2019-2020)Title: Field Testing of Vehicle Traffic Control with Limited Capacity Connected and AutomatedVehicles (PI: Jeff Ban)Amount: $153,885Involvement: co-PI: B. C. Fabien

Sponsor: Department of Energy/General Motors (2018-2022)Title: Advanced Vehicle Technology CompetitionAmount: $600,000Involvement: PI: B. C. Fabien

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (2015-2019)Title: Research Experience for Teachers: Advanced Vehicle TechnologyAmount: $718,275Involvement: PI: B. C. Fabien

Sponsor: Department of Energy (2015-2016)Title: Lateral Vehicle Dynamics Modeling and SimulationAmount: $10,000Involvement: PI: B. C. Fabien

Sponsor: The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley Charitable Trust (2015-2017)Title: The Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) Consortium: Achieving Systemic Results HigherEducation in STEM Fields (PI: Eve Riskin)Amount: $269,609Involvement: co-PI: B. C. Fabien

Sponsor: Department of Energy (2015-2017)Title: Advanced Laboratory and Field Arrays (ALFA) (PI: Brian Polagye)Amount: $2,000,000 ($100K to B. C. Fabien)Involvement: co-PI: B. C. Fabien

Sponsor: Department of Energy/General Motors (2014-2018)Title: EcoCAR 3 CompetitionAmount: $500,000Involvement: PI: B. C. Fabien

Sponsor: Ocean Renewable Power Company (2014-2016)Title: Advanced Energy Harvesting Controls Schemes For Marine Renewable Energy DevicesAmount: $180,000Involvement: PI: B. C. Fabien

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (2012-2016)Title: Tidal Energy Sustainability (PI: Brian Polagye)Amount: $1,900,000 ($75K to B. C. Fabien)Involvement: co-PI: B. C. Fabien

Sponsor: Department of Energy/General Motors (2011-2014)Title: EcoCAR 2 CompetitionAmount: $400,000Involvement: PI: B. C. Fabien and P. Reinhall

Sponsor: Department of Energy (2008-2014)Title: Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center (PI: Phil Malte and Brian Polagye)Amount: $1,250,000 ($75K to B. C. Fabien)Involvement: co-PI: B. C. Fabien

Sponsor: Seattle Performance Medicine (2010-2011)Title: Evaluation of a hill climbing bicycle trainerAmount: $10,000Involvement: PI: B. C. Fabien

Sponsor: Ocean Renewable Power Company (2009-2010)

Title: A lumped parameter dynamic model of the ORPC Tidal Generating UnitAmount: $26,456Involvement: PI: B. C. Fabien

Sponsor: Skyron Systems Inc. (2008)Title: Evaluation of a vertical axis wind turbineAmount: $5,000Involvement: PI: B. C. Fabien

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (2004-2008)Title: Vibration Control of Rotordynamic Systems using DC MotorsAmount: $220,000Involvement: PI: B. C. Fabien (75%), co-PI, I. Y. Shen (25%)

Sponsor: ICE Drive Corporation (2003-2004)Title: Kinematic Properties of the ICE Drive transmissionAmount: $15,000Involvement: PI: B. C. Fabien

Sponsor: The Boeing Company (2001-2003)Title: Dynamic Modeling and Evaluation of Mechanical SystemsAmount: $84,862Involvement: PI: B. C. Fabien (75%), co-PI, M. C. Berg (25%)

Sponsor: The Boeing Company (2000-2001)Title: Optimizing Processing for One Step Core FormingAmount: $14,492Involvement: PI: B. C. Fabien

Sponsor: Washington Technology Center/Hovair (1999-2001)Title: Cycle-time reduction for the Hovair L&C systemAmount: $144,000Involvement: PI: B. C. Fabien

Sponsor: The Boeing Company (1999)Title: Ed Wells Faculty Fellowship AwardAmount: $16,000Involvement: PI: B. C. Fabien

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (1998-1999)Title: Joint USA-South Africa Workshop on Mechanical Engineering DesignAmount: $40,567Involvement: PI: B. C. Fabien

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (1993-1999)Title: Presidential Faculty FellowshipAmount: $500,000Involvement: PI: B. C. Fabien

Sponsor: United States Information Agency (1997-1998)Title: Fulbright ScholarshipAmount: $41,300Involvement: PI: B. C. Fabien

Sponsor: University of Washington, RRF (1997)Title: High Energy Density Composite FlywheelAmount: $26,000Involvement: PI: B. C. Fabien

Sponsor: Washington NASA Space Grant (1996)Title: Summer Undergraduate ResearchAmount: $1,500Involvement: PI: B. C. Fabien

Sponsor: University of Washington, RSA (1995)Title: Laser VibrometerAmount: $32,902Lead PI: P. G. ReinhallCo-PIs: B. C. Fabien, F. K. Forster, M. Ramulu, I. Y. Shen

Sponsor: Ohio Office of Technology Transfer and Athens Mold & Machine (1992-1993)Title: Design and Control of a Three-Axis Engraving MachineAmount: $15,000Involvement: PI, B. C. Fabien

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (1991-1993)Title: Control of Nonlinear Electromagnetic Levitation DevicesAmount: $46,508Involvement: PI: B. C. Fabien

Sponsor: Ohio University, College of Engineering and Technology (1992)Title: Development of a Dynamic Systems Analysis and Controls LaboratoryAmount: $16,000Involvement: PI: B. C. Fabien

Other Grants/Awards

Title: College of Engineering Industry Capstone Awards (2018-2019)Amount: $1,103,400

Sponsor: Boeing Higher Education Grant (2019)Title: UW EcoCAR 3Amount: $2,000Involvement: PI: B. C. Fabien

Title: College of Engineering Industry Capstone Awards (2017-2018)Amount: $347,500

Title: McCarty Innovation and Learning Laboratory STF Award (2017-2018)Amount: $361,298

Sponsor: PACCAR Industry Project Grant (2018)Title: PACCAR Remote Control TruckAmount: $10,000Involvement: PI: B. C. Fabien

Sponsor: Boeing Higher Education Grant (2018)Title: UW EcoCAR 3Amount: $1,000Involvement: PI: B. C. Fabien

Sponsor: Boeing Higher Education Grant (2017)Title: UW EcoCAR 3Amount: $1,000Involvement: PI: B. C. Fabien

Sponsor: Boeing Higher Education Grant (2015)Title: UW EcoCAR 3Amount: $1,000

Involvement: PI: B. C. FabienSponsor: Boeing Higher Education Grant (2014)Title: UW EcoCAR 3Amount: $1,000Involvement: PI: B. C. Fabien

Sponsor: Boeing Higher Education Grant (2013)Title: UW EcoCAR 2

Amount: $1,000Involvement: PI: B. C. Fabien

Sponsor: Boeing Higher Education Grant (2012)Title: UW EcoCAR 2Amount: $1,000Involvement: PI: B. C. Fabien

Sponsor: Boeing Higher Education Grant (2011)Title: UW EcoCAR 2Amount: $1,000Involvement: PI: B. C. Fabien

Sponsor: ADVANCE Departmental Transformation Grant (2004)Title: Recruitment, Retention and Advancement of Women and Minority Faculty and GraduateStudentsAmount: $4,000Involvement: PI: A. Mescher, co-PI: B. Adee, B. C. Fabien

Sponsor: The Graduate School, University of Washington (1999-2002)Title: ARCS FellowshipsAmount: $30,000Involvement: PI, B. C. Fabien

Sponsor: The Graduate School, University of Washington (2001-2002)Title: Regional Recruiting GrantAmount: $4,000Involvement: PI, B. C. Fabien, co-PI, B. Hyman

Teaching Effectiveness

Courses Taught

University of Washington

ENGR/ME 230 Kinematics and Dynamics ME 373 Introduction to System DynamicsME 374 System Dynamics Analysis and Design ME 460 Kinematics and Linkage DesignME 469 Applications of Dynamics ME 474 System Modeling and SimulationME 478 Finite Element Analysis ME 495 Senior Design ProjectME 498 Special Topics in Mech. Engr. ME 499 Independent StudyME 550 Nonlinear Optimal Control ME 535 Computational Tech. in Mech. Engr.ME 581 Digital Control I ME 582 Digital Control IIME 588 Dynamics and Vibration ENGR 105/202 Introduction to Engineering

University of the West Indies

IE32A Control System Technology ME 63L Computer Control Systems

Ohio University

ME 224 Dynamics ME 301 Kinematics and Dynamics of MachinesME 401 System Analysis and Control ME 406/506 Analysis and Design of MechanismsME 408/508 Nonlinear Vibration ME 509 Advanced DynamicsME 580 Graduate Colloquium ME 597 Advanced Engineering MathematicsME 601 Advanced System Analysis and Control

Student Evaluation: University of Washington (Maximum Score = 5.0)

Average score for instructor’s contribution and instructor’s effectiveness

Year Fall Winter Spring18-19 ME 469 4.9 ENGR 105 ME 49517-18 ME 550 4.6 ENGR 202 ME 49516-17 ME 469 4.2 ENGR 202 ME 49515-16 ME 550 4.5 ENGR 202 ME 49514-15 ME 469 4.9 ME 495 ME 49513-14 ME 550 4.8 ME 495 ME 49512-13 ME 469 4.8 ME 230 4.1 ME 495

ME 495 4.5 ME 495 4.9ME 499 ME 499

11-12 ME 469 4.5 ME 230 4.2 ME 495ME 550 4.6 ME 495 4.8ME 495 ME 499

10-11 ME 469 4.2 ME 230 4.2 ME 535 4.2ME 499 ME 495 ME 495

09-10 ME 469 4.3 ME 230 3.7ME 550 4.7

08-09 ME 469 4.9 ME 535 4.6ME 230 4.6

07-08 ME 469 4.11 ME 230 4.0ME 550 4.66

06-07 ME 469 4.42 ME 499 ME 535 3.005-06 ME 469 4.15 ME 599K ME 230 3.56

ME 550 4.104-05 ME 469 4.82 ME 478 3.75

ME 535 4.203-04 ME 230 4.59 ME 230 4.16

ME 550 4.002-03 ME 230 4.75 ME 474 4.8 ME 535 4.201-02 ME 550 4.11 ME 474 4.0 ME 374 4.5500-01 ME 230 4.5 ME 474 3.9 ME 230 3.9

ME 460 3.099-00 ME 588 4.2 ME 474 4.21 ME 478 4.2598-99 ME 550 4.0 ME 474 4.0 ENGR 230 3.47

ENGR 230 4.196-97 ME 373 4.1 ME 374 3.4 ENGR 230 3.4

ME 474 3.9 ME 535 3.595-96 ME 469 4.65 ME 474 4.60 ENGR 23094-95 ME 469 4.33 ME 474 4.18 ENGR 230 4.093-94 ME 588 3.75 ME 581 4.12 ME 582 3.42

Ohio University (Maximum Score = 4.0)

Year Fall Winter Spring92-93 ME 581 3.93 ME 601 3.57 ME 401 3.60

ME 408/508 3.81 ME 301 3.4391-92 ME 580 3.49 ME 601 3.93 ME 580 3.21

ME 509 3.64 ME 301 3.32 ME 401 3.3990-91 ME 597 3.20 ME 601 3.17 ME 406/506 3.33

ME 580 3.32 ME 301 3.17 ME 401 2.81ME 509 3.68

90 ME 406/506 3.41ME 224 3.44

Undergraduate Independent Study

Dallas, Jeff, Traction Control for Voltaic Drive Systems Car, Spring 2011Mohd, Faris, Development of a 1-meter vertical axis wind turbine, Fall 2007Bechtold, Kristen, Design of Double-Pendulum Experiment, Winter 2007Andexler, Jason, Light-Tracking Robotic Vehicle, Winter 2003Laine, Aaron, Design of an Aerial Robot Unmanned Vehicle, Fall/Winter 1999Hsu, Jane, Construction of an Aerial Robot Unmanned Vehicle, Fall/Winter 1999Clemente, Gina, Design of a 3D Measurement System, Winter/Spring 1997Johnsen, Kim, Acoustic Analysis of a Steelpan, Winter/Spring 1997Anderson, Traci, MATLAB Code for Simulating Hamiltonian Systems, Summer 1996Brandt, Jason, Using Mathematica to Derive Lagrange’s Equation, Summer 1995

Final year project (B.S.) – University of the West Indies 1997-1998

Lewis, O., Design and construction of a spherical coordinate measuring machineRaymond, K., Sensor integration for a spherical coordinate measuring machineFreckleton, A., Design and construction of a linear displacement transducerRagbirsingh, N., A device for measuring the striking force of a steelpan stickMohammed, N., Evaluation and design of a small glass/plastic recycling plant

Other TeachingDeveloped ENGR 297/497 Vertically Integrated Projects (2016-present)Developed ENGR 202 Introduction to Engineering, Winter 2016UW EcoCAR team, 7th place in the EcoCAR competition, Spring 2017, $5,000 AwardUW EcoCAR team, 8th place in the EcoCAR competition, Spring 2017, $3,000 AwardUW EcoCAR team, 8th place in the EcoCAR competition, Spring 2016, $2,500 AwardUW EcoCAR team, 9th place in the EcoCAR competition, Spring 2015, $2,000 AwardME 495 Senior Design Project, Winter 2015, $1,000 COE Capstone Design AwardUW EcoCAR team, 2nd place in the EcoCAR competition, Spring 2014, $17,000 AwardUW EcoCAR team, 4th place in the EcoCAR competition, Spring 2013, $12,000 Award

ME 495 Senior Design Project, Winter 2013, $2,500 COE Capstone Design AwardUW EcoCAR team, 5th place in the EcoCAR competition, Spring 2012, $8,000 AwardME 495 Senior Design Project, Winter 2012, $3,000 COE Capstone Design AwardME 495 Senior Design Project, Winter 2011, $10,000 Grand Prize UW EICFundamentals in Engineering (EIT) Review (2000-2016)

Service

Departmental Service

Member, ME/ISE Faculty Search Committee (2014-2015)Graduate Program Coordinator (2013-2014).Chair, Promotion Advisory Committee (2010-2013).Chair, Instructional Instrument Maker Search Committee (2007).Coordinator, Department website development (2004-2007).Coordinator, Department newsletter content (2004-2007).Member, R&R Committee (2005-2007).Member, Office Assistant Search Committee (2006).Member, Fiscal Specialist Search Committee (2006).Member, New ME building steering committee (2004-2006).Chair, Computer Specialist Search Committee (2005).Member, Graduate Education Committee (2002-2005).Graduate Program Coordinator (1999-2001).Chair, Graduate Education Committee (1996-1998).Member, Graduate Education Committee (1993-2001).Member, Faculty Search Committee (1996).

College Service

Council on Educational Policy (2015-Present).Chair, Engineering Underclassmen Strategic Planning Committee (2015).Member, ISE Chair Search Committee (2013).Participant, College of Engineering, Early Engineering Institute (2012, 2013).Member, Faculty Innovator Award Committee (2011).DASS/MSEP, ENGR 202, Lectures (2005-2006, 2008, 2009, 2011).Diversity and Student Services (DASS), Outreach Visits (2006-2009).Member, College of Engineering Assistant to the Dean Search Committee (Fall, 2006).Chair, College of Engineering, Associate Dean Search Committee, 1999-2000.

University Service

Member, Friday Harbor Lab Director Review Committee (2019).Member, Provosts’ Enrollment Management Taskforce (2018).

Member, Retention and Graduation Committee (2015-Present).Member, Office of Global Affairs Advisory Committee (2015-Present).Member, President’s Advisory Committee on Intercollegiate Athletics (2010-Present).Member, UW LSAMP Advisory Committee (2012-Present).Member, President’s Task Force on Sexual Assault Prevention and Response, (2013-2014).Member, University Ombud Search Committee (2013).Member, Vice Provost for Student Life Search Committee (2012-2013).Chair, Faculty Council on Student Affairs (2006-2013).Member, Student Conduct Code Revision Committee (2011-2013).Member, UW Police Department Relocation Pre-design Advisory Committee (2011-2012).Member, Senate Executive Committee (2004-2010).Ex-officio member the Faculty Senate (2004-2010).Member, Director of Housing and Food Services Search Committee (2008).Member, Faculty Panel GO-MAP Get Connected (2008).Member, UW Global Citizens Task Force (2007).Office of Minority Affairs, Purple and Gold Program (Spring, 2006).Chair, Faculty Council on Multicultural Affairs (2005-2006).Member, College of Engineering Dean Search Committee (2005-2006).Member, Faculty Holistic Review Committee (Fall, 2005).Ex-officio member the Faculty Council on Faculty Affairs (2004-2005).Chair, Special Committee on Minority Faculty Affairs (2004-2005).Member, Royalty Research Fund Committee (2003-2004).Member, Special Committee on Minority Faculty Affairs (1999-2003).Chair, Special Committee on Minority Faculty Affairs (1999-2002).Ex-officio member the Faculty Senate (1999-2002).Ex-officio member the Faculty Council on Faculty Affairs (1999-2002).Member, Office of Minority Affairs Policy Board (1999-2000).UW Presidential Faculty Development Fellowships Committee (1999,2000,2001).

Community Service

STEM Fellow, Washington Alliance for Better Schools (2013-2016).Member, Bishop Blanchet High School Facilities Committee (2006-2015).Member, Accreditation Team, Bishop Blanchet High School, 2011.Vice Chair, Principal Advisory Board for the Bishop Blanchet High School (2006-2011).Member of the Principal Search Committee, Bishop Blanchet High School (2007-2008).Member of the Advisory Board for the Seattle MESA (1993-2006).

National Service

Co-organizer of the NSF Workshop for the Advancement and Retention of Underrepresented andMinority Engineering Educators, 1997.

All Other Service - Ohio University

Graduate Program Coordinator (1991-1993).Member of the College of Engineering Scholarship and Curriculum Committees.Faculty advisor to the student chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) andthe Caribbean Scholars Association.