Director
Research Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Center for Laser-aided Manufacturing Herman Brown Chair Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
B.S., University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia, 1969
M.S., University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia, 1972
Ph.D., University of Montenegro, Yugoslavia, 1978
Materials processing by high-power lasers, micro-machining by short-pulse lasers
Application of electron beam for welding, cladding and sterilization
Sensing and control of manufactuirng processes
Numerical simulation of manufacturing processes
Research Accomplishments and Activities
Author and co-author of more than 420 technical papers and five books
Seven U.S. patents and 16 invention disclosures
Over $10 million dollars in grants and contracts from state and government agencies and industry
Consultant Professor at Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China, since 1994
Fellow of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 1997
Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2003
Fellow of the American Welding Society, 2003
Worked with over 140 visiting scholars, graduate students, and undergraduate interns
Faculty appointments at the University of Montenegro, Yugoslavia, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Syracuse University, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Fulbright Foundation Scholar, 1984/85 Carl Duisberg Foundation (Germany) Scholar, 1983/84
Alexander von Humboldt (Germany) Scholar, 1976-1978
Frederick W. Taylor Research Medal, awarded by the Society of Manufacturing
Engineers in 2000 ”for significant published research leading to a better understanding of materials, facilities, principles, and their applications to improve manufacturing processes”
Adams Memorial Membership Award, American Welding Society, 1997
Engineering Executive Board Faculty Excellence Award “in recognition of outstanding achievements and professionalism in education, research, and service to students”, 2002
