Field(s) of Expertise/Research Area(s)

Research

Design Optimization; design under uncertainty; multidisciplinary design optimization; simulation-based design; design theory & methodology.

Honors and Awards

• Ralph R. Teetor Education Award, Society of Automotive Engineering, 2006.
• Intelligent Optimal Design Prize, 18th International Conference on Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology, 2005. 
• National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Award, 1996 – 2001.
• ASME Pi Tau Sigma Gold Medal achievement award, 1998.
• Black & Decker Best Paper Award, 1998.
• Alcoa Foundation Research Award, 1998
• Sigma Xi Doctoral Dissertation Award, Georgia Tech Chapter, 1996.
• Associate Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics (AIAA), 2003 – present.
• Associate Editor, ASME Journal of Mechanical Design
• Review Editor, Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization
• Member of Editorial Board, Engineering Optimization