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Division of Engineering and Applied Science at the California Institute of nonlinear dynamics in micro- and nanosystems. Her current research
Technology, where he was an AT&T Bell Laboratories PhD Scholar. Dr. interests span applications from chemical detection and RF oscillators to
Wood joined the faculty at the University of Texas in September 1989 and biomedical applications. She has published over 120 refereed publica-
established a computational and experimental laboratory for research in tions and has won numerous awards, including an NSF CAREER Award,
engineering design and manufacturing, in addition to a teaching laborato- UCSB Distinguished Teaching Award, UCSB Academic Senate Graduate
ry for prototyping, reverse engineering measurements, and testing. Mentorship Award, and the Michigan Tech Outstanding Young Alumni
During his academic career, Dr. Wood was a Distinguished Visiting Award. She is a previous Chair of the MEMS Division of ASME and holds
Professor at the United States Air Force Academy. Through 2011, he was a the rank of Fellow in that society. Dr. Turner served as technical program
Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Design & Manufacturing Division at chair for the 2008 Americas Workshop for Solid-State Sensors & Actuators
The University of Texas at Austin. He was a National Science Foundation (Hilton Head), and in 2010 General Chair of that same meeting and is
Young Investigator, the “Cullen Trust for Higher Education Endowed currently a board member of the Transducers Research Foundation. She
Professor in Engineering,” “University Distinguished Teaching Professor,” enjoys a balanced life, and when she is not in the laboratory, is an avid
and the Director of the Manufacturing and Design Laboratory (MaDLab) cyclist, golfer, and shows Irish Setters.
and MORPH Laboratory. Dr. Wood has published more than 350 refereed
articles and books; has received more than 40 national and international
awards in design, research, and education; and is currently a Fellow of the
American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
MR KEYNOTES

Monday, August 22
Time: 2:00pm–3:40pm
MNS KEYNOTE Location: 203A, Meeting Level
Tuesday, August 23
Time: 9:00am–10:40am
Location: 207D, Meeting Level Vijay Kumar

University of Pennsylvania
Kimberly Turner Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Professor, Mechanical Engineering “Flying Robots: Beyond UAVs”

University of California, Santa Barbara Abstract: Flying robots can operate in three-dimensional, indoor and
outdoor environments. However, many challenges arise as we scale down
Santa Barbara, California
the size of the robot, which is necessary for operating in cluttered
“Using Nonlinearity to Enhance Micro-/nanosensor Performance” environments. I will describe recent work in developing small, autonomous
robots and the design and algorithmic challenges in the areas of (a) control
Abstract: Resonant microelectromechanical systems are key building and planning, (b) state estimation and mapping, and (c) coordinating large
blocks for many microsensor applications, including mass detection, teams of robots. I will also discuss applications to search and rescue, first
inertial detection RF filters and timing oscillators, and actuators. Especially response, and precision farming. Publications and videos are available at
in minimally damped systems, nonlinearities are often present and can kumarrobotics.org.
significantly affect performance. This talk will consist of an overview of
applications where understanding and cleverly utilizing nonlinearity
results in improved device performance. Performance optimization
Biography: Vijay Kumar is the Nemirovsky Family Dean of Penn Engineer-
through nonlinear design will be utilized. Applications including oscillators
ing with appointments in the Departments of Mechanical Engineering and
and sensors will be used to demonstrate the benefits of marrying
Applied Mechanics, Computer and Information Science, and Electrical and
nonlinear equations and micro-/nanoscale devices.
Systems Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Kumar received his Bachelor of Technology degree from the Indian
Biography: Kimberly L. Turner is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Institute of Technology, Kanpur and his PhD from The Ohio State Universi-
UC Santa Barbara. Dr. Turner received her BS in mechanical engineering ty in 1987. He has been on the faculty in the Department of Mechanical
from Michigan Technological University in 1994 and her PhD in theoretical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, with a secondary appointment in the
& applied mechanics from Cornell University in 1999. She joined UC Santa Department of Computer and Information Science at the University of
Barbara in July of 1999, becoming a full professor in 2008. She served as Pennsylvania since 1987.
Department Chair from 2008–2013. Prior to her appointment as Chair, she
Dr. Kumar served as the Deputy Dean for Research in the School of
was Vice Chair for the Undergraduate Program from 2006-2008. 33
Engineering and Applied Science from 2000 to 2004. He directed the
Kimberly’s research focuses on the understanding and utilization of
GRASP Laboratory, a multidisciplinary robotics and perception laboratory,