Biography:  Bogdan I. Epureanu is an Arthur F. Thurnau Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan and has a courtesy appointment in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. He received his Ph.D. from Duke University in 1999. He is the Director of the Automotive Research Center, which leads the way in areas of autonomy of ground systems, including vehicle dynamics, control, and autonomous behavior, human-autonomy teaming, high performance structures and materials, intelligent power systems, and fleet operations and vehicle system of systems integration. 

Research Interests: His research focuses on nonlinear dynamics of complex systems, such as teaming of autonomous vehicles, enhanced aircraft safety and performance, early detection of neurodegenerative diseases, forecasting tipping points in disease epidemics and ecology. His research brings together interdisciplinary teams and consortia such as Government (NIH, NSF, DOE, DOD), Industry (Ford, Pratt & Whitney, GE, Airbus), and Academia. He has published over 350 articles in journals, conferences, and books. 

Degrees:

• Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Duke University, 1999

• Graduate Studies, University of Valladolid, 1994

• M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Galati University, 1993

• Graduate Studies, École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris, 1992 

Honors/Awards:

• 1938E Award, College of Engineering, University of Michigan, 2007

• Outstanding Achievement Award, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, April 2006

• Selected and invited by the National Academy of Engineering, to participate at the Frontiers of Engineering Symposium, Niskayuna, NY, September 2005

• Junior Achievement Award, American Academy of Mechanics, 2004

• Ferdinand P. Beer and E. Russell Johnston, Jr., Outstanding New Mechanics Educator Award, for exceptional contributions to mechanics education, American Society for Engineering Education, Salt Lake City, UT, June 2004

• CAREER Award, National Science Foundation, March 2004

• Pi Tau Sigma Gold Medal Award, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, November 2003

• Young Innovator Award, Petro-Canada, Montreal, 2001-2002

• Best Paper Award Finalist, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 2001

• Winner of the 1999 Eaton International Mechanical Design Contest for the best electric circuit breaker design, Eaton Corporation, Pittsburgh, April 1999

• A. M. Strickland Prize, for the best paper published in the Proceedings of IMechE as a significant contribution to the field of manufacturing, Division of Manufacturing Industries of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, London, UK, May 1998