Dr. Uchechukwu C. Wejinya
Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Office: MEEG 106
Phone: (479) 575-4800
Fax: (479) 575-6982
E-mail: uwejinya@uark.edu
WWW: http://comp.uark.edu/~uwejinya
Education
- A.S., Mathematics and Natural Science with Honors, Washtenaw Community College, 1998
- B.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering, Michigan State University, 2000
- M.S., Electrical Engineering, Michigan State University, 2002
- Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Michigan State University, 2007
Teaching and Research
- Robotics and Mechatronics
- Micro Systems Application
- Nano Systems and Application
- Control Systems and Application
- Modeling and Simulation of Mechatronic Systems
Biographical Information
Dr. Uchechukwu C. Wejinya received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA in 2000 and 2002, respectively. Upon completing his M.S. degree in 2002, he worked for General Motors research and development center where he conducted research on Magneto-Rheological Fluid (MRF) starting clutch system before returning to graduate school. He received a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering in August 2007 from Michigan State University. After completing his Ph.D., he became a post-doctoral scholar in the department of electrical and computer engineering at Michigan State University. In March 2008, he joined the department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Arkansas where he holds the rank of assistant professor. His research interests include mechatronics with emphasis on nanotechnology, control system design and application, electronics, micro-tools for handling and manufacturing of micro and nano devices, and modeling and simulation of micro and nano structures. He is the author and co-author of numerous conference and journal articles, and has presented at several international conferences. He received the GE Foundation First Faculty Grant Award through Michigan State University. He was selected to the first group of USA graduate students to participate in the National Science Foundation, East Asia Pacific Summer Institute in Beijing, China in 2004 where he conducted research at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Automation. Dr. Wejinya is a member of IEEE, NSBE, and ASME.
