Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Location
3001E EECS
2350 Hayward St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2122
Additional Title(s)
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Research Professor, Institute of Gerontology
Publications
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Research Interests
- Research Areas: Biomedical Manufacturing and Design, Medical Devices, Interventional Neurocardiovascular Devices, Microwire-based Neural Microelectrode Arrays, Personalized Assistive Devices, Ultrasound and Image-guided Therapy
Biography
Albert Shih is Professor in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Institute of Gerontology at the University of Michigan. After receiving his PhD at Purdue University, he was a manufacturing engineer at Cummins and an Associate Professor at NC State University before joining University of Michigan in 2003. His research focus is on biomedical manufacturing – the application of advanced manufacturing to transform the quality, efficacy, and cost in healthcare. He served in the NIST Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office in 2017. He is a Fellow of ASME, SME, and CIRP and serves as the Editor-in-Chief of ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering.
Awards
- 2022-2023, Yushan Scholar, Ministry of Education, Taiwan
- 2021, ASME William T. Ennor Manufacturing Technology Award
- 2021, The 20 Most Influential Professors in Smart Manufacturing, Smart Manufacturing, Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)
- 2019-2020 Top Reviewer, International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture
- 2020, SME Education Award
- 2019, CIRP Fellow
- 2019, Master’s Mentorship Award, Rackham Graduate School, University of Michigan
- 2018, SME Fredrick Taylor Research Medal
- 2017, ASME Blackall Machine Tool & Gage Award
- 2016, ASME Swanson Fellowship
- 2014, ASME Milton Shaw Manufacturing Research Medal
- 2011, Faculty Mentor Award, Graduate Student Council, Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan
- 2011, Research Excellence Award, College of Engineering University of Michigan
- 2010, Rackham Faculty Recognition Award, Rackham Graduate School, University of Michigan
- 2009, SME Fellow
- 2009, Fulbright Scholar
- 2007, ASME Fellow
- 2004, SAE Ralph Teetor Education Award
- 2000, NSF CAREER Award