MAE Colloquium: James Allison (UIUC)

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Bio:
James Allison is an associate professor and the Jerry S. Dobrovolny Faculty Scholar at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He is a faculty member of the ISE and Aerospace Engineering departments. Prof. Allison holds M.S. (2004, ME | 2005, IOE) and Ph.D. (2008, ME) degrees from the University of Michigan. He also holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering (2003, University of Utah) and an A.A.S. in automotive technology (1998, Weber State University).

He is the co-author of over 150 research publications and the recipient of several awards, including the NSF CAREER Award, ASME Design Automation Young Investigator Award, ASME papers of distinction, and several teaching and advising awards.

Previous experience includes work in the automotive and engineering software industries. Current research focuses on the creation and analysis of novel quantitative design methods for engineering systems that enable the identification of non-obvious high-performance system designs. Specific topics of study include control co-design, system architecture design, and Spatial Packaging of Interconnected Systems with Physical Interactions (SPI2). His investigations span a wide range of application domains, including power electronics, wind/water energy systems, spacecraft attitude control, intelligent structures, scramjet design, automotive systems, manufacturing, and fluid systems.