{"id":25,"date":"2013-02-26T20:39:52","date_gmt":"2013-02-26T20:39:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/faculty.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/template\/?page_id=25"},"modified":"2013-08-15T23:28:05","modified_gmt":"2013-08-15T23:28:05","slug":"biography","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/velinsky\/biography\/","title":{"rendered":"Biography"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Positions:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering<\/li>\n<li>Director, Advanced Highway Maintenance and Construction Technology Research Center<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Education:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Ph.D., Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1981.<\/li>\n<li>M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1979.<\/li>\n<li>B.S., Mechanical Engineering, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1977.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Licenses:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Registered Professional Engineer, State of California, No. M30328.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Academic Career:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>August 1989 \u2013 Present<br \/>\nAssociate Professor, Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, University of California, Davis.<\/li>\n<li>August 1983 \u2013 August 1989<br \/>\nAssistant Professor, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison.<\/li>\n<li>September 1982 \u2013 December 1982<br \/>\nAdjunct Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Florida Institute of Technology.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Industrial Experience:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Two years industry and government experience<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Areas of Expertise:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Mechanical Systems Analysis and Design<\/li>\n<li>Vehicle Design and Dynamics<\/li>\n<li>Robotics and Automation<\/li>\n<li>Machinery \u2014 wire rope\/cable based machines, woodworking machines, machines for highway maintenance and construction<\/li>\n<li>Experience in product liability, accident reconstruction and intellectual property<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Awards<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer, US Department of Energy, 2012<\/li>\n<li>Finalist, Construction Innovation Forum\u2019s NOVA Award, 2009<\/li>\n<li>American Society of Mechanical Engineers\u2019 Machine Design Award, 2007<\/li>\n<li>American Society of Mechanical Engineers\u2019 Robert E. Abbott Award, 2005<\/li>\n<li>California Transportation Foundation\u2019s Tranny Award, 2002<\/li>\n<li>California State Department of Transportation\u2019s Excellence in Transportation Award, 2001<\/li>\n<li>California Transportation Foundation\u2019s Tranny Award, 2001<\/li>\n<li>American Society of Mechanical Engineers\u2019 Distinguished Service Award, 1999<\/li>\n<li>Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1998<\/li>\n<li>American Society of Mechanical Engineers\u2019 Leonardo Da Vinci Award, 1996<\/li>\n<li>Society of Automotive Engineers\u2019 Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award, 1986<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Selected Professional Activities<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Technical Editor,\u00a0<em>Mechanics Based Design of Structures and Machines<\/em>, 1999 \u2013 present (Associate Technical Editor 1991-1999)<\/li>\n<li>Member, Robotics Engineering Advisory Board, ASME Press, 2011-present<\/li>\n<li>Member, Leonardo da Vinci Award Committee, ASME, 2010-present<\/li>\n<li>Member, Alumni Association Board of Directors, Department of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2005-2010<\/li>\n<li>Vice President \u2013 Systems and Design, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2002-2005<\/li>\n<li>Member Editorial Board,\u00a0<em>International Journal of Heavy Vehicle Systems<\/em>, 1993-present<\/li>\n<li>Member,\u00a0<em>IEEE\/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics<\/em>\u00a0Management Committee, 1999-2002<\/li>\n<li>Associate Technical Editor,\u00a0<em>ASME Journal of Mechanical Design<\/em>, 1993-1995<\/li>\n<li>Member, Executive Committee, ASME Design Engineering Division, 1994-2000 (Chair 1998-99)<\/li>\n<li>Member, Society of Automotive Engineers<\/li>\n<li>Member, American Academy of Mechanics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Positions: Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Director, Advanced Highway Maintenance and Construction Technology Research Center Education: Ph.D., Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1981. M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1979. B.S., Mechanical Engineering, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1977. 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