Background

Professional Experience

• 1994-present: Professor, School of Computing, and Research Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah.
• 1989-1994: NSERC/CIAR Professor of Robotics, Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal.
• 1985-1989: Associate Professor, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, MIT.
• 1982-1985: Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, MIT.
• 1978-1982: Research Scientist, Department of Psychology and the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, MIT.
• 1972-1978: Research Assistant, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, and the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, MIT.
• 1969-1971: Research Chemist, IBM Components Division, East Fishkill, New York.

Education

• 1978: Ph.D, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT.
  Thesis: A Study of Human Motor Control Through Analysis and Synthesis of Handwriting.
  Supervisor: David Marr.
• 1975: S.M., Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT.
  Thesis: Hierarchical Shape Description of Objects by Selection and Modification of Prototypes.
  Supervisor: Patrick Winston.
• 1969: M.S., Mathematics, University of Michigan.
• 1968: B.S., Chemistry, University of Michigan.

Professional Service

• Vice President for Technical Activities, IEEE Robotics and Automation Society, 2010-2011.
• General Chair, World Haptics Conference, Salt Lake City, March 18-20, 2009.
• Vice President for Conference Activities, IEEE Robotics and Automation Society, 2008-2009.
• Member, CRA Interim Computing Community Consortium Council, 2006-2007.
• Co-organizer, IEEE-RAS/IFRR Summer School in Haptics, Universite de Pierre et Marie Currie, Paris, September 25-29, 2006.
• Associate Vice President, Steering Committee for Technical Programs, IEEE Robotics and Automation Society, 2005-2007.
• External Advisory Board, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, 2003-present.
• International Foundation of Robotics Research, USA Regional Officer, 2002-present.
• Co-chairman, IMA Workshop on Haptics, Virtual Reality, and Human-Computer Interaction. Institute for Mathematics and Its Applications, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, June 14-15, 2001.
• Editor, International Journal of Robotics Research, 2000-present.
• External Review Committee, iCORE --- the Alberta Informatics Circle of Research Excellence, 2000-present.
• Strategic Advisory Committee, Engineering Research Center on Computer Integrated Surgical Systems and Technology, Johns Hopkins University, 1999-present.
• Co-Chairman, 9th International Symposium on Robotics Research (ISRR), Salt Lake City, Utah, October 9-12, 1999.
• Senior Editor, Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments, 1994-2006.
• National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council: Committee on Virtual Reality Research and Development, 1993-1994.
• British Columbia Advanced Systems Institute: International Scientific Advisory Board, 1989-2004.
• IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation: Technical Editor, 1989-1994.
• IEEE Robotics and Automation Society: Administrative Committee, 1989-1993.
• Program Chairman, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Scottsdale, Arizona, May 14-19, 1989.

Fellowships and Honors

• 2006: Outstanding Teacher Award, School of Computing, University of Utah.
• 2006: Student Choice Teacher Award, Associated Students of the University of Utah (ASUU).
• 1996: Fellow, the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
• 1993-1995: Distinguished Lecturer, IEEE Robotics and Automation Society.
• 1989: Industrial Research Chair in Robotics, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council / Canadian Institute for Advanced Research.
• 1988: Fellow, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research.
• 1985: Interacademy Exchange Program, National Academy of Science, Bulgaria.
• 1984: Presidential Young Investigator Award, National Science Foundation.
• 1975: Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Sigma Xi.
• 1966-68: University of Michigan
  Magna cum laude with honors in chemistry
  Phi Beta Kappa
  Phi Kappa Phi
  Phi Lambda Upsilon
  Angel Scholar
• 1964-66: Michigan Technological University
  Dean's list (top 2%)
  Phi Eta Sigma
  Phi Lambda Upsilon award as outstanding chemistry freshman