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Dr. Mary Frecker Professor of Mechanical Engineering
The Pennsylvania State University 326 Leonhard Building University Park, PA 16802	Phone: 814-865-1617 Fax: 814-865-9693 E-Mail: mxf36@psu.edu
Webpage: http://edog.mne.psu.edu/

Expertise:
Mechanical design, compliant mechanisms, design optimization, medical devices.

Education:
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, 1997
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, 1994
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Dayton, 1991

Positions Held:
The Pennsylvania State University, 1997-Present
Research Assistant, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, 1993-1997
Teaching Assistant Dissertation: "Optimal Design of Compliant Mechanisms", Co-Advisors: Sridhar Kota and Noboru Kikuchi, 1992-1997
Summer Intern Engineer, Advanced Vehicle Technology Chassis Engineering, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI, 1995
Test Engineer, Suspension Ride Control, Delco Chassis Division, General Motors Corporation, Kettering, OH, 1992
Co-Op Student, Product Engineering, Delco Chassis Division, General Motors Corporation, Kettering, OH, 1989-1991

Honors/Awards:
Technical Chair, ASME SMart Materials Adaptive Structures Intelligent Systems Conference, 2010
Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2008
Outstanding Research Award, Penn State Engineering Society, 2005
Outstanding Advising Award, Penn State Engineering Society, 2002
Freudenstein/General Motors Young Investigator, ASME Mechanisms Committee, 2002
Department Head Faculty Award, Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, 2001
Penn State, College of Engineering, Pearce Endowed Development Professorship, 1997-2002
Doctoral Scholar, Society of Automotive Engineers, 1995-1996
Faculty for the Future Award, General Electric, 1995
Fellowship, University of Michigan, MEAM Dept., 1995
Scholar, Great Lakes Center for Truck and Transit Research, 1993

Affiliations:
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1989-Present
Associate Editor, ASME Journal of Mechanical Design
Elected Member, ASME Adaptive Structures and Material Systems Technical Committee
Editorial Board, Smart Materials Structures and Systems, Artech House Publishers
Elected Member, ASME Mechanisms and Robotics Technical Committee
Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), 1992 - Present
American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), 1995-Present
International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE), 2000-Present