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Mohsen (MO) Shahinpoor | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 14, 1943 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Engineer, scientist, and Academician |
| Awards | "Eminent Engineer" title, U.S. National Engineering Honor Society Engineer of the Year 1992, US Society of Professional Engineers Space Act Award for Development of A Space Dust Wiper Made With Polymeric Artificial Muscles, NASA Elected Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry Elected Fellow, US National Academy of Inventors |
| Academic background | |
| Education | B.Sc., Chemical and Materials Engineering M.Sc., Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Ph.D., Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering |
| Alma mater | Abadan Institute of Technology University of Delaware |
| Thesis | Free and Forced Large Amplitude Oscillations of Homogeneous and Nonhomogeneous Polymeric Hyperelastic Bodies |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Maine |
| Website | http://mohsenshahinpoor.org/ |
Mohsen (MO) Shahinpoor (born 1943) is an Iranian American engineer, scientist, and academician. He is a professor and Director at the University of Maine College of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering. He is also a professor in the Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering at the University of Maine.[1]
Shahinpoor has conducted research in biomimetic, flexible, soft robotics, robotic surgery, smart materials, electroactive polymers, ionic polymer-metal composite (IPMCs) soft actuators, self-powered energy harvesters, and sensors. He has authored over 600 publications, and 93 books and volume publications. His books include, Intelligent Robotic Systems: Modeling & Simulation, Intelligent Materials, Artificial Muscles: Applications of Advanced Polymeric Nano Composites,[2] and High-Pressure Shock Compression of Solids.[3] His book entitled Fundamentals of Smart Materials is the first textbook on Fundamental of Smart Materials with a solutions manual.[4] He is a co-editor of a Smart Materials Series published by the Royal Society of Chemistry.[5]
Shahinpoor is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME),[6] Institute of Physics (IOP), National Academy of Inventors,[7] the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), and the International Association for Advanced Materials (FIAAMs).
Shahinpoor is also a chess player.[8] He is a Topic Editor-in-Chief of Bioinspired Robotics, Int. Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems,[9] and a Founding Editor and Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Environmentally Intelligent Design and Manufacturing.[10] His work has been featured multiple times in media articles.[11]
- ^ "Mohsen Shahinpoor, Ph.D., P.E." 15 November 2023.
- ^ "Artificial muscles: Applications of advanced polymeric nanocomposites".
- ^ "High-Pressure Shock Compression of Solids".
- ^ "Fundamentals of Smart Materials [Book Review]".
- ^ "RSC Smart Materials" (PDF).
- ^ "mohsen shahinpoor; Professor and Chair".
- ^ "2015 Archive – NAI Fellows in the Press". 8 November 2023.
- ^ "Albuquerque inventor revolutionizes the field of robotics".
- ^ "International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems".
- ^ "Home".
- ^ "The arm wrestling match between an EAP actuated robotic arm and a human".