Dr.Devdas Shetty, Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at the University of the District of Columbia, gave a talk on “Trends in Advanced Manufacturing” on December 13th, 2017. The talk was presented at the Hilton Gaithersburg in Gaithersburg, MD.
Speaker Biography:
Dr. Devdas Shetty serves as dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at the University of the District of Columbia, DC, where he is also a Professor of Mechanical Engineering. He previously served as Dean of Engineering at Lawrence Technological University, Michigan, also Dean of Research and Vernon D Roosa Manufacturing Professor at the University of Hartford, Connecticut. As the Director of the Engineering Applications Center, he was responsible for research partnership with more than 50 companies. He also held faculty positions at the Albert Nerkin School of Engineering at the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in New York. He is the author of four books, and more than 240 scientific papers and five patents. Dr. Shetty’s textbooks on Mechatronics and Product Design are widely used around the world. His work has been cited for contribution to the understanding of surface measurement, intellectual achievements in mechatronics and contributions to product design. He has five Patents for inventions that involve interdisciplinary areas of mechanical engineering, electronics and computer science. Major honors include James Frances Bent Award for Creativity, the Edward S. Roth National Award for Manufacturing from SME, Faculty Honor Award from ASME and SME. .His work has been cited for contribution to the understanding of mechatronics and intellectual achievements in product design and surface measurement. Multi institutional engineering projects led by Dr. Shetty include partnership with Albert Einstein College for his invention of ambulatory system, Navigaitor for supporting patients during rehabilitation; with US Army’s Armament Research Development Engineering Center (ARDEC) in the successful design and testing of a hybrid projectiles, research programs in Laser Manufacturing with Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology (CCAT)..He is an elected member of the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering. His text books are adopted by many Universities around the world. Since he joined School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at the University of the District of Columbia, he has focused on the growth and enhancement of STEM education. There had been major increase in student enrollment, scholarship, enhanced grantsmanship, and focus on student learning. He is also instrumental in initiating several new graduate and undergraduate academic programs in engineering and computer science. Dr Shetty is a resident of Montgomery County.
