Scholar
George T. Chiu
Google Scholar ID: 9ik4fa4AAAAJ
Purdue University
Citations & Impact
Citations
2,970
H-index
26
i10-index
62
Publications
20
Co-authors
50
list available
Publications
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Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- Editor-in-Chief of IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics (2017–2019)
- Editor of Journal of Imaging Science and Technology (2012–2014)
- Division Chair of ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Division (2013–2014); served on its Executive Committee (2007–2015)
- Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
- Fellow of the Society for Imaging Science and Technology (IS&T)
- Research outcomes have impacted commercial products such as hydraulic lifts, laser and inkjet printers, document scanners, and off-road vehicles
Research Experience
- Worked at HP and was part of the team that developed the HP Copyjet product line in the late 1990s
- Leads multiple research projects at Purdue University, including:
- — Developing surface-functionalized printing technologies for colorimetric test strips to detect food-borne pathogens and heavy metals (funded by USDA)
- — Discrete variable stiffness actuators with fast stiffness switching for safe human-robot interaction (NSF-funded)
- — Closed-loop sustainable precision animal agriculture (USDA-funded)
- — Microbial foundry for distributed manufacturing of mRNA-containing biomaterials (NSF-funded)
- — Determining optimal decision-making sequences for Castrip startup processes
- — Collaborative energetic materials research via inkjet printing (U.S. Army-funded)
- — Print quality improvement (HP-sponsored)
- — Cellphone-enabled robotic systems
Background
- Professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University, with courtesy appointments in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Department of Psychological Sciences
- Research interests include mechatronics, dynamical systems and control, functional printing, human motor control, motion and vibration perception and control, and robotics
- Teaches courses in the systems, measurements and control (SMAC) area at Purdue
- Served as Program Director at the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) from September 2011 to June 2014, managing the Control Systems Program and the National Robotics Initiative (NRI)
- Currently holds a 50% appointment as Assistant Dean for Global Engineering Programs and Partnerships at Purdue University
