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Prof. Jesse Austin-Breneman
Jesse Austin-Breneman is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan. He earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering in 2014 from MIT. He also holds a S.M. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT and a B.S. in Ocean Engineering from MIT. Previous to his academic career, he worked as a development engineer in Peru, working with rural communities on alternative business opportunities and with local doctors’ groups on medical device development. He also spent two years as a high school mathematics teacher in Boston, MA. |
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Suzanne Chou
Suzanne Chou is a Ph.D. student in the department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan. She earned her B.S. in Bioengineering from the University of California, Berkeley in 2015. She then worked for 9 months at LIM Innovations as an R&D Engineer, designing a novel prosthetic socket for children. She is currently working on the design methodology involved in sustainable manufacturing systems in emerging markets. |
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Meira Chefitz
Meira Chefitz is a Ph.D student in Design Science at the University of Michigan. Her work focuses on understanding how design teams approach uncertainty. She has previously worked for Apple Inc., Adobe Systems as a Content Strategist and Analyst. |
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Mojtaba Arezoomand
Mojtaba Arezoomand is a Master's Student in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan. He works on using design optimization techniques to gain insight into design team behaviors under uncertainty. |
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John Meluso
John Meluso is an M.S. student in Design Science at the University of Michigan who specializes in Systems Engineering and Sociology. His research interests focus on analysis and design of complex socio-technical systems and processes which improve system performance and team dynamics. His published research include an application of social science research methods to analyze and identify stakeholder values within complex systems and crafting technical system requirements and design solutions from social science data. |
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Katherine Rouen
Katherine Rouen is a M.S. student in Design Science at the University of Michigan. She completed her B.S degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan in 2016. Katherine previously served as the President of BLUElab, a student organization focused on human-centered, sustainable design projects both locally and internationally. Her work in the Global Design Lab focuses on new design methodologies for emerging markets |