Faculty & Staff

Education
B.S. (Magna Cum Laude), Mechanical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1981.

M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin - Madison, 1983.

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin - Madison, 1986.

Honors & Awards

• Defense Manufacturing Conference (DMC) Best Presentation Award, 1998.
• ASME Mechanisms Conference Best Paper Award, The Mechanical Software Award, September 1988.
• Pi Tau Sigma, Distinguished Teaching Award, University of Wisconsin, 1985.
  

Consulting, patents, etc.

• Co-Inventor, USRE036602 “Concurrent Engineering Design Tool and Method ”
• Co-Inventor, US5822206, Continuation Patent, “Concurrent Engineering Design Tool and Method”
• Industrial Research and Development Institute, Midland, ON, Canada
• McToy Division of McDonald’s Corp., Chicago, Illinois

Areas of Active Research
Computer Integrated Design and Manufacturing; Knowledge-Based Engineering Systems; Integrated Product Development; Concurrent Engineering; CAD/CAM; Modeling and Simulation; Design Optimization; Composite Materials and Processes; Integrated Design of Electronic Enclosures.

Courses Taught
Developed the following courses: Advanced Product Development, Integrated Product Development I, Design for Manufacturability, Integrated Product and Process Design, Computer Integrated Design and Manufacturing, Principles of Optimum Design and Manufacture, Mechanism Design.

Other courses taught: Machine Design, Senior Design, CAD/CAM, Manufacturing Process, Design of Composite Materials, Robotics, Advanced Robotics, Dynamic Analysis and Design of Mechanical Systems, Theory of Machines and Mechanisms, Dynamic Systems Analysis, Materials Science, Kinematics, Vibration, Automatic Control.

Publications

• K. Park, K. Pochiraju, C. Chassapis, S. Manoochehri, “Knowledge-based Rapid Design Evaluation Methodology for Die-cast Components”, Journal of Concurrent Engineering: Research and Applications, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 67-74, 2002.
• V. Jovanovic, S. Manoochehri and C. Chassapis, “Parameter Estimation for Resin Transfer Molding”, Journal of Engineering Computations, Vol. 18, No. 8, 2001.
• S. Tumkor, N. Turkmen, C. Chassapis and S. Manoochehri, “Modeling of Heat Transfer in Thermoplastic Composite Tape Lay-up Manufacturing”, J. Int. Comm. Heat Mass Transfer, V.28, No.1, pp. 49-58, 2001.
• S. K. Esche, C. Chassapis, C. and S. Manoochehri, “Concurrent Product and Process Design in Hot Forging”, J. of Concurrent Engineering: Research and Applications, Vol. 9, No. 1, PP. 48-54, 2001.
• B. D. Mottahed and S. Manoochehri, “Optimal Design of Electronic Systems Utilizing an Integrated Multi-Disciplinary Process”, IEEE Trans. Adv. Packaging (CPMT), Vol. 23, No. 04, PP. 699-707, Nov. 2000.
• Esche, S. K., Fidan, I., Chassapis, C. & Manoochehri, S., “Knowledge-Based Part and Process Design for Metal Forging”, Journal of Materials and Manufacturing, Vol. 108, (2000) No. 5, pp. 92-99.
• B. Mottahed and S. Manoochehri, “Design Considerations For Electronic Enclosures Utilizing Polymeric Materials”, J. of Polymer-Plastic Technology and Engineering, Vol. 38, No. 5, 1999.
• P.Y. Shim and S. Manoochehri, “A Hybrid Deterministic/Stochastic Optimization Approach for the Shape Configuration Design of Structures”, J. of Structural Optimization, Vol. 17, No. 2/3, 1999, pp. 113-129.

• P. Y. Shim and S. Manoochehri, “Optimal Configuration Design of Structures Using the Binary Enumeration Technique”, J. Finite Elements in Anal. and Design, Vol. 31, No. 1, Nov. 1998, pp. 15-32.
• T.P. Skourlis, K. Pochiraju, C. Chassapis, and S. Manoochehri “Structure-Modulus Relationships for Injection Molded Long Fiber-Reinforced Polyphthalamides”,Comp. Eng. Part B, 29(3), 998, pp. 309-320.
• 11. L. Q. Tang, K. Pochiraju, C. Chassapis, and S. Manoochehri, “A Computer-Aided Optimization Approach for the Design of Injection Mold Cooling Systems”, ASME J. Mech. Des., Vol. 120, 1998, pp. 165-174.
• K. Pochiraju, C. Chassapis, and S. Manoochehri "Multidisciplinary Parametric Design Optimization For Enhancing the Affordability of Molded Composites", J. Thermop. Comp. Mat., vol 11, 1998, pp. 364-392.
• T.P. Skourlis, S. R. Mehta, C. Chassapis, and S. Manoochehri, “Impact-Fracture Behavior of Injection Molded Long-Glass Reinforced Polypropylene”, J. Polymer Eng. Sci., Vol. 38, Jan. 1998, pp. 79-89.
• T.P. Skourlis, C. Chassapis, and S. Manoochehri, “Fiber Orientation Morphological Layers in Injection Molded Long Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastics”, J. Thermopl. Comp. Mat., Vol. 10, 1997, pp. 453-475.
• M. Weinstein and S. Manoochehri, “Identification and Elimination of Parts Undercuts for Molding Applications Through Part Geometry Integration”, Journal of Computer-Aided Design., 1998.
• Skourlis, S. R. Mehta, C. Chassapis, and S. Manoochehri, “Impact-Fracture Behavior of Injection Molded Long-Glass Reinforced Polypropylene” J. Polymer Eng. and Science, Vol. 38, No. 1, Jan. 98, pp. 79-89
• K. Pochiraju, C. Chassapis, and S. Manoochehri, “Parametric Design Optimization of Injection Molded Parts Using a Structured Knowledge-Base”, J. of AI in Engineering Design and Manufacturing, 1998.
  

Institutional Service

• Director, Design and Manufacturing Institute, Stevens Institute of Technology, April 1996 - Present.
• Head of Design Automation, Design & Manufacturing Institute, Stevens Institute of Technology, April 1993 - March 1996.
• Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, 1994 - 1998.
• Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, 1989 - 1993.
• Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Clarkson University, 1986 - 1989.
  

Member of ME Faculty Search Committee;ME Faculty Mentoring; Member of Graduate Affairs Committee; Member of Manufacturing Program Committee; Member of ME Facilities and Laboratories Committee; Member of Executive Committee for the School of Engineering; Member of Core Engineering Curriculum Committee; Member of Institute Transition Team; Member of Information Technology Planning Team; Member of Search Committee for the Chief Financial Officer; Member of Search Committee for the Dean of School of Engineering; IPD Manufacturing Track Coordinator; Member of Search Committee for the Dean of School of Technology Management; Member of Research Planning Board; SOE Faculty Reappointment Reviewer; Member of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Committee; Member of Biomedical Engineering Committee Department Service Chair of the Department Director Search Committee; Member of Graduate Affairs Committee; Member of Department Executive Committee; Member of Undergraduate Curriculum Committee; Member of Manufacturing Program ; Member of Doctoral Qualifying Examination Committee

Professional development Activities
Member of Editorial Review Board for the Journal of Concurrent Engineering: Research and Applications; Conference Co-organizer and Speaker “Integrated System Development and Operational Support: Strategies for Enhanced System Effectiveness” on June 21, 2000 at Arlington Virginia; Conference Organizer and Chair “Intelligent Design and Manufacturing Tools for Affordable Military Product Development” on October 1998 at Stevens Institute of Technology co-sponsored by US Army–TACOM/TARDEC; Attendee and Exhibitor - Defense Manufacturing Conference, Annually since 1998.; ASME Design Technical Conferences and Design Automation Committee active participant; Paper reviewer for ASME Journal of Mechanical Design; Paper reviewer for Advances in Polymer Technology, Inter. Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering; J. of Finite Element in Analysis and Design; Paper reviewer for ASME Design Technical conferences; Invited Participant, “Air Force and NSF Manufacturing Modeling and Simulation Roadmap Task Force”, Orlando, Florida, June 2002.; Invited Participant, “DARPA Robotics Workshop”, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, 1998; Attended ASME, DMC, NCMS, SPE, SAMPE, SME Conferences.

Professional Societies

• American Society of Mechanical Engineers, ASME (Senior Member)
• Society of Manufacturing Engineers, SME (Senior Member)
  

Department Service
Chair of the Department Director Search Committee;

Member of Graduate Affairs Committee;

Member of Department Executive Committee;

Member of Undergraduate Curriculum Committee;

Member of Manufacturing Program ;

Member of Doctoral Qualifying Examination Committee