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Mohammad Mayyas
Chair and Professor
Engineering Technology

Mohammad Mayyas

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Education

  • Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Arlington, 2007
  • Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Arlington, 2004
  • Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Jordan University of Science and Technology, 2001

Administrative and 兔子先生hip Positions

  1. Chair of Engineering Technology Department, August 2024 - Present
    兔子先生 University, Hamilton / Middletown / Oxford, OH. USA
  2. Program Director and Founder, Robotics Engineering, 2022- August 2024
    Bowling Green State University, School of Engineering, Bowling Green, OH. USA
  3. Program Director and Founder, Mechatronics Engineering Technology, 2013-present
    Bowling Green State University, Department of Eng. Technologies
  4. Regional Director of BEST Robotics, 2015 – 2019
    Falcon BEST Robotics Hub, Bowling Green State University
  5. Director of Robotics Division– Full time, 2011 – 2013
    University of Texas Arlington Research Institute

Academic Positions

  1. Full Professor, August 2024 – Present
    Engineering Technology
    兔子先生 University, Hamilton / Middletown / Oxford, OH. USA
  2. Graduate Faculty member – Adjunct, August 2024 – 2027
    College of Engineering
  3. Full Professor, 2021 – August 2024
    Associate Professor 2013 – 2021
    School of Engineering: Robotics Engineering | Mechatronics Engineering Technology
    Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH. USA
  4. Senior Research Scientist, 2011 – 2013
    Faculty Associate of Research, 2009 – 2011
    Research Associate (Post Doc), 2008 – 2009
    University of Texas at Arlington Research Institute/ Automation & Robotics Research Institute,
  5. Special Faculty Member (Affiliate), 2009 – 2013
    Associate Professor of Research (Affiliate), 2013 – 2016
    University of Texas - Arlington, Mech. & Aerospace Dept.,
  6. Hashemite University, Mechatronics Engineering Dept.
  7. Graduate Research Associate, 2005 - 2007
    Graduate Teaching Assistant, 2004 - 2005
    Graduate Research Assistant, 2003 - 2004
    University of Texas at Arlington- Auto. & Robo. Research Institute, and Mech. & Aerospace Dept.,
  8. Graduate Teaching Assistant
    Jordan University of Science & Technology, Mech. Eng. Dept., 2001 – 2002

Industry Positions

  1. General Board member for Industry Council on Material Handling Education (CICMHE) – Volunteer
    Martial Handling Institute (MHI), USA, 2021-present
  2. Engineering Intern (Finite Element Developer) – Full time
    Technology Center, Rhodia Engineering Plastic, Freiburg, Germany, 2000-2001
  3. Product Research and Development – Full time
    Mayyas Pharmaceutical Inc., 1999 – 2002

Research Interests

  • Muli-physics Systems Dynamics Modeling and Simulation
  • Microelectromechanical Systems Design and Fabrication
  • Integrated Robotics and Automation Manufacturing

Publications

Patents

  1. M. Mayyas, Shiakolas, P. “Method and Apparatus for Detethering Mesoscale, Microscale, and Nanoscale Components and Devices” U.S. Patent Appl.(Issued 2014)

Industry Report

  1. M. Mayyas, “The Benefits of the Automated Guided Vehicles in the Smart Manufacturing Industry of Tomorrow”, MHI Annual report for AGVS, Dec. 2018. Available at 

Journals

  1. Islam, Z., Ahmed, T., Mayyas, M., & Abouheaf, M. (2024). Tensile and Compressive Response of Tungsten g-TPMS Lattice Structures. Materials Today Communications, 109606.
  2. Abouheaf, M. I., Hashim, H. A., Mayyas, M. A., & Vamvoudakis, K. G. (2023). An Online Model-Following Projection Mechanism Using Reinforcement Learning. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control.
  3. Mayyas, Mohammad, and Mohammed Abouheaf. "Energy harvesting induced by the vibration of reciprocating-piston compressor subjected to repetitive impulse." Journal of Vibration and Control (2023): 10775463231201888.
  4. Parvin, S., & Mayyas, M. (2023). Wind energy market in USA. European Journal of Sustainable Development Research, 7(1).
  5. Mayyas, Mohammad. "Design characterization of 3D printed compliant gripper." Meccanica 57.3 (2022): 723-738.
  6. Indravash Chowdhury, Ravinder Singh, Christopher Kluse, and Mohammad Mayyas, “Obstacle Design Approach for Safety of Free Ranging AGVs in Shared Working Environment”. Advances in Science, Technology and Engineering Systems Journal, Volume 6, Issue 5, Page No 335-347, 2021.
  7. Mayyas, Mohammad. "Modeling and analysis of vibratory feeder system based on robust stick–slip motion." Journal of Vibration and Control (2021): 10775463211009633.
  8. Mayyas, Mohammad. "Interpolation of tensile properties of polymer composite based on Polyjet 3D printing." Progress in Additive Manufacturing (2021): 1-9.
    11. Mayyas, Mohammad. "Parallel Manipulation Based on Stick-Slip Motion of Vibrating Platform." Robotics 9.4 (2020): 86.
  9. M.Mayyas, Naveen Kumar, “DESIGN AND SYNTHESIS OF COMPLIANT MECHANISM FOR 3D MICRO-GRASPING” International Journal of Robotics and Automation, (2020) 206-0614
  10. Mayyas, Mohammad, and Ikya Mamidala. "Prosthetic finger based on fully compliant mechanism for multi-scale grasping." Microsystem Technologies 27.5 (2021): 2131-2145.
  11. Mayyas, Mohammad, Sai P. Vadlamudi, and Muhammed A. Syed. "Fenceless obstacle avoidance method for efficient and safe human–robot collaboration in a shared work space." International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems 17, no. 5 (2020): 1729881420959018.
  12. M. Mayyas, "Three-Point Inverse and Forward Kinematic Algorithms for Circle Measurement from Distributed Displacement Sensor Network." Sensors 19, no. 21 (2019): 4679. M. Mayyas, “Image Reconstruction and Evaluation: Applications on Micro-Surfaces and Lenna Image Representation,” J. Imaging, 2, 27 (2016)
  13. M. Mayyas, R. Mellish “A method for the automatic generation of inverse kinematic maps in modular robotic systems,” International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems 1–15 (2016)
  14. M. Mayyas, "Piezoelectric MEMS array package for distributed CMP pressure control Smart Materials and Structures 24(6), 065006 (2015).
  15. M. Mayyas, "Bioinspired legged-robot based on large deformation of flexible skeleton Bioinspiration & biomimetics 9(4), 046013 (2014).
  16. Mayyas, M. Comprehensive Thermal Modeling of ElectroThermoElastic Microstructures. Actuators, 1,pp. 21-35 (2012)
  17. Mayyas, M., Zhang, P., Lee, W-H., Popa, D., Chiao, JC. “An active micro joining mechanism for 3-D assembly.” J. Micromech. Microeng., Volume 19 ,(2009)
  18. Mayyas, M., Sin, J., Stephanou, H. “Methodologies for the Assembly of a Fiber Coupled MEMS Fourier Transform Spectrometer.” IEEE Transactions on Components and Packaging Technologies. Vol. 32,issue 1, 2009, pp. 658-666.
  19. Mayyas, M., Stephanou, H. “Electrothermoelastic modeling of MEMS gripper.” Microsystem Technologies, 2009, Volume 15, Number 4, pp. 637-646. (2009)
  20. Mayyas, M., Shiakolas, P., Lee, W-H., Stephanou, H. “Thermal cycle modeling of electrothermal microactuators.” Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, Volume 152, Issue 2, pp.192-202 (2009)
  21. Mayyas, M., Shiakolas, P. “Micro-surfaces reverse engineering and compensation for laser micromachining.” IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering. Volume 6, issue 2, pp. 291-301 (2009)
  22. Muteb Aljasem, M. Mayyas, Kevin Duke, Mikhail Shilov, Zahabul Islam, Mohammad Abouheaf and Wail Gueaieb, “Swish-ResNet Framework for Faulty Weld Detection ” 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Robotic and Sensors Environments (ROSE).
  23. Mohammad Abouheaf, Wail Gueaieb, M. Mayyas and Muteb Aljasem, “A Model-Free Leader-Follower Approach with Multi-Level Reference Command Generators, ” 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Robotic and Sensors Environments (ROSE).
  24. Mohammad Abouheaf, Wail Gueaieb , M. Mayyas , “Behavior Replication of Cascaded Dynamic Systems Using Machine Learning”, 2023 IEEE International Symposium on Robotic and Sensors Environments, Japan.
  25. Abouheaf, M. I., Vamvoudakis, K. G., Mayyas, M. A., & Hashim, H. A. (2023, December). An Observer-Based Reinforcement Learning Solution for Model-Following Problems. In 2023 62nd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC) (pp. 7976-7981). IEEE.
  26. MD Sarder, M. Mayyas, Reshoring and Its Economic Impact Analysis Using Location Quotient, 2018 IISE Annual Conference, May 19-22, Orlando Florida, United State.
  27. R. Mellish and M. Mayyas, A Sensor-Based Control Strategy for the Correction of Growth Abnormalities In, 2015 IEEE International Conference on Multisensor Fusion and Information Integration. (IEEE, San Diego, CA, USA, 2015).
  28. Mayyas, M. Lee. W.H., Stephanou H. Microrobotic surveillance: discrete and continuous STARbots," SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing , 25-29 April 2011 in Orlando, Florida, United States.
  29. Sin J., Lee W.H., Mittal M., Mayyas. M, and Harry Stephanou, Manufacturability Analysis of Assembled FT Microspectrometer,” International Conference on Optical MEMS & Nanophotonics (Clearwater Florida, 2009)
  30. Mayyas, M. Zhang, P., Lee, W- H., Shiakolas, P., Popa, D., 2007. Design Tradeoffs for Electrothermal Microgrippers, ICRA07 (Roma, Italy, April 2007)
  31. Mayyas, M., Shiakolas, P. A Study on The Thermal Behavior Of Electrothermal Microactuators Due To Various Voltage Inputs. Proceedings of IMECE 2006, Paper No. IMECE2006-15321 (Chicago IL, November 2006)
  32. Mayyas, M., Shiakolas, P. Micro-Surface Construction and Characterization from Digital Elevation Model Using Thin Plate Splines in Matlab Environment. Proceedings of IMECE 2006, Paper No. IMECE2006-13471, (Chicago IL, November 2006)
  33. Zhang, P., Mayyas, M., Lee,W. H., Popa,D., Shiakolas,, P., Stephanou, H., Chiao, JC., 2006. An Active Locking Mechanism for Assembling 3D Micro Structures. SPIE International Smart Materials, Nano- & Micro-Smart Systems Symposium (Adelaide Australia, Dec.10-13 2006).
  34. Mayyas, M., Shiakolas, P. , Lee, W. H., Popa, D., Stephanou,H.; 2006. Static and dynamic modeling of thermal microgripper. MED06-14th Mediterranean Conference in Automation and Control (Ancona, Italy, June 2006)
  35. Mayyas, M., Shiakolas, P. Application of Thin Plate Splines for Surface Reverse Engineering and Compensation for Femtosecond Laser Micromachining. Proceedings of the IEEE International ( Cyprus, 2005)
  36. Zhang, P., Mayyas, M., Lee W. H., Popa, D., Shiakolas P., Stephanou, H., Chiao, JC., 2006. Design of an Active Lock for Integrating 3D Micro Structures. TEXMEMS VIII International Conference on MEMS (Dallas, Texas, Sept-2006)
  37. Mayyas, M., Zhang, P., Shiakolas, P., Lee W. H., Popa, D., Stephanou,H., 2006. Issues in the Current and Thermal Distribution for a Probed Electrothermal MEMS Actuator of Parallel Resistive Structure. TEXMEMS VIII International Conference on MEMS (Dallas, Texas, Sept-2006)
  38. Mayyas, M., Lee, W. H., Popa, D., Shiakolas, P., Zhang, P., Stephanou, H., 2005. Comprehensive Electrothermal Modeling of a Thermal Microgripper. TEXMEMS VII International Conference on MEMS (El Paso, TX, September 2005)
  39. Hsu, L.,George,V.,Popa, D., Lee, W. H., Mayyas, M., Zhang, P., Stephanou, H., Chiao, JC., 2005. 3D Microassembly Station. in Proceedings of TexMEMS VII (El Paso, Texas, September 2005)
  40. Mayyas, M., Shiakolas, P. Transient Thermal Model of an Attached Lateral Thermal Actuator. TEXMEMS VII International Conference on MEMS, (El Paso, TX, September 2005)
  41. Mayyas, M., Yih, TC., 2003. Analytical Modeling of Circular Micropump Membrane Actuated by an Electromagnetic Actuator. TexMEMS V Conference and Workshop (Fort Worth, TX, May 2003)

STEM Education and Engineering Posters/Conferences:

  1. MD. Sarder, M.Mayyas, M. Abouheaf, “Enabling K-14 Educators in Developing and Deploying Advanced Manufacturing Curricula” American Society for Engineering Education, Annual Conference and Exposition, 2024
  2. [PS] Dapelo, L., Austin, J., Justice, T., Sarder, M., Mayyas, M., Abouheaf, M., and Islam, Z., (2023), STEM Curriculum Development of Renewable Energy, Robot Construction, and Medical Application of Additive Manufacturing, 2023 NSF Research Experience for Teachers (RET), Virtual Poster Session.
  3. [PS] Doolittle, C., Kulwicki, Z., Williams, S., Abouheaf, M., Islam, Z., Mayyas, M., and Sarder, M., (2023), Enhancing Problem-Solving Skills Through Integration of Fanuc Robot Arm, Machine Vision, Mechatronics, Electrical Circuit, and 3D Printing Design: A 5E Model Approach, 2023 NSF Research Experience for Teachers (RET), Virtual Poster Session.
  4. [PS] Howey, D., Martin, C., Smelcer, K., Islam, Z., Sarder, M., Abouheaf, M. and Mayyas, M. (2023), Development of STEM Curriculum through Experiential Learning Case Studies- RoboDK industrial robotics Software, Automation Studio Motor Simulation and 3D printing of Composite Material, 2023 NSF Research Experience for Teachers (RET), Virtual Poster Session.
  5. [PS] Aljabr, B., Faisant, J., Foos, B., Islam, Z., Sarder, M., Abouheaf, M. and Mayyas, M. (2023), Expanding STEM Opportunities for K-14 Students Through Teacher Research Experience, 2023 NSF Research Experience for Teachers (RET), Virtual Poster Session.
  6. [PS] Farley, P., Fisher, C., Jarusiewic, S., Islam, Z., Sarder, M., Abouheaf, M. and Mayyas, M. (2023), Exploring Integrated Industrial Automation: Hands On Learning with PanelView HMI, ControlLogix PLC, and Fanuc Robot ER 4iA, Pick n Place Case Study, 2023 NSF Research Experience for Teachers (RET), Virtual Poster Session.
  7. [PS] Alabkary, B., Sarder, M., Mayyas, M., Abouheaf, M., Islam, Z., Simulating Smart Home Integration with Arduino Kits in Technical Schools, 2024 NSF Research Experience for Teachers (RET), Virtual Poster Session.
  8. [PS] Doolittle, C., Sarder, M., Mayyas, M., Abouheaf, M., Islam, Z., Arduino and Systems Integration Towards Advanced Manufacturing, 2024 NSF Research Experience for Teachers (RET), Virtual Poster Session.
  9. [PS] Dowling, D., Sarder, M., Mayyas, M., Abouheaf, M., Islam, Z., Promoting STEM Career Pathways: The Potential Role of Alvik Educational Robots in K-12 Settings, 2024 NSF Research Experience for Teachers (RET), Virtual Poster Session.
  10. [PS] Good, B., Sarder, M., Mayyas, M., Abouheaf, M., Islam, Z., Structuring a Project-Based Learning Unit in Robotics and Advanced Manufacturing Using Arduino UNO to Build a Color Sensing Controlled Conveyor System, 2024 NSF Research Experience for Teachers (RET), Virtual Poster Session.
  11. [PS] Hale, K., Sarder, M., Mayyas, M., Abouheaf, M., Islam, Z., The Merit of Sensors in Advanced Manufacturing to Teach Input and Output to Secondary Students, 2024 NSF Research Experience for Teachers (RET), Virtual Poster Session.
  12. [PS] Henderson, O., Sarder, M., Mayyas, M., Abouheaf, M., Islam, Z., Constructing Autonomous Vehicles in Mathematics Class to Promote Students Interest in Robotics, 2024 NSF Research Experience for Teachers (RET), Virtual Poster Session.
  13. [PS] Kozak, A., Sarder, M., Mayyas, M., Abouheaf, M., Islam, Z., Utilizing the Engineering Design Process and 21st Century Skills to Enhance Student Learning Using Sensor-Based Robotics, 2024 NSF Research Experience for Teachers (RET), Virtual Poster Session.
  14. [PS] Kwiatkowski, M., Sarder, M., Mayyas, M., Abouheaf, M., Islam, Z., Guidance Control of Autonomous Vehicles Using an Arduino and Sensor Suite, 2024 NSF Research Experience for Teachers (RET), Virtual Poster Session.
  15. [PS] Lutheran, A., Sarder, M., Mayyas, M., Abouheaf, M., Islam, Z., Enhancing High School Physics with Arduino: Projectile Motion, 2024 NSF Research Experience for Teachers (RET), Virtual Poster Session.
  16. [PS] Makonnen, R., Sarder, M., Mayyas, M., Abouheaf, M., Islam, Z., Utilizing First Person View Robotic Arm for Teaching Science Concepts: An Analysis of the ArmPi FPV Robotic Arm Advance Kit, 2024 NSF Research Experience for Teachers (RET), Virtual Poster Session.
  17. [PS] Sharaba, P., Sarder, M., Mayyas, M., Abouheaf, M., Islam, Z., Introducing Robotic Arms into STEM Education, 2024 NSF Research Experience for Teachers (RET), Virtual Poster Session.
  18. [PS] Straus, A., Sarder, M., Mayyas, M., Abouheaf, M., Islam, Z., Enhancing the Precision and Reliability of a Budget-Servo Robotic Arm with a Vision System for Educational and Industrial Applications, 2024 NSF Research Experience for Teachers (RET), Virtual Poster Session.
  19. [PS] Zimmerman, D., Sarder, M., Mayyas, M., Abouheaf, M., Islam, Z., Teaching Levels of Automation using Arduino in Soil Water Management, 2024 NSF Research Experience for Teachers (RET), Virtual Poster Session.