SVEN K. ESCHE

EDUCATION

• Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
  Ph.D., August 1997
  
  
• Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
  M.S., March 1994
  
  
• Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Chemnitz University of Technology (former Karl-Marx-Stadt), Germany
  Diploma, Applied Mechanics, August 1989
  Exchange Semester at Dresden University of Technology, Germany
  Exchange Semester at a University in St. Petersburg (former Leningrad), Russia
  
  Institut für Mechanik, Fakultät für Maschinenbau und Verfahrenstechnik, Technische Universität Chemnitz (früher Karl-Marx-Stadt), Deutschland
  Diplom-Ingenieur, Angewandte Mechanik, August 1989
  Austauschsemester am Institut für Festkörpermechanik, Fakultät Maschinenwesen, Technische Universität Dresden, Deutschland
  Austauschsemester am Institut für Textil- und Leichtindustrie, St. Petersburg (früher Leningrad), Rußland
  
  
• Martin Andersen Nexö High School, Dresden, Germany
  High School Diploma with extended curriculum in mathematics, physics, and electronics, August 1982
  
  Martin Andersen Nexö Oberschule, Dresden, Deutschland
  Abitur mit erweitertem Mathematik-, Physik- und Elektronikunterricht, August 1982
  
  

AWARDS / HONORS

• Best Paper Award, 2006 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, USA, June 18 - 21, 2006.
  
  
• Member, Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society, 1998 - Present
  
  
• Associate Member, Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society, 1995 - 1998
  
  
• Member, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, 1995 - Present
  
  
• Bach Prize of Chemnitz University of Technology for academic achievements and extra-curricular involvement, 1989
  
  

EXPERIENCE

• 09/04 - Present
  Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey
  Associate Professor: Research activities in the areas of manufacturing, integrated product and process design, metal forming, prediction of microstructure development in metals, remote sensing and control, remote experimentation, numerical methods, FEM. Teaching of undergraduate courses: E 232 Engineering Design IV, E 255 Dynamical Systems, ME 322 Engineering Design VI, ME 357 Theory of Machines and Mechanisms, ME 358 Machine Dynamics and Mechanisms, ME 362 System Dynamics and Controls, ME 415 Mechanical Engineering Design I, ME 416 Mechanical Engineering Design II, ME 451 Design of Machine Components, ME 473 Design of Mechanical Systems, Teaching of graduate courses: ME 610 Advanced Topics in Mechanical Engineering: Metal Forming, ME 641 Engineering Analysis I, ME 658 Advanced Mechanics of Solids, ME 659 Advanced Structural Design, ME 661 Advanced Structural Analysis, ME 663 Finite Element Method, ME 665 Advanced Product Development, ME 669 Theory of Plasticity, ME 800 Special Problems in Mechanical Engineering, ME 801 Special Problems in Mechanical Engineering: Sheet Metal Forming, Other educational interests: assessment of student learning, project-based learning, remote laboratories
  
  
• 08/97 - 08/04
  Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey
  Assistant Professor: Research and teaching in various subfields of mechanical engineering
  
  
• 04/97 - 08/97
  Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
  Graduate Research Assistant
  
  
• 01/97 - 03/97
  Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
  Graduate Teaching Assistant: ME 553 Kinematics and Dynamics of Machinery
  
  
• 09/92 - 11/96
  Engineering Research Center for Net Shape Manufacturing, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
  Graduate Research Associate and Project Leader: FEM analysis and software development for deep drawing of sheet metals, formability analysis and failure prediction in sheet-metal forming, process-sequence design and tool layout in deep drawing of sheet metals
  
  
• 05/90 - 08/92
  Mercedes Benz AG, Stuttgart, Germany
  Development Engineer: Analysis in kinematics and dynamics of passenger-car suspensions (CAD modeling, FEM simulation, performance evaluation)
  
  Mercedes Benz AG, Stuttgart, Deutschland
  Entwicklungsingenieur: Kinematische und dynamische Analyse von Pkw-Radaufhängungen (CAD Modellierung, FEM Simulation, Tauglichkeitsbewertung)
  
  
• 02/90 - 04/90
  Community College, Mosbach, Germany
  Staff Engineer: Computer-system administration, database applications
  
  Berufsakademie, Mosbach, Deutschland
  Laboringenieur: Computeradministration, Datenbankanwendungen
  
  
• 09/89 - 11/89
  Institute for Light-Weight Design, Dresden, Germany
  Research Engineer: Software development in vibration theory
  
  Institut für Leichtbau, Dresden, Deutschland
  Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter: Software-Entwicklung für Schwingungslehre
  
  

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

• Faculty Advisor, Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Student Chapter at Stevens, 1998 - Present
  
  
• Member, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), 1998 - Present
  
  
• Associate Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1997 - Present
  
  
• Member, Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), 1997 - Present
  
  

UNIVERSITY SERVICE

• University Committees:
  Institute Graduate Curriculum Committee, 2006 - Present
  Academic Planning and Resources Committee, 2005 - 2008
  Library Committee, 2004 - 2008
  Undergraduate Promotions Committee, 1999 - 2006
  Academic Information Technology Committee, Learning Sub-Committee, 1999 - 2002
  Academic Information Technology Committee, Classroom/Laboratory Sub-Committee, 1998 - 1999
  
  
• School of Engineering Committees:
  Assessment Committee, 1998 - 2000
  Course Development Committee "Dynamical Systems / Design IV", Chair, 1997 - 2000
  
  
• Department Committees:
  Program Director, ME Graduate Program, 2007 - Present
  Graduate Curriculum Committee, Chair, 2004 - Present
  ABET Preparation Committee, 2002 - 2003
  Course Development Committee "Mechanisms and Machine Dynamics", 1999 - 2000
  Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, 1998 - 2004
  
  

CONSULTING ACTIVITIES

• National Science Foundation, Directorate for Computer & Information Science & Engineering, Division of Information and Intelligent Systems, Member of Proposal Review Panel for IIS-REU Program, November 4 - 5, 2004
  
  
• National Science Foundation, Directorate for Education and Human Resources, Division of Undergraduate Education, Member of Proposal Review Panel for DLR Program, April 29 - 30, 2004
  
  
• National Science Foundation, Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering, Member of Proposal Review Panel for ITR Program, April 19 - 20, 2004
  
  
• National Science Foundation, Directorate for Engineering, Division of Design, Manufacture, and Industrial Innovation, Member of Proposal Review Panel for MPM Program, April 7, 2003
  
  
• National Science Foundation, Directorate for Engineering, Division of Design, Manufacture, and Industrial Innovation, Member of Proposal Review Panel for SBIR Program, August 22, 2002, September 15, 1999
  
  
• National Science Foundation, Directorate for Education and Human Resources, Division of Undergraduate Education, Member of Proposal Review Panel for CCLI Program, July 15 - 18, 2002 (panel chair), July 16 - 19, 2001, July 24 - 27, 2000 (panel chair), July 26 - 29, 1999, February 17 - 20, 1999
  
  
• John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, New York, 2000, Review of a book on kinematics, dynamics, and design of machinery
  
  
• McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, New York, 1997, Review of a proposed book on design of machinery
  
  
• Reviewer of paper manuscripts for SAE Transactions and Tribology International
  
  

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Multi-lingual: German (fluent), English (fluent), Russian (proficient); French (proficient)
  
  
• Computer languages: FORTRAN, Pascal, ADA, BASIC
  
  
• Operating systems: UNIX, Windows, DOS, Macintosh
  
  
• CAE software: I-DEAS, Pro-Engineer, Solid Works, CATIA, MATLAB, PAM-STAMP, DEFORM, ABAQUS, DADS, Working Model