Rate My Professor Jeffrey Abell

Abell holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from General Motors Institute (now Kettering University) in 1985, a Master of Science in Systems Engineering in 1987, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Systems Engineering in 1992 from Oakland University. Throughout his career at GM, Delphi, and DaimlerChrysler, he developed several industry-first technologies, secured 23 granted patents with seven in production and eight tool method-secret inventions, and authored over 40 technical papers. Notable publications include “Joining technologies for automotive lithium-ion battery manufacturing: A review” (2010), “Characterization of joint quality in ultrasonic welding of battery tabs” (2013), “Process robustness of single lap ultrasonic welding of thin, dissimilar materials” (2011), “Feature selection for manufacturing process monitoring using cross-validation” (2013), and “Characterization of ultrasonic metal welding by correlating online sensor signals with weld attributes” (2014). His contributions have earned three General Motors Boss Kettering Awards for outstanding technical innovation—GM’s highest technical award—election to the SME College of Fellows in 2015, Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2024, and the S.M. Wu Research Implementation Award in 2025 from the North American Manufacturing Research Institute/SME. Abell is a licensed Professional Engineer and Certified Manufacturing Engineer.