Rate My Professor Nabil Chalhoub

Nabil Chalhoub serves as the DeVlieg Professor and Chair of the Mechanical Engineering Department at Wayne State University. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Wayne State University in 1980 and 1981, respectively, and his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan in 1986. His professional career includes serving as an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Nevada-Reno from 1986 to 1989. Since joining Wayne State University in 1989, he has progressed through the ranks: Assistant Professor from 1989 to 1994, Associate Professor from 1994 to 2004, and Professor since 2004.

Dr. Chalhoub's research interests encompass modeling and active control of flexible structures, robotics, solid-fluid interaction problems, internal combustion engine cycle simulations, IC engine dynamics and tribology, guidance and control of marine vessels, nonlinear robust controllers and observers, and self-tuning fuzzy controllers. His scholarly contributions include highly cited works such as "Control of a flexible robot arm: experimental and theoretical results" (1987), "Dynamic simulation of a leadscrew driven flexible robot arm and controller" (1986), "A self-tuning guidance and control system for marine surface vessels" (2013), and "Exploration of the contribution of the start/stop transients in HEV operation and emissions" (2000). He has earned several accolades, including designation as an ASME Fellow, the Outstanding Faculty Service Award from the College of Engineering at Wayne State University in 2008, the Mike Darson Outstanding Teaching Faculty Award from the Mechanical Engineering Department in 1994-1995, and the Career Development Chair Award in 1997-1998. Additionally, he holds editorial positions as Associate Editor for the ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control since July 2009 and for the Journal of Vibration and Control since April 2004. Dr. Chalhoub has chaired significant committees, such as the Modeling, Identification, and Intelligent Systems Technical Committee of the ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Division from 2008 to 2010, and served on NSF review panels and international program committees.