Ranjan Mukherjee

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Professor and Martin J. Vanderploeg Endowed Chair of Mechanical Engineering Department

mukherji@egr.msu.edu
(517) 355-1834

Education

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara 1991
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara 1989
BTech., Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 1987

Departments

Electrical and Computer Engineering
Mechanical Engineering

Biography

Ranjan Mukherjee received his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, in 1987. He received his master’s in science and doctorate degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Santa Barbara, in 1989 and 1991. Prior to joining Michigan State University, he was an assistant professor at the US Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, from 1991 to 1996.

Ranjan Mukherjee’s research interests are in the broad area of mechatronics and robotics. He is a Fellow of the ASME.

Awards

• Charles Stark Draper Innovative Practice Award – ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Division, 2014
• Withrow Distinguished Scholar – Senior Award, MSU College of Engineering, 2011
• Fulbright Research Scholarship, 2008
• Fellow of the ASME, 2008
• Withrow Teaching Excellence Award, MSU College of Engineering, 2007
• Faculty/Staff Community Service-Learning Award, Michigan Campus Compact, 2006