Adrian Stein
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
PhD, ¾Å¾Å¸£ÀûÍø at Buffalo, New York, USA (2024)
Expertise
Precision motion control • uncertainty quantification • optimal control • additive manufacturing.
Biographical Sketch
Dr. Adrian Stein is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial at LSU. He received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering at the ¾Å¾Å¸£ÀûÍø at Buffalo (Buffalo, USA). He holds a BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering from the Technical ¾Å¾Å¸£ÀûÍø of Berlin (Berlin, Germany). During his academic journey, he interned at the Pontifical Catholic ¾Å¾Å¸£ÀûÍø of Minas Gerais in Brazil. His Bachelor Thesis at IAV focused on the testing of on-board diagnostics to identify malfunctioning NOx storage catalysts in diesel vehicles. Dr. Stein is a three-time recipient of the German National Scholarship and has interned at MAN Diesel & Turbo and Siemens. He was a visiting scholar at the Cracow ¾Å¾Å¸£ÀûÍø of Technology and the Norwegian ¾Å¾Å¸£ÀûÍø of Science and Technology. His Master Thesis at the Volkswagen Research Center (Wolfsburg, Germany) explored the microturbine technology as a range extender for electric vehicles. At Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories (MERL), he worked on robotic manipulator and electric machine co-design. During his doctoral studies, he received the Presidential Fellowship for four years, won the ¾Å¾Å¸£ÀûÍø at Buffalo’s Silent Hoist and Crane Competition, and secured funding for a high-speed 3D printer project. Dr. Stein's research interests encompass precision motion control, game-theory inspired control algorithms, uncertainty quantification, and additive manufacturing. He is particularly interested in UAV docking maneuvers, high-speed 3D printing, co-design problems, and robust control algorithms in manufacturing.