Announcements
25 June 2021
Prof. Dr. Dan Zhang Appointed Section Editor-in-Chief of “Automation Systems” in Machines
We are pleased to announce that Prof. Dr. Dan Zhang has been appointed the Section Editor-in-Chief of the “Automation Systems” Section of Machines (ISSN 2075-1702).
Prof. Dr. Dan Zhang received his Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from Laval University in June 2000. He is a Kaneff Professor and the Tier 1 York Research Chair in advanced robotics and mechatronics with the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Lassonde School of Engineering, York University. His research interests include robotics and mechatronics, high-performance parallel robotic machine development, micro/nanomanipulation, and MEMS devices, and rehabilitation robots and rescue robots. He has served as a member of Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Grant Selection Committee. He is a registered Professional Engineer of Canada; a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE), the Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC), the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), and the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering (CSME); a Senior Member of the SME and IEEE.
We warmly welcome Prof. Dr. Dan Zhang in his role as our Section Editor-in-Chief, and we look forward to him leading Machines to achieve more milestones.
Prof. Dr. Dan Zhang
Email: [email protected]
Affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Lassonde School of Engineering, York University, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada
Homepage: mech.lassonde.yorku.ca/dan-zhang/
Interests: robotics and mechatronics; high-performance parallel robotic machine development; sustainable/green manufacturing systems; micro/nanomanipulation and MEMS devices (sensors); micro mobile robots and control of multi-robot cooperation; intelligent servo control system for the MEMS-based high-performance micro-robot; web-based remote manipulation; rehabilitation robot and rescue robot
