Cliff Mirman
Professor and Chair, Department of Technology
Email: mirman@ceet.niu.edu
(Phone) 815-753-0531
(Fax) 815-753-3702
Education
- Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1990
- M.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1987
- B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 1983
Research Interests
Manufacturing analysis, Micro-machining; Automation and robotics, Finite element analysis, Kinematic Analysis, Mechanical Design, and Industrial Outreach
Work Experience
- Department of Technology, Northern Illinois University, 1999-present
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Wilkes University, 1991-1999
- Motorola Inc., 1983 – 1985
Professional Associations and Honors
- Member of Society of Manufacturing Engineers
- American Society of Engineering Education
- Served as expert witness for seven different legal cases
- Served as an engineering consultant for over twenty companies in the areas of structural integrity and design
- Has made numerous invited presentations to industrial groups on topics including analysis of plastic closures, technical writing, design and analysis of staging systems
- Awarded two patents
Selected Publications
- Mirman, C.R. and Gupta, K.C.: Compensation of Robot Joint Variables Using Special Jacobian Matrices. International Journal of Robotic Systems, Vol 9, No. 1, Feb. 1992.
- Mirman, C.R. and Gupta, K.C.: Identification of Position Independent Robot Parameter Errors Using Special Jacobian Matrices. Int. Journal of Robotics Research, Vol 12, No. 3, June 93.
- Mirman, C.R., Srinivasan, T., and Bibby, Y.,: Automatic Detection of Defects in the Manufacturing of Glass lenses. Proc. of the 1994 Pacific Conf on Manuf, Jakarta, Indonesia, 1994
- Mirman, C.R., Srinivasan, T., and Bibby, Y.: An Optical/Mechanical Testing System For Detecting of Manufacturing Defects in Glass Lenses. ASEE Journal of Technology, spring, 97.
- Mirman, C.R. and Tym, R.: Computer Aided Design of Concert Stages. ASEE Engineering Design Graphics Journal, 4/98, Volume 62, Number 1, pgs. 10-18.
- Mirman, C.R., Sawyers, D., and Smith, B: Design of a Self-Erecting Flip-Stage. ASEE Journal of Technology, Spring, 2002, Vol. 19, No.1, Pgs. 32 - 42.
- Mirman, C.R., Pedapati, C., Wan, S., Zhang, I.: Development of a Micro-Machining Support Platform. Proceedings of the 2006 IJME-Intertech Conference, New Jersey, September, 2006
- Otieno, A. and Mirman, C,: Machine Vision Applications in Plastic Injection Molding: A Case Study of Automated Inspection. ASEE Journal of Engineering Technology, Spring 2006.
- Mirman, C.R., Kyselica, S., Johnson, R., and Witte, D.: A Low-Cost Approach to Micro Machining. Proc. of the 2007 Defense Manuf Conf (DMC), Las Vegas, Nevada, 2007.
Research Projects
Dr. Mirman has worked on over 25 federal, state, and industrial funded projects and grants over the past twenty years in wide reaching areas within engineering. Dr. Mirman has worked with companies including Motorola, Edko, Connor/Winfield, JFW Manufacturing, Infinera Corp., Americold, Keebler Foods, Weigand Fire Arms, Zapata Innovative Closures, Wiremold, Baxter Health Care, Thomson Consumer Electronics, Mountain Productions, and Caterpillar.
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