Northern Illinois University
College of Engineering and Engineering Technology

Brianno D. Coller, Ph.D.
Professor and Undergraduate Director

Department

Mechanical Engineering

Education

• Ph.D. in Theoretical & Applied Mechanics, Cornell University (1995)
• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Cornell University (1991)

Research Interests

• Dynamics and control
• Nonlinear dynamical systems
• Bifurcation theory
• Nonlinear control
• Traffic dynamics
• Engineering education

Selected Projects

• I-Corps L: Tinkering Labs - Invent It Here, funded by National Science Foundation
• Collaborative Research: Learning and Teaching Engineering Dynamics Through Play, funded by National Science Foundation
• FUN: An EAGER Proposal for the Finland-U.S. Network for the Study of Engagement and Learning in Games, funded by TERC (National Science Foundation)

Industrial Experience

• Consultant, United Technologies Research Center, Hartford, CT (1997 – 2002)
• Engineer, Hughes Aircraft Company, El Segundo, CA (1989 – 1991)