Alamgir Choudhury

Professor

Location:

F-222 Floyd Hall, Mail Stop 5336

Mailing address:

Engineering Design, Manufacturing and Management Systems
Western Michigan University
1903 W Michigan Ave
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5336 USA

Education:

Ph. D., Mechanical Engineering, New Mexico State University, 1990.
M. S., Mechanical Engineering, New Mexico State University, 1985.
B. S., Mechanical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, 1977.

Certification:

Professional Engineer

Teaching Interests:

Fluid power system design and optimization.
Instrumentation and process control.
Mechanical design and computer aided engineering.

Bio:

Professional memberships

American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
American Society for Engineering Education.
Society of Manufacturing Engineers.
Tau Alpha Pi, Engineering Technology Honor Society.

Committees served

Departmental Assessment Committee.
Recruitment and Retention Committee.
Undergraduate Curriculum Committee.
Equipment and Safety Committee.
United Way representative.
WMU Faculty Senate.

Grants and awards

Performance analysis of hydraulic system components for a fluid power curriculum and capstone design project, National Fluid Power Association, 2009.
Frederick J. Berger award, Tau Alpha Pi, Washington, DC, 2009.
Chainless Challenge, Parker Hannifin Corporation, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008.
Parameter characterization for control of a nonlinear hydraulic system, National Fluid Power Association, 2006.
Investigating the working postures and applied forces on nurses while placing a maternity bed foot-section onto a birthing bed for different bed design, Stryker Medical, 2005.
Study of performance characteristics of pneumatic valve for manufacturing applications, Parker Hannifin Corporation Pneumatic Division, Richland, MI, 2005.
Online control of a hydraulic system for experimentation in mechanics, National Fluid Power Association, 2004.
Human-Hydraulic bicycle challenge, Parker Hannifin Corporation, 2004.
Study of performance characteristics and design optimization of pneumatic valve for manufacturing, Parker Hannifin Corporation Pneumatic Division, Richland, MI, 2004.
Parker Hannifin Motion and Control Laboratory, Parker Hannifin Foundation, Cleveland, OH, 2003.
Remote Data Collection and Transfer as a Teaching Tool for Process Monitoring & Control, DOE, WMU/UC, 2002.
Developing a computer assisted tool for analysis and design of mechanical components in the engineering technology programs, WMU, Kalamazoo, MI, 2002.
Modified Eulerian angle for mathematical modeling and optimal design of open chain mechanical system, Graduate College, WMU, Kalamazoo, MI, 2001.
Instrumentation and process control laboratory, National Science Foundation (Grant #981065), 1998.