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About Robert G. Landers

Dr. Robert G. Landers, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Missouri S&T, was named Curators’ Distinguished Professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering in 2018.

Dr. Landers joined the Missouri S&T faculty in 2000 as an assistant professor of mechanical engineering. He was promoted to associate professor in 2006 and to professor in 2012. The associate chair for graduate affairs in mechanical and aerospace engineering, he has authored 175 refereed technical publications, including 76 journal articles and five book chapters. He holds one U.S. patent.

In 2004, Dr. Landers received the M. Eugene Merchant Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award from the Society of Manufacturing Engineers. He was elected Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and received the ASME Blackall Machine Tool and Gage Award for a paper he co-authored describing an additive manufacturing method for fabricating 3-D parts by extrusion of water-based ceramic pastes. He has also received numerous awards for research, faculty excellence and outstanding teaching.

Dr. Landers earned a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan, a master of science degree from Carnegie Mellon University and a bachelor of science degree from the University of Oklahoma, all in mechanical engineering.

Technical Areas:
Design and Manufacturing
Dynamic Systems and Control

Investigator, Intelligent Systems Center

Positions

January 2018 - Present Curators' Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology ‐ Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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August 2017 - Present Associate Chair for Graduate Affairs, Missouri University of Science and Technology ‐ Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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January 2001 - Present Research Investigator, Missouri University of Science and Technology
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September 2012 - January 2018 Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology ‐ Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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2010 - 2016 Associate Chair for Graduate Affairs, Missouri University of Science and Technology ‐ Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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September 2006 - August 2012 Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology
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August 2000 - August 2006 Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology ‐ Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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Curriculum Vitae

Disciplines

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Professional Service and Affiliations

2004 - Present Member, North American Manufacturing Research Institute
1999 - Present Member, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
1994 - Present Senior Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
1994 - Present Senior Member, Society of Manufacturing Engineers
1990 - Present Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
1987 - Present Member, Pi Tau Sigma
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Honors and Awards

  • Missouri S&T Faculty Research Award (2016)
  • Top 20 Researcher at Missouri S&T (2016)
  • Elected ASME Fellow (2014)
  • Missouri S&T Faculty Excellence Award (2014)
  • Best Paper Finalist in Theory, International Symposium on Flexible Automation, Hyogo, Japan (2014)
  • Blackall Machine Tool and Gage Award: Best Paper in ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering (2014)
  • Missouri S&T Global Learning, Outstanding Teaching Award of Excellence (2014)
  • Missouri S&T Office of Graduate Studies Friend of the Year (2013)
  • Missouri S&T Faculty Research Award (2011)
  • Missouri S&T Global Learning Outstanding Teaching Award of Excellence (2010)
  • Missouri S&T Pi Tau Sigma Silver Slide Rule Award for Teaching (2009)
  • Missouri S&T Faculty Excellence Award (2007)
  • Missouri S&T School of Engineering Innovative Teaching Award (2006)
  • Missouri S&T Academy of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineers Faculty Excellence Award (2006)
  • Missouri S&T Faculty Excellence Award (2005)
  • Missouri S&T Outstanding Teaching Award (2005)
  • Missouri S&T School of Engineering Teaching Excellence Award (2005)
  • Missouri S&T School of Engineering Innovative Teaching Award (2004)
  • Society of Manufacturing Engineer’s M. Eugene Merchant Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award (2004)
  • Outstanding Paper Award, Third Place (with Jinming Liu), 38th ASEE Midwest Section Meeting (2003)
  • Missouri S&T Academy of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineers Faculty Teaching Excellence Award (2002)

Education

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1997 Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, The University Of Michigan
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1992 M.E. in Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
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1990 B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Summa Cum Laude, University of Oklahoma
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Contact Information

Missouri University of Science and Technology
279 Toomey Hall
400 West 13th Street
Rolla, MO  65409-0050

Phone: 573-341-4586
Fax: 573-341-6899

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Research Works (232)