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Cusumano, Joseph P.

Cusumano, Joseph P.

Professor

Office phone: (814) 865-3179
Office address: 305D Earth and Engineering Sciences Building
E-mail: jpcusumano@psu.edu
Homepage: http://www.esm.psu.edu/wiki/research:jpc3:start

Educational Background

  • Ph.D., Theoretical & Applied Mechanics, Cornell University, 1990
  • M.Sc., Applied Mathematics, Brown University, 1982
  • B.S., Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, 1979

Years of Service with Penn State (24 years)

  • Apr 2003 – Present Professor of Engineering Science & Mechanics
  • Apr 1995 – Apr 2003 Associate Professor of Engineering Science & Mechanics
  • Sept 1988 – Apr 1995 Assistant Professor of Engineering Science & Mechanics

Other Related Experience — Teaching, Industrial, Etc.

  • 1985 – 1988 Research Assistant, Nonlinear Dynamics Laboratory, Department of Theoretical & Applied Mechanics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
  • 1982 – 1985 Energy Consultant, Self Employed, New York, New York
  • 1979 – 1981 Process Design Engineer, Advanced Energy Systems, Babcock & Wilcox, Barberton, Ohio

Recent Principal Publications

  • Aaron Raftery, Joseph Cusumano, and Dagmar Sternad (2008) “Chaotic Frequency Scaling in a Coupled Oscillator Model for Free Rhythmic Actions,” Neural Computation, 20, pp. 205–226.
  • Joseph P. Cusumano and Joby John (2008) “Goal Equivalence and Human Movement Dynamics,” in proceedings Proceedings of the NSF CMMI Engineering Research and Innovation Conference 2008 January 7–10, 2008, Knoxville, Tennessee, NSF CMMI Engineering Research and Innovation Conference 2008 January 7–10, 2008, Knoxville, Tennessee.
  • Jonathan B. Dingwell, Michelle A. Garel, and Joseph P. Cusumano (2008) “Goal Relevant Gait Variability in Healthy Young & Elderly,” in proceedings Proceedings of the Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Society 13th Annual Meeting April 2–5, 2008, Richmond, Virginia, USA., Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Society 13th Annual Meeting April 2–5, 2008, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
  • Kimberlee Jordan, John H. Challis, and Joseph P. Cusumano (2008) “Local Dynamic Stability and the Time-Dependent Structure of Gait Variability in Walking and Running,” Human Movement Science, revised manuscript submitted for review.
  • J. John and J. P. Cusumano (2008) “Trial-to-Trial Task Dynamical Systems,” Biological Cybernetics, submitted for publication.
  • Jonathan B. Dingwell, Michelle A. Garel, and Joseph P. Cusumano (2007) “Goal Equivalent Control of Variability in Steady-State Human Treadmill Walking,” in proceedings Proceedings of the 44th Annual Technical Meeting Society of Engineering Science, 44th Annual Technical Meeting Society of Engineering Science, October 21–24, 2007, College Station, Texas.
  • Joby John and Joseph P. Cusumano (2007) “Inter-Trial Dynamics of Repeated Skilled Movements,” in proceedings Proceedings of the ASME 2007 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, ASME 2007 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC/CIE 2007, September 4–7, 2007, Las Vegas, USA..
  • Joseph P. Cusumano (2007) “Nonlinear Modal Interactions and Low Order Modeling of a Kicked Flexible Rod,” in proceedings Proceedings of the 6th International Congress on Industrial and Applied Mathematics, July 16–20, 2007, Zurich, Switzerland, 6th International Congress on Industrial and Applied Mathematics, July 16–20, 2007, Zurich, Switzerland.
  • Joseph P. Cusumano and Joby John (2007) “Performance Variability and Task Dynamics,” in proceedings Proceedings of the 44th Annual Technical Meeting Society of Engineering Science, 44th Annual Technical Meeting Society of Engineering Science, October 21–24, 2007, College Station, Texas.
  • Joseph P. Cusumano and Paola Cesari (2006) “Body-Goal Variability Mapping in an Aiming Task,” Biological Cybernetics, 94(5), pp. 367–379.
  • D. Chelidze and J. P. Cusumano (2006) “Phase Space Warping: Nonlinear Time Series Analysis for Slowly Drifting Systems,” Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A, 364, pp. 2495–2513.
  • J. P. Cusumano and D. Chelidze (2005) “Phase Space Warping: A Dynamical Systems Approach to Diagnostics and Prognostics,” in book entitled Chaotic Dynamics and Control of Systems and Processes, pp. 183–189, edited by G. Rega and F. Vestroni. Springer, Dortrecht, The Netherlands.
  • D. Chelidze and J. P. Cusumano (2004) “A Dynamical Systems Approach to Failure Prognosis,” ASME Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, 126(1), pp. 2–8.
  • A. Chatterjee and J. P. Cusumano (2003) “Asymptotic Parameter Estimation via Implicit Averaging on a Nonlinear Extended System,” ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control, 125(1), pp. 11–18.

Consulting, Patents, and Scientific and Professional Society Memberships

  • American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1988 – Present)
  • U.S. Patent 6,567,752 B2, Joseph Cusumano, David Chelidze and Anindya Chatterjee. A General Method for Tracking the Evolution of Hidden Damage or Other Unwanted Changes in Machinery Components and Predicting Remaining Useful Life (20 May 2003)

Honors and Awards

  • Osher Fellowship, The Exploratorium, a Museum of Science, Art, and Human Perception, San Francisco (1997)
  • Outstanding Teacher Award, Penn State Engineering Society (1995)
  • Outstanding New Mechanics Educator Award, ASEE (1992)

Recent Institutional and Professional Service

  • Co-organized, co-taught, and continue to develop mini-course and other course materials on dynamics, chaos, fractals, and patterns in nature, with Nick Gildow, a math teacher at the Delta Program., State College Delta Program (grades 8–12) (2007 – Present)
  • Member, ESM Department ABET Committee (2007 – Present)
  • Member, ESM Department Portfolio Committee (2007 – Present)
  • Member, ESM Department Mechanics Candidacy Exam Committee (2007 – Present)
  • Member, ESM Department Promotion and Tenure Committee (2005 – Present)
  • Chair, ESM Department Mechanics Faculty Search Committee (2006 – 2007)
  • Associate Editor, ASME Journal of Vibrations and Acoustics, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (2001 – 2007)
  • Member, ESM Department Mechanics Review Committee (2005 – 2006)
  • Chair, ESM Department Fundamentals Exam Committee (2005 – 2006)
  • Member, ESM Department Faculty Search Committee (2005 – 2006)

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