James A. Schaaf, Ph.D.

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Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering University of California, Davis One Shields Avenue Davis, CA 95616 Office: 2106 Bainer Hall Tel.: 530.752.5548 Fax: 530.752.4158

Education

• PhD in Mechanical Engineering (Spatial Kinematics - Kinematic Geometry) - University of California - Davis, 1988.
• MS in Mechanical Engineering (Biomechanics and Mechanical Design) - Purdue University, 1983.
• BS in Mechanical Engineering - Purdue University, 1981.
  

Past Positions

• 1988-1993, Washington University - St. Louis, Lee Hunter Assistant Professor of Mechanical Design (first recipient).
  
• 1989-1990, Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Cambridge and Massachusetts General Hospital - Boston, NIDRR Biomechanics Research Fellow.
  
• 1984-1988, University of California - Davis, Associate In Mechanical Engineering.

Academic Interests

Professional Associations

• American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
  
• American Society of Engineering Education.
  
• Tau Beta Pi.
  
• Pi Tau Sigma.