Faculty Directory
Mustapha S. Fofana
Associate Professor
Office: Washburn Shops, 311B
Phone: +1-508-831-5966
Fax: +1-508-831-5178
msfofana@wpi.edu
Educational Background
- B.Sc./M.Sc., Technical University of Budapest, 1986
- MA.Sc., University of Waterloo, Waterloo, 1989
- Ph.D., University of Waterloo, Waterloo, 1993
Research & Teaching Interests
Nonlinear Machine-Tool Chatter; Manufacturing Time Delay Dynamics and Control; Manufacturing Health Monitoring; Delay Differential Equations and Degenerate Hopf bifurcations; Stochastic Nonlinear Time Delay Dynamics
Recent Publications
Honors & Awards
- International Student Differential Fee Waiver, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, N2L 3GI, 1988-1991.
- University of Waterloo Scholarship for Outstanding Performance in Graduate Study, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, 1990.
- University of Waterloo Scholarship for Outstanding Performance in Graduate Study, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, 1991.
- Outstanding Master of Science Thesis Award from the Hungarian Scientific Society of Mechanical Engineers, Budapest, Hungary, 1986.
- Sierra Leone Scholarship Award for Studying Mechanical Engineering, Budapest Technical University, 1521 Budapest XI., Muegyetem Raktar 3, Hungary.
Professional Societies/Memberships
- Manufacturing Engineering Graduate Committee Member
- Committee Member for Mechanical Engineering Publications and Public Relations
- Committee Member for the integration of ME 1800 - Material Selections and Manufacturing Processes / ES 1310 - Engineering Graphics
- ASME Faculty Advisor
- ASME, SME, and SIAM Member
Media Coverage
- Who's Who in Science and Engineering
