Education:
BS Technical University of Budapest 1986
MS Technical University of Budapest 1986
MS University of Waterloo 1989
PhD University of Waterloo 1993
Email
msfofana@wpi.edu
Office Location
Higgins Labs 206
Contact
Phone:
+1 (508) 8315000 x5966
Research Interests
Research 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
Scholarly Work
The Effect of Nonlinearity in Orthogonal Turning Operation - 2002
Spatial Decomposition in a Mechanical System with Discrete Delays - 1999
Fofana, M. S., "Deterministically and Stochastically Perturbed Hopf Bifurcation", Journal of Engineering Mechanics (under review).
Cournoyer, R. J. and Fofana, M. S., "Application of Parametric Software into CAM Environment", Journal of Engineering Education (currently under review).
Professional Highlights & Honors
Professional Highlights & Honors:
1986
Hungarian Scientific Society of Mechanical Engineers
1988
University of Waterloo
1990
University of Waterloo
1991
University of Waterloo
Budapest Technical University