C.R. (Bob) Koch
Member
| Address: 10-232 Donadeo Innovation Centre for Engineering Edmonton AB Canada T6G 1H9 Dr. C.R. (Bob) Koch is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Alberta, Edmonton Alberta (since 2001). In 2016 he is a visiting professor at the Institute for Measurement and Control at the Technical University of Berlin, Berlin Germany. In 2007, he was a visiting professor at the Institute of Systems Theory at the University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany. Before joining the University of Alberta, Dr. Koch worked for 10 years in the automotive industry. From 1991 to 1992 and from 1994 to 2001 he worked at Daimler-Benz - DaimlerChrysler in Stuttgart Germany in advanced internal combustion engines. During 1992 to 1994 he worked for General Motors in the Detroit area on automotive powertrain control. From this work he holds 7 US patents and 5 German patents. C.R. Koch received his B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada in 1985, and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, in 1986 and 1991, respectively. Improving fluid mechanical and combustion systems using closed loop control methods is the general focus of his research. His research interests include combustion engines, advanced powertrains and control of both reacting and non-reacting fluid. He is an assistant editor for the Journal Mechatronics and has been on the technical committee for a variety of conferences and reviews. E-mail: |
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