Yazan Manna, Ph.D

• Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering (13 years ).
• Three Teaching Awards (2013, 2014 & 2015) .
• Solid background in Mechatronics & Mechanical Engineering.
• Ph.D., M.Sc., in Mechanical Engineering (2010 & 2005).
• M.Sc. in Pharmaceuticals Manufacturing (2021).
• B.Sc. in Mechatronics Engineering (2003).
• Entrepreneur; 8 years experience in Pharmaceutical industry.
• Certified as an Orbital Welding Contractor (7 years) for Pharmaceutical Industries: Installing & Welding Stainless Steel Tubing.
• Large record of creating tremendously rich learning environments.
• Other Specialties include programming Robot Fanuc R-30iB and Siemens PLC model S7-1200.
• Software Knowledge: Ansys, Creo, Solidworks, AutoCAD, MATLAB, Pipe Flow, LogixPro.
• Courses Taught : Automation by PLC's & Robotics, Dynamics, Mechanisms & Machinery, Thermodynamics, Machine Design, CAD (for freshmen, seniors & graduate students), Modelling and Simulations, Automatic Control, Manufacturing Processes and Systems, Design for Manufacturability, Industrial Plastics, Finite Element Analysis, Computer Simulations using Ansys, and 3D Printing·
• Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.

• Three Teachings Awards in: 2013, 2014 & 2015 .
• Ability to teach effectively many courses in: Mechanical , Mechatronics and Industrial Engineering.
• Expert in Orbital Welding (Automatic orbital TIG) for Pharmaceutical, Dairy, Food and Beverages industries.

• 2015 Provost's Award for Online Teaching and Educational Program Development at Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ

      (The Provost and University Vice President of the Stevens Institute of Technology established an inaugural Online Teaching Professorship in   

      2008 to recognize individuals of exceptional teaching ability who have demonstrated a great influence on students through online teaching.)

• 2014 Harvey N. Davis Distinguished Teaching Assistant Professor at Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ

     (This yearly award honor is awarded to individuals of exceptional teaching ability who have demonstrated a great influence on students in 

      and/or outside the classroom).

• 2013 Distinguished Teaching Faculty Award at Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ.

      (This award is given to the faculty member who has gone above and beyond in the classroom to establish an enriching learning environment.)

• “Motion Control and Coordination in the Development of a Gait Rehabilitation System”, Yazan A. Manna, Fen Du, Zhiming Ji., Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C, Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 226(7), pp. 1885-1895, July 2012.
• “Size Minimization of Disk Cams with Roller-Followers under Pressure Angle Constraint”, Zhiming Ji, Yazan A. Manna, Dec. 2008, Journal of

      Mechanical Engineering Science, Vol. 222, No. C12, ISSN 0954-4062, P2475-2484.

• “Synthesis of a Pattern Generation Mechanism for Gait Rehabilitation”, Zhiming Ji, Yazan Manna, Sep. 2008, Journal of Medical Devices, Vol. 2, No. 3, Paper # 031004.

• Member of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME).
• Member of the American Welding Society (AWS).
• Member of American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE).
• Journal reviewer of IEEE Sensors Journal.
• Journal reviewer for Journal of Tissue Culture and Bioengineering.
• Book Manuscript Reviewer, Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Book Name: Optimization Concepts and Applications in Engineering, 3rd edition. Ashok D. Belegundu (Author), Professor Tirupathi R. Chandrupatla (Author)
• Editorial Board Member of “OA journal of Biomedical Research” and Journal reviewer.
• Journal reviewer for the Biomedical Engineering Division for American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)