Program Coordinator:

Professor Yusuf Altintas , P.Eng.

Dr. Altintas founded the Electro-Mechanical Design Engineering and the Mechatronics Programs and oversees the Manufacturing Automation Laboratory at UBC. His research interests are in the area of computer-aided design and manufacturing, machine tools, open-architecture motion control, CNC system design, and process instrumentation and measurement.

Co-Coordinator and Mechatronics Undergraduate Advisor:

Professor Xiaodong Lu , P.Eng.

Dr. Lu teaches courses in mechatronics, instrumentation, control, and precision machine design. His research interests include electromechanics, precision machine design, structural dynamics, electronics, real-time computer design, signal processing, estimation, and advanced control algorithms.

Co-Coordinator:

Professor Robert Rohling , P.Eng.

Dr. Rohling holds a joint position with Mechanical Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering. He teaches courses in instrumentation of mechanical systems, image processing and group projects. His research is in biomedical engineering with specific interests in ultrasound imaging, medical information systems and robotics. Dr. Rohling has established the Ultrasound Innovation Laboratory and works in collaboration with local hospitals and companies in medical imaging.

Professor Elizabeth A. Croft , P.Eng.

Professor Boris Stoeber , P.Eng.

Dr. Stoeber's interests lie in Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS), Microflow Phenomena, Sensor technology, and integrated microsystems for biomedical applications and for environmental control. He holds a joint appointment in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering.