Adrian Stein
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
PhD, University at Buffalo, New York, USA (2024)
Expertise
Precision motion control • uncertainty quantification • optimal control • additive manufacturing.
Biographical Sketch
Dr. Adrian Stein is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial at LSU. He received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering at the University at Buffalo (Buffalo, USA). He holds a BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering from the Technical University of Berlin (Berlin, Germany). During his academic journey, he interned at the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais in Brazil. His Bachelor Thesis at IAV focused on the testing of on-board diagnostics to identify malfunctioning NOx storage catalysts in diesel vehicles. Dr. Stein is a three-time recipient of the German National Scholarship and has interned at MAN Diesel & Turbo and Siemens. He was a visiting scholar at the Cracow University of Technology and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. His Master Thesis at the Volkswagen Research Center (Wolfsburg, Germany) explored the microturbine technology as a range extender for electric vehicles. At Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories (MERL), he worked on robotic manipulator and electric machine co-design. During his doctoral studies, he received the Presidential Fellowship for four years, won the University at Buffalo’s Silent Hoist and Crane Competition, and secured funding for a high-speed 3D printer project. Dr. Stein's research interests encompass precision motion control, game-theory inspired control algorithms, uncertainty quantification, and additive manufacturing. He is particularly interested in UAV docking maneuvers, high-speed 3D printing, co-design problems, and robust control algorithms in manufacturing.