Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics University of Pennsylvania

Academic honors garnered by the research group of (Suresh) G. K. Ananthasuresh

1. G. K. Ananthasuresh, S. Kota, and Y. Gianchandani, Best paper award at the 3rd Applied Mechanisms and Robotics conference, 1993.
2. G. K. Ananthasuresh and L. Saggere, First prize in ASME Student Mechanism Competition in the graduate category, 1994.
3. A. Saxena and S. N. Kramer, Best paper award at the 5th Applied Mechanisms and Robotics conference, 1997.
4. W. Bennett, C. Nappen, and G. K. Ananthasuresh, Best paper award at the 6th Applied Mechanisms and Robotics conference, 1999.
5. G. K. Ananthasuresh, National Science Foundation CAREER award. 1998-2002.
6. G. K. Ananthasuresh, Ralph Teetor Educational award given by the Society of Automotive Engineers, 2000.
7. D. Ateya, First prize in the ASME Student Mechanism Design competition, undergraduate category, 2000.
8. R. Yahya, Senior deign project award, 1999.
9. C. Gahring, Senior design project award, 1999.
10. A. Perrin, Senior design project award, 2001.
11. Jonathan Treitel, Fourth prize in the International Science and Engineering Fair, 1998 (Jonathan from Central highschool of Philadelphia has won so many other awards that we lost count -- it is a pretty long list.)
12. S. K. Koh, Best presentation award at the Graduate Research Symposium, 2001 at School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Pennsylvania.
13. L. Yin and G. K. Ananthasuresh, "A Novel Formulation for the Topology Design of the Distributed Compliant Mechanisms," one among the eight papers nominated for the best paper award for the Mechanisms and Robotics Conference of the 2002 ASME International Design Engineering and Technical Conferences, Montreal, Sep. 28th - Oct. 2nd.
14. S. K. Koh and G. K. Ananthasuresh, "Motion Planning Algorithm for Axis-Control of Miniature Spacecraft", one among the eight papers nominated for the best paper award for the Mechanisms and Robotics Conference of the 2002 ASME International Design Engineering and Technical Conferences, Montreal, Sep. 28th - Oct. 2nd.
15. S. K. Koh, John Goff award, 2003.