Kosuke Ishii

Professor
Faculty of Design Division, Department of Mechanical Engineering

Degrees

B.S. Sophia University, Tokyo - Mechanical Engineering (1979)

M.S. Stanford University - Mechanical Engineering (1982)

Masters of Engineering Tokyo Institute of Technology - Control Engineering (1983)

Ph.D. Stanford University - Mechanical Engineering (1987)

 

Research Interests

Life-cycle Engineering, Design for Manufacturability, Design Optimization

Kos has three years of industry experience at Toshiba Corporation (1982-85). He was on the faculty at The Ohio State University from 1988 to 1994. In Fall, 1994, he joined Stanford and focuses his research on life-cycle engineering and robust design for quality. He has authored or co-authored more than 100 refereed articles. He currently serves as chair of the ASME Computer and Information in Engineering Division and is an associate editor of Journal of Mechanical Design (ASME) and AI in Engineering (Elsevier).

 

Awards/Honors

Lilly Fellowship for Excellence in Teaching (1989)

NSF Presidential Young Investigator Award (1991)

Pitney Bowes-ASME Award for Excellence in Mechanical Design (1993)

AT&T Industrial Ecology Faculty Fellowship (1995)

GM Outstanding Long Distance Faculty Award (1996)

LG Electronics Advisory Professorship (1997).

 

Recent Publications

Ishii, K. (1995), "Life-cycle Engineering Design," ASME Journal of Mechanical Design. Vol. 117, pp.42-47.

Beiter, K. and Ishii, K. (1996), "Incorporating Dimensional Requirements into Material Selection and Design of Injection Molded Parts. Engineering Plastics (Rapra), Volume 9, pp.435-456.

Seki, K. and Ishii, K. "Robust Design for Dynamic Performance: Optical Pick-up Example." ASME DTC/CIE Proceedings CD, ISBN 0-7918-1243-X.

Kmenta, S., Eubanks, C.F., and Ishii, K. (1997). "Advanced Failure Modes and Effects Analysis Using Behavior Modeling," DETC97/DTM-3872, ASME DTC/CIE Proceedings CD, ISBN 0-7918-1243-X.

Lee, B.L., Rhee, S., and Ishii, K. (1997). "Robust Design for Recyclability Using Demanufacturing Complexity Metrics," DETC97/DFM-4345, ASME DTC/CIE Proceedings CD, ISBN 0-7918-1243-X.

Martin, M.V. and Ishii, K. (1997) "Design for Variety: Development of Complexity Indices and Design Charts," DETC97/DFM-4359, ASME DTC/CIE Proceedings CD, ISBN 0-7918-1243-X.

 

Projects

NSF/DMII "Design for Recycle Modularity"
General Electric Aircraft Engines "Design for Six Sigma Quality"
Supply Chain Forum "Design for Variety"
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center "DFM for the Next Linear Collider"

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