Stephen Ekwaro-Osire, Ph.D., P.E.
Professor
ME
Email: stephen.ekwaro-osire@ttu.edu
Phone: 806.834.1308
Fax: 806.742.3493
Office: MES 201B
Research Group Website
Mailing Address:
Texas Tech University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Box 41021
Lubbock, TX 79409−1021
Shipping Address:
Texas Tech University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
805 Boston Avenue
ME South Room 201
Lubbock, TX 79409

Biography
Professor Stephen Ekwaro-Osire is a full professor of mechanical engineering at Texas Tech University (TTU) and a licensed professional engineer in the State of Texas. He was most recently the interim chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the associate dean of research and graduate programs in the Whitacre College of Engineering at TTU. Before joining academia, he practiced engineering in the private sector. He has over ten years of experience in educational leadership. He was previously the interim chair of the Department of Industrial, Manufacturing & Systems Engineering at TTU. He was a Fulbright Scholar and is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. While at TTU, he has held honorary professorships at four universities in four countries. He has published 67 refereed archival papers in scientific journals, 135 refereed papers in conference proceedings, 14 book chapters, and two books. He has also delivered 36 invited talks in seven countries. As a primary advisor, he has supervised and graduated 14 PhD students and 26 MS students, and he is currently supervising five PhD students and an MS student. Besides serving as a primary advisor, he has additionally served on 73 PhD committees and 58 MS committees. He has mentored and trained seven post-doctoral research associates. Also, as the director of the Product Design & Development Laboratory, he has supervised and mentored 246 undergraduate students. Professor Ekwaro-Osire and his collaborators have secured $7.3 million for their research from state agencies, federal agencies, industry, and international funding agencies. For the last eight years, Professor Ekwaro-Osire has been an engineering program evaluator for ABET (a global accreditor of college and university programs in applied and natural science, computing, engineering, and engineering technology). His research interests are uncertainty quantification, prognostics health management, orthopedic biomechanics, and engineering design. He is a founding member of the Society for Design and Process Science, and an active member of the American Society for Engineering Education, the American Society of Biomechanics, and the Society for Experimental Mechanics.Research Interests
- Uncertainty Quantification
- Prognostics Health Management
- Orthopedic Biomechanics
- Engineering Design
Personal Information
Curriculum VitaeEducation:
- Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Texas Tech University, (1993)
- M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Texas Tech University, (1989)
- Dipl.-Ing., Mechanical Engineering, F.H. Osnabrück, (1985)
State(s) in which registered:
- Texas, No. 93063
Department of Mechanical Engineering
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Address
Texas Tech University, Box 41021 | Lubbock, TX 79409 -
Phone
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Email
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