Brent M. Nowak, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Department of Mechanical Engineering

EB 3.04.46
brent.nowak@utsa.edu
210-458-6772

Educational Background:

Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin

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Field of Study:

Mechanical Engineering

Areas of Teaching Interest:

Dynamics
Kinematics
Systems Engineering
Controls
Mechatronics
Robotics

Areas of Research Interest:

Adaptive learning systems
- Collaborative serial manipulators in manufacturing
- Surface and subsurface autonomous systems, and
- Medical devices
Design and field deployment of multi-energy domain systems (mechatronics)
- Polar regions (Arctic and Antarctic)
- Manufacturing robotics and automated systems
Image processing and algorithm development
- Manufacturing inspection
- Adaptive machine vision systems, and
- Cancer research

Our Mission

The mission of the Mechanical Engineering Department is to provide excellent educational and research opportunities to our undergraduate and graduate students who will contribute to the technological and economic development of the community, the region and the nation.

The faculty of the Department of Mechanical Engineering values excellence in teaching, research, and service to the community and the profession. Our students learn to be technically competent and socially responsible, while they acquire a solid background to perform diverse engineering functions; to succeed in graduate education; and acquire life-long learning skills.