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Steven Shaw
University Distinguished Professor
Research Interests
  • MEMS
  • controls
  • nonlinear systems
  • vibrations
Research Biography
Dynamics, vibrations, and nonlinear systems. Applications to vibration absorbers, engine dynamics and vibrations, resonant MEMS/NEMS (micro/nano-electro-mechanical-systems) sensors, rotor systems.
Selected Publications
  • B. E. DeMartini, J. F. Rhoads, S. W. Shaw, and K. L. Turner, "A Single Input – Single Output Mass Sensor Based on a Coupled Array of Microresonators," Sensors and Actuators A: Physical 13, 147-156, 2007.
  • G. Csernak, G. Stépán, and S.W. Shaw, "Sub-harmonic Resonant Solutions of a Harmonically Excited Dry-Friction Oscillator," Nonlinear Dynamics 50, 93-109, 2007.
  • B. Olson, S. W. Shaw, and C. Pierre, "Vibration Absorbers for Linear Cyclic Systems," accepted for publication 2008, Journal of Sound and Vibration.
Selected Achievements and Awards
  • Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • University Distinguished Faculty Award, MSU, 2008
  • Withrow Distinguished Senior Scholar Award, College of Engineering, MSU, 2002