People

Co-Directors

S. Jack Hu
University Co-Director
Professor of Mechanical Engineering and
Professor of Industrial and Operations Engineering
G. Lawton and Louise G. Johnson Professor of Engineering
The University of Michigan
jackhu@umich.edu

Susan Smyth
GM Co-Director
Director, Manufacturing Systems Lab
GM R&D
susan.smyth@gm.com

Faculty and Research Staff

Jeffrey Abell, Ph. D.
Lab Group Manager
Manufacturing Systems Research Lab
GM R&D
jeffrey.abell@gm.com

Wayne Cai, Ph. D.
Principal Investigator
Staff Researcher
Manufacturing Systems Research Lab
GM R&D
wayne.cai@gm.com

Yhu-Tin Lin, Ph. D.
Principal Investigator
Staff Researcher
Manufacturing Systems Research Lab
GM R&D
yhu-tin.lin@gm.com

P.C. Wang, Ph. D.
Technical Fellow
GM R&D
pei-chung.wang@gm.com

Judy Jin, Ph. D.
Associate Professor, Industrial & Operations Engineering
The University of Michigan
jhjin@umich.edu

Elijah Kannatey-Asibu Jr., Ph. D.
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Director, Program in Manufacturing
The University of Michigan
asibu@umich.edu

Tae H. Kim, Ph. D.
Research Fellow
The University of Michigan
kimtae@umich.edu

Hui Wang, Ph. D.
Research Fellow
The University of Michigan
huiwz@umich.edu

Ningjian Huang, Ph. D.
Manufacturing Systems Lab
GM R&D
ninja.huang@gm.com

Thomas B. Stoughton
Technical Fellow
Manufacturing Systems Lab
GM R&D Center
thomas.b.stoughton@gm.com

Paul E. Krajewski, Ph. D.
Laboratory Group Manager
Technical Fellow
Materials and Processes Lab
GM R&D
paul.e.krajewski@gm.com

Theresa M. Lee
Materials and Processes Lab
GM R&D
theresa.m.lee@gm.com

Graduate Students

Andres Abad
Ph.D. Candidate, IOE
The University of Michigan
agabad@umich.edu

S. Shawn Lee
Ph. D. Pre-Candidate, ME
The University of Michigan
shawnlee@umich.edu

Sha Li
Ph. D. Pre-Candidate, ME
The University of Michigan
lilisa@umich.edu

Jingjing Li
Ph. D. Candidate, ME
The University of Michigan
jingjli@umich.edu

John Wang
Ph.D. Candidate, ME & IOE
The University of Michigan
johnwang@umich.edu

Liang Zhou
Ph. D. Candidate , ME
The University of Michigan
zhl@umich.edu