Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University Illinois, Urbana Champaign, 1984. Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University Minnesota, 1987. Doctor of Philosophy in Robotics, Carnegie Mellon University, 1995.

Career

Research teaching assistant University Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1984—1986, associate professor with adjunct appointment electrical and computer engineering, 1998—2002. Engineer computer vision group Honeywell Inc., 1985—1987. Secondary school mathematics teacher United States Peace Corps., Botswana, 1987—1989.

Software engineer wireless communication Motorola Inc., Bothwell, Washington, 1990. Research assistant Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, 1990—1995. Internship Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, 1992.

Assistant professor Mechanical England, University Illinois, Chicago, 1995—1998. Professor robotics and intelligent system Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zurich, Switzerland, since 2002, head department mechanical and process engineering Switzerland, 2005—2007.

Connections

Married Dana Bookey; children: Jacob, Lily, Rose.

spouse:

Dana Bookey

child:

Jacob Nelson

child:

Lily Nelson

child:

Rose Nelson