Background
Tadesse, Yonas Tegegn was born on June 7, 1978 in Harar, Ethiopia. Arrived in United States, 2005. Son of Tegegn Tadesse and Alemitu Legesse.
researcher mechanical engineer
Tadesse, Yonas Tegegn was born on June 7, 1978 in Harar, Ethiopia. Arrived in United States, 2005. Son of Tegegn Tadesse and Alemitu Legesse.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, 2000. Mechanical and Materials Engineering, IIT, Mumbai, 2005. Degree in Mechanical Engineering, University Texas, Arlington, 2007.
Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 2009.
R&d engineer Nazareth Tractor Assembly Plant, Ethiopia, 2000—2001. Lecturer Adama University, 2000—2003. Research assistant Suman Mashruwala Advanced Microengring.
Laboratory, IIT, Mumbai, 2003—2005. Graduate research assistant Automation & Robotic Research Institute, University Texas Arlington, Forth Worth, Texas, 2005—2007. Graduate research assistant humanoid robotics Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Center Intelligent Material Systems & Structure, Blacksburg, Virginia, 2007—2009, postdoctoral research associate biomimetics, since 2010.
Member of ESME, NSBE, International Society for Optical Engineering, RAS, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Society of Mechanical Engineers.