Michael Seelinger
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Professor Mike Seelinger is a teaching professor in the Dept. of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering. He was recently named the Dunn Family Teaching Professor of Engineering. He teaches a number of courses including Introduction to Engineering Systems, Mechanics, and Differential Equations, Vibrations, and Controls. During his time on the faculty at Notre Dame he has been awarded the College of Engineering Outstanding Teaching Award (2016), the Rev. Edmund P. Joyce, CSC, Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching (2015), and the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Teacher of the Year Award (2016, 2012). While at the University of Illinois he was named to the “Incomplete List of Teachers Ranked Excellent by Their Students” six times.
In the classroom he is best known for what his students refer to as “Story Time with Professor Seelinger.” With some frequency he starts class with a story intended to introduce a “life lesson.” These include topics such as how to be a more efficient learner, how to get the most out of a summer internship, and how to build good professional relationships.
Mike earned his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of Notre Dame in 1994, 1997, and 1999. During his undergraduate years he was a resident of Cavanaugh Hall. His research interests include vision-guided robotics, motion control, machine vision, and space exploration robots. About the time he completed his Ph.D. he joined Yoder Software, Inc. as vice president and co-owner. Through SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) contracts he has worked with NASA-JPL on the development of visual control software for the Mars Rovers program. He is an inventor on 14 patents. From 2002–2006 Michael was on the faculty at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign as a Visiting Instructor and Course Coordinator in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering.
Students, faculty, and staff are all welcome to attend, although the event may be of particular interest to FYS students applying to the CUSE Sorin Scholar Program.
Originally published at cuse.nd.edu.