Northern Illinois University
College of Engineering and Engineering Technology

Andrew W. Otieno, Ph.D.
NIU Presidential Engagement Professor

Department

Technology

Education

• Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, The University of Leeds, UK (1994)
• M.S. in Industrial Engineering, University of Sierra Leone (1985) 

Research Interests

• Machining analyses/experimental studies
• Micro-machining
• Automation
• Finite element modeling
• Structural health monitoring
• Machine Vision applications

Selected Projects

• More than $75K in grants and research activities since 2000.
• Illinois Science and Math Partnership (IMSP) for summer in-service activities with middle and elementary school teachers
• Verizon Foundation SMILE project for middle and high school summer educational activities
• Tool imaging and machinability studies for micromachining applications under the ROCK project
• Manufacturability of plastics filled with ethanol processing corn co-products funded by USDA
• Consulting with local companies (analysis of wind loads on gates; design and installation of an automated sled)
• Thin film thermocouple applications for measurement of temperature in high-speed machining (in collaboration with T. Obikawa at Tokyo University)
• Analysis of tool wear in near dry machining of difficult to machine materials (in collaboration with T. Obikawa at Tokyo University)

Professional Associations and Honors

• ASEE
• ASME
• SME
• NSBE
• EPT

Selected Publications

• K.A. Rosentrator and A.W. Otieno (2006) Considerations for Manufacturing Bio-Based Plastic Products, Journal of Polymers and the Environment, 14(4), pp. 335 - 346.
• A. Otieno, C. Pedapati, X. Wan and H. Zhang, (2006) Imaging and Wear Analysis of Micro-tools Using Machine Vision, 2006 IJME-INTERTECH International Conference, October 19-21, 2006, Kean University, Union, N.J.
• Otieno and C. Mirman (2006) Machine Vision Applications in Plastics Injection Molding : A Case Study of Automated Inspection, J. of Eng. Technology, Spring 2006, pp.26 - 31.
• Otieno, A., Azad, A.K.M. and Balamuralikrishna, R. (2006) Creating a Bridge to Simulate Simultaneous Engineering Experiences for Senior Undergraduate Students - Description and Reflection on a Case Study at Northern Illinois University, European J. of Eng. Ed., 31(2), pp. 181 – 189.
• H.O. Nyongesa, A.W. Otieno and P.L Rosin (2001) Neural Fuzzy Analysis of Delaminated Composites from Shearography Imaging, Composite Structures, 54, pp. 313-318.

Work Experience

• Department of Technology, NIU (2000-present)
• Intelligent Systems Center, University of Missouri-Rolla (1998-2000)
• Lecturer/ Senior Lecturer, University of Nairobi, Kenya (1985 -1998)