Director since July 2004
Dr. Colgate is currently a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Founding Director of the Institute for Design Engineering and Applications at Northwestern University, where he has served in various professor positions since 1988. From June 1999 until September 2000, Dr. Colgate took a sabbatical leave from Northwestern University to serve as a founder and the President of Cobotics, Inc., which is now part of Stanley Assembly Technologies, a supplier of human interface technologies for the industrial marketplace. His research interests include human-machine systems, especially cobotics and haptic interface. Dr. Colgate is currently the holder of the Alumnae of Northwestern Professorship of Teaching Excellence. |