Richard Hill
Richard Hill
Assistant Dean for Research & External Initiatives
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Contact Info:
Campus: McNichols Campus
Building: Engineering
Room: 130
Phone: 313-578-0428
Email: hillrc@udmercy.edu
Areas of Expertise:
Controls
Dynamics
Instrumentation
Mechatronic Design
Numerical Methods
Electric Vehicles
Degrees
- Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan
- M.S., Applied Mathematics, University of Michigan
- M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
- B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Southern California
Biography
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering teaches controls, dynamics, instrumentation, and mechatronic design. His research interests are in discrete-event system modeling and control, nonlinear control, and vehicle and manufacturing applications. Dr. Hill holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and an MS in Applied Mathematics from the University of Michigan, an MS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Southern California.
Prior to joining the Detroit Mercy faculty, Dr. Hill worked at Lockheed Martin Corporation on satellite attitude reference and control and was a high school math and science teacher. He joined the University in 2008.