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<h2><br><br>Pranav A. Bhounsule</h2>
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<h6><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/70s09ygdr8qh7uo/cv_pbhounsule.pdf?dl=0"> CV</a> | <a href="calendar.html">Calendar</a></h6>
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<h4>Publications</h4>
<p class="col-xl-12">Click to see all of my papers and theses<br><a class="btn btn-dark btn-sm" href="research.html" role="button">See research »</a></p>
<h4>Experience</h4>
<p class="col-xl-12">Assistant Professor, Dept. of Mechanical and Industrial Engg, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL, USA Aug. 2019 - present <br>
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas San Antonio, TX, USA Aug. 2014 - July 2019 <br>
Postdoctoral Researcher, Disney Research Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA Jan. 2012 - July 2014 <br>
Visiting Researcher, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA Jan. 2012 - Dec. 2013</p>
<h4>Education</h4>
<p class="col-xl-12">Ph.D. (Mechanical), Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA, Aug. 2006 - May 2012 <br>
M.Tech. (Applied Mechanics), Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India Aug. 2004 - May 2006<br>
B.E. (Mechanical), Goa Engineering College, Goa, India July 2000 - May 2004</p>
<h4>Personal / Miscellaneous</h4>
<p class="col-xl-12">1. My review on Goa College of Engineering, Farmagudi, Goa, India (my ugrad inst., written in 2005). <a href="http://www.mouthshut.com/review/College-of-Engineering-Farmagudi-review-sqotnrnpt">web-link</a> | <a href="pranav_gec_review.pdf">cache</a>
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2. In the summer of 2009, I digitized Human Power Lab's (Andy Ruina's Cornell Lab) 18 year old (1991 - 2008) tape collection which amounted to 100 hours of video <a href="http://ruina.tam.cornell.edu/research/videos/index.php">web-link</a><br>
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3. My race results on <a href="https://www.athlinks.com/athletes/303227189/">athlinks</a><br>
Personal Records: <br>
<em> Runs </em><br>
6.2mi (10kms) 46min 33sec at Pittsburgh, PA in 2012 <br>
13.1miles (21.1 kms), half marathon: 1h 37m 42s at Nashville, TN in 2021<br>
26.2miles (42.2 kms), marathon: 3h 34m 28 s at Corning, NY in 2010 <br>
<em>Triathlon</em> <br>
1.2mi(1.9 km) swim - 56 mi(90 km) bike - 13.1mi(21.1km) run: 6 hr 54m 13sec at Syracuse, NY in 2013<br>
<a href="my_training.html">My experiments with training</a>
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4. In 2019, I switched my tenure track job.<a href="my_job_hunt.html">A write up on my experience and a perspective</a>. If you want my job application material (CV, research and teaching statement, cover letter, diversity statement), just shoot me an email.
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5. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-JRa3bycDo">20 Thoughts on Earning the PhD</a> (~30 min YouTube video)
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<td style="vertical-align: top;">(1) PhD is different from BS/MS<br>
(2) Coursework is not very useful<br>
(3) Learn enough, on the fly<br>
(4) Research Assistant works 24 x 7 almost<br>
(5) Figure out the goal early on<br>
(6) Maintain a research notebook<br>
(7) Master tools relevant to your work<br>
(8) Automate by creating templates <br>
(9) Dont remember dates, use a calendar<br>
(10) Always backup your work<br>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;">(11) Know the literature<br>
(12) Learn how to get unstuck<br>
(13) Learn how to present your work<br>
(14) Learn to write scientific work<br>
(15) How to learn a new skill: do little everyday<br>
(16) You need letter writers<br>
(17) Maintain a personal website<br>
(18) Figure out what you want to do after PhD early on<br>
(19) Where/When to find jobs<br>
(20) Dont burnout<br>
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<h4>Teaching </h4>
<p class="col-xl-12"><strong>Teaching at UIC</strong> <br>
I12. ME594 Control of Robotics Arms and Legs, to be taught in Spring 2025 for the first time.
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I11. ME328: Numerical Methods <br> - Taught in Fall 2023, Fall 2024. Course notes/videos/code are here: <a href="tiny.cc/numerics24">tiny.cc/numerics24</a>
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I10. ME511:Mechatronics <br> - Taught in Spring 2023. Course notes/videos are here: <a href="tiny.cc/mechatronix">tiny.cc/mechatronix </a><br>
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I9. ME510: Robotic Manipulators<br> - Taught in Fall 2022.
<br> - Course notes/videos/python files are here: <a href="tiny.cc/roboticspy">tiny.cc/roboticspy</a>
<br> - MuJoCo in python <a href="tiny.cc/mujocopy">tiny.cc/mujocopy</a><br>
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I8. ME370 Mechanical Engineering Design
<br> - Taught in Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2024, Spring 2025 Course notes/videos are here: <a href="tiny.cc/design2024">tiny.cc/design2024</a>
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I7. ME594 Legged Locomotion
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- Taught in Spring 2021 for the first time. Course notes/videos/code are here: <a href="legs.html">tiny.cc/legged</a> <br>
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I6. ME410 Automation and Robotic Applications: First course in robotics<br>
- Taught in Fall 2020. Course notes/videos/MATLAB files are here: <a href="tiny.cc/robotics">tiny.cc/robotics </a><br>
- Taught in Fall 2023. Course notes/videos/Python files are here:<a href="tiny.cc/robotics23"> tiny.cc/robotics23 </a><br>
- Taught in Fall 2024 Course notes/videos/Python files are here:<a href="tiny.cc/robotics24"> tiny.cc/robotics24 </a><br>
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I5. ME250 Introduction to Engineering Design and Graphics: Introductory course on drafting, design, prototyping including automation using Arduino, sensors, and motors<br> - Taught in Fall 2019, Spring 2020
<br><br><strong>Teaching at UTSA</strong>
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I4. EGR2513 Dynamics: About kinematics and dynamics of particles and rigid bodies<br>
- Taught in Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018 <br>
I3. ME3543 Dynamic Systems and Control: About single input, single output linear controls.
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- Taught Spring 2016.
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- Final project, designing a PID controller for Flappy Bird
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ME4543 Mechatronics: About Sensors, Microcontrollers, and Actuators
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- Taught in Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Fall 2018
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- Iron Man comes to class (Spring '15), click for video
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- Mechatronics Final Project Sumobot (Spring '15). Battling Rowdy Bots, click for video
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<a href="https://github.com/pab47/roboprof"> Mechatronics Final Project Robo Professor </a>
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ME4773/5493 Fundamentals of Robotics: About modeling, dynamics, and control of manipulators and mobile robots
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- Taught in Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Spring 2019
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- Webpage featuring projects in the class webpage
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<a href="https://tiny.cc/pranavb_ros"> - Introduction to ROS and URDF webpage </a>
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- Christian Trevino's pendulum prototype for the DoSeum (Fall '14). (click for video) News (link) (cached)
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- LEGO Labs to accompany lectures (Fall '15) (click for video)
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- Animated Face, HW (Fall '16) YouTube link
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- Manipulator Curves, HW (Fall '16) YouTube link
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- Project: Single player pong on GitHub with instructions and code.
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- Project: <a href="https://github.com/pab47/LARPA_Robotics_Challenge"> LARPA Robotics Challenge (LARPA = LEGO, Automated, Reliable, Powered, Agents) </a>
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