Whiting School of Engineering, Johns Hopkins University




JHU Department of Mechanical Engineering

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Louis L. Whitcomb

Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Joint Appointment in the Department of Computer Science


Location: 115 CSEB
Office:  (410) 516-6724
Email: llw@jhu.edu

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Education

  • B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Yale University, 1984
  • M.Phil. Electrical Engineering, Yale University, 1990
  • M.S. Electrical Engineering, Yale University, 1988
  • Ph.D Electrical Engineering, Yale University, 1992

Experience

  • Director, Laboratory for Computational Sensing and Robotics: 2007  - present
  • Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University. Joint appointment in the Department of Computer Science.: 2004  - present
  • Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University. Joint appointment in the Department of Computer Science. : 2000  - 2004
  • Adjunct Researcher, Institute for Exploration. Mystic, CT: 1997  - present
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University: 1995  - 2000
  • Adjunct Scientist (2003-Present), Visiting Investigator (1995-2003), Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), Department of Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering. This appointment provides WHOI faculty privileges – i.e. serving as a WHOI Principal Investigator (PI) and advising WHOI Ph.D. students.: 1995  - present
  • Post Doctoral Fellow, Department of Mathematical Engineering and Information Physics, University of Tokyo: 1993
  • Post Doctoral Scholar, Deep Submergence Laboratory, Department of Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution: 1992  - 1994
  • Research Associate and Ph.D. Candidate, Robotics Laboratory, Department of Electrical Engineering, Yale University: 1986  - 1992
  • Robotics Research and Development Engineer, GMFanuc Robotics Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI: 1984  - 1986

Awards and Honors

  • Nominated for 2008 William H. Huggins Excellence in Teaching Award.: March, 2008
  • 2004 University Alumni Excellence in Teaching Award, awarded in May 2004 by the JHU G.W.C. Whiting School of Engineering. One of these awards is made each year by JHU’s School of Engineering.: May, 2004
  • IMarEST Prize for Best Paper by an Author Under 30 awarded to Ph.D. student James C. Kinsey at the 2003 IFAC Workshop on Guidance and Control of Underwater Vehicles, Newport, South Wales, April 2003. http://robotics.me.jhu.edu/~llw/ps/IFAC_prize_2003.jpeg : April, 2003
  • George E. Owen Teaching Award , awarded in May 2002 by the Johns Hopkins University Class of 2002. One of two awarded each year by the JHU undergraduate Senior Class. : May, 2002
  • Appointed Senior Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) January. 12, 2002. : January, 2002
  • Best Student Paper Award awarded to Whitcomb’s Ph.D. student David Smallwood at the 11th International Symposium on Unmanned Untethered Submersible Technology, August 2000. : 08, 2000
  • Ph.D. student Jaydeep Roy selected as finalist for the Best Student Paper Award at the 2000 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, April 2000. : April, 2000
  • Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award : 1997
  • National Science Foundation Career Award : 1996
  • JSPS Post Doctoral Fellowship, awarded by the Japanese government and in cooperation with the U.S. National Science Foundation : 1993
  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Post Doctoral Scholarship : 1992
  • Yale University Research Associate Fellowship for graduate research and teaching : 1986 - 1992
  • Master's Cup Award, Timothy Dwight College, Yale University : 1984
  • Johns Hopkins University Student Council Award for Excellence in Teaching : May, 2001