Northwestern University Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

Advanced Manufacturing Processes Laboratory

Kornel Ehmann

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Kornel Ehmann

Professor Emeritus

Email: k-ehmann@northwestern.edu 
Phone: 847-491-3263

Dr. Ehmann’s main research interests are in the interrelated areas of machine tool structural dynamics, metal cutting dynamics, computer control of machine tools and robots, accuracy control in machining, metal cutting processes, laser processing and micromanufacturing.

General Dynamics, General Electric, General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, IBM, Ingersoll, SpeedFam, American Tool, LLNL, and others have supported his work.

Dr. Ehmann has published over 250 articles and supervised over 50 MS and 60 Ph.D. students in these areas. Dr. Ehmann is the Emeritus Editor-in-Chief of SME/Elsevier’s “Manufacturing Letters.”

He is the past Chair of the Manufacturing Engineering Division of ASME and is the past President of NAMRI/SME. He is a Fellow of ASME and SME, the recipient of the SME Gold medal, the ASME Milton Shaw research medal, and the SME Frederick W. Taylor Research Medal.