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Robert C. Umholtz
Associate Professor (M.S., Kansas)
785-864-2984
Kinematics, Dynamics of Machinery, Computer-Aided Design |
Career History; Contact Information; Education; Registration; Professional Organizations; Honorary Societies; Teaching Experience; Honors and Awards; Areas of Specialization; Consulting; Patents; Publications
Career History
- Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, The University of Kansas; 1953-present
- Corps of Engineers; Ulsan, Korea.
- Phillips Petroleum Co; Eureka, KS and Odessa, TX
- Westinghouse Electric Corp; Kansas City, MO
- Boeing Airplane Co.; Wichita, KS
- General Services Adm.; Kansas City, MO
- NASA, M.S.C.; Houston, TX
- Phillips Petroleum Co.; Bartlesville, OK
- Sealright, Inc.; Kansas City, MO
- Bendix Corp.; Kansas City, MO
Contact Information
Mechanical Engineering
University of Kansas
3138 Learned Hall
Lawrence, Kansas 66045-2234
Office: 3114 Learned Hall
Phone: 785-864-2984
Fax: 785-864-5254
Email: kume@ku.edu
Education
- M.S., Mechanical Engineering, The University of Kansas, 1956
- B.S., Mechanical Engineering, The University of Kansas, 1951
Registration
- Kansas, Licensed Professional Engineer (#2204)
Professional Organizations
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- American Society for Engineering Education
Honorary Societies
- Tau Beta Pi
- Kappa Mu Epsilon
- Pi Tau Sigma
Teaching Experience
- Kinematic Synthesis of Mechanisms
- Mechanical Vibrations
- Dynamics of Feedback Systems
- Dynamics
- Physical System Modeling
- Statics
- Engineering Systems Analysis
- Mechanisms and Dynamics of Machinery
- Numerical Analysis of Mechanical Engineering Problems
Honors and Awards
- Nominated for Gould Award by Tau Beta Pi, 1971 (finalist)
- Nominated for Hope Award for class of 1977 and class 1976
- National Science Foundation Science Faculty fellowship 1963-64
- University of Kansas School of Engineering Loyalty & Service Award, Nov. 1990
- Wesley B. Cramer Mechanical Engineering Faculty Award-May 1993
- ASME (KU Chapter) Distinguished Professor Award 1997
Areas of Specialization
- Kinematics and Mechanisms
- Computer Aided Design
- Vibrations and Dynamics of Machinery
- Automatic Control
Consulting
- Bendix Corp.
- Hallmark Corp.
- Kansas State Bd. of Engineering Examiners
- Lawrence Paper Co.
- Sealright, Inc.
Patents
- Continuous Belt Feed for Film Packaging Machine #3501887 1970
- Fixture Arrangement for Machine Tool Work Tables #852.515 1986
Publications
Principle Publications:
- “An Automated Fixturing System”, Symposium on Advance Manufacturing, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY., September 1987, S.M. Carlyle, B.G. Barr, TN. Faddis, R. Umholtz.
- “Research on the Rule and Knowledge Base for a Workstation that Produces Prismatic Parts”, Annual Report on NBS Grant No. 60NANB40016, March 1986, B.G. Barr, Robert Umholtz and Mike Carlyle.
- Sixty one DOE/Bd. of Regents Reports for the “Technical Assistance on Energy Conservation” Project, CRINC 5550 and 5551. Each report involved a computer simulation of the building's energy requirements and recommendations for energy conservation, with one report for each of 61 buildings on the University of Kansas and Wichita State University campuses. 1983-1984.
- Corrections and Modifications to “Geometry of Engineering Drawing” 5th Edition (with Dayle F. Bockhorst), Kreiger Publ. Co. 1979.
- “Engineering Graphics and Geometry”, Independent Study Course Manual, University of Kansas E.I.S.C., 1972.
- Authored twelve EIT and six Professional Engineers Examinations for the State of Kansas 1958-65.
