Pecht, Michael
George E. Dieter Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Faculty Member, Applied Mathematics and Scientific Computation
Founder, Center for Advanced Life Cycle Engineering (CALCE)
Maryland Energy Innovation Institute
Center for Risk and Reliability
Competitive product development Product characterization and qualification Supply chain creation and management Prognostics and health management Product reliability, risk assessment and mitigation
Courses taught:
ENME 101 Computer Engineering: F86
ENME 300 Material Science: F83,
ENME 321 Heat Transfer: F88, S93
ENME 360 Vibrations: S84
ENME 404 Engr. Design: F83
ENME 480 Engr. Experimentation: F83, S84, F84, S85, F85, S86, F86, F87, S88, F88, S89, F89, S90, F90, S91, S92, F92, F94, S95
ENME 489 Special Projects: S84, SU84, F84, S85, SU85, F85
ENME 489/808 Product Reliability - Concepts, Processes, Tests, and Applications: S86, S88, S89, S90, S96, F97, S00, S02, S03, S05, S07, S08
ENME 601 Microprocessors: S85, F85, S87
ENME 612 Advanced Electronics Packaging: F91, S93, S94,
ENME 690 Mechanical Fundamentals of Electronic Systems: F02, F03, F05
ENME 695 Design for Reliability: S03, S06, S07, S09, S10, S11, S12, S13, S14, S15, S17, S18
ENME 737 Prognostic & Health Management: F06, F07, F09, F10, F11, F12, F13, F14, F16, F17
ENME 808A Batteries- Operation, Modeling, and Reliability: F18
ENME 808X Extreme Temperature Electronics: F92, F96
ENME 808X Plastic Encapsulated Microelectronics: S95, S97, F98, F02
ENME 808X Materials in Electronics: F99
Advising: Other than Research
1. Established co-op program at the University for local UMD high school students to gain direct experience in engineering disciplines involved in the electro-technology industry. Generally, 2 to 4 high school students participate during the summer.
2. From 1993-1996, advised undergraduate scholars in cooperation with the University of Maryland Research Experiences for Undergraduates office and the office of Graduate Minority Affairs. Students come from Lehigh, Cornell, South Carolina State University, the University of Maryland, and other schools, and represent electrical, chemical, mechanical, and industrial engineering disciplines. The eight-week program included an educational introduction to electronic packaging and individual research projects, with hands-on experience in experimental and analytical techniques. Since 1996, this has been expanded to include foreign visitors as well.
3. Advisor: Int’l Society of Hybrid Microelectronic (1989-1999)
4. Advisor: Pi Tau Sigma: (1988)
Other work
Reviewer: Division of Research VPR: W.M. Keck Foundation Research Program Proposals: June 2018
Thesis Committees
Served on the PhD Dissertation Examination Committee for Ms. Areen Abdallah Allataifeh, United Arab Emirates University, Feb. 2019.
Served as reviewer for concept papers on behalf of Division of Research at WM Keck Foundation competition, June 2018
Served on George K. Winstead (Co-Advisor along with Dr. David C. Jenn) in MS Thesis, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, USA, Sep. 2017.
Served as external examiner for Ph.D student, Mohamed Halick Mohamed Sathik of Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore in Jun 2017
Opponent of Veli Lumme on thesis committee, Tampere University of Technology, Finland, Dec. 2012.
Served on Prof. Lauri Sydanheimo’s student thesis committee, Dept. of Electronics, Tampere University of Technology, Finland, Nov. 2010.
Served on Mr. Chandradip Patel qualifying exam committee, Oct 2010.
Served on Suzanne Zhang (co-advisor at Beihang University, China), Sep. 2010.
Served on 48 MS thesis and 18 Ph.D. dissertation advisory committees in the Mechanical Engineering Department
Served on 13 UMD Ph.D. dissertation advisory committees outside of Mechanical Engineering
Served on Ph.D. thesis committees at Johns Hopkins University and Polytechnic University in Hong Kong
UMD ME Faculty Ranked in Top 2% of Scientists Worldwide
The department is home to some of the most widely-cited researchers in their fields.Balachandran Named Distinguished University Professor
UMD Chair of Mechanical Engineering also wins AIAA’s Pendray Award.Convocation to Shine Spotlight on Faculty, Staff Accomplishments
Six Clark School faculty and staff will be honored at UMD's 38th annual Convocation on Sept. 15, 2021.Pecht, Wachsman Named Distinguished University Professors
The title is a recognition of excellence, impact, and significant contribution to the nominee's field, knowledge, profession, and/or practice.Student Researchers Recognized with Wylie Dissertation Fellowships
Fourteen Clark School students pursuing their Ph.D.s in engineering have been awarded Ann G. Wylie Dissertation Fellowships by the University of Maryland Graduate School.Mechanical Engineering Celebrates Graduate Students’ Achievement
Annual awards ceremony recognizes outstanding graduate student achievements.CALCE’s Pecht is Co-Editor of New Book on Electrical Connectors
Book aims to be a comprehensive resource on the topic.Bar-Cohen, Distinguished University Professor and Thermal Packaging Pioneer, Passes at 74
Mechanical Engineering Distinguished University Professor Avram Bar-Cohen helped lay the scientific foundations for the thermal management of electronics components.ASM International Fellow: Prof. Michael Pecht
Prof. Pecht will join the 2020 Class of Fellows for the professional engineering society.Professor Pecht Delivers Invited Talk at Arçelik Reliability Day in Istanbul, Turkey
Prof. Pecht Presenting at Arçelik's 3rd Reliability Day.CECD Celebrates Twenty Years of Research and Education Excellence
The Center for Engineering Concepts Development celebrated its distinguished history and decades of accomplishments during their 20th Anniversary and Middleton Luncheon.George Dieter Celebrates His 90th Birthday, Applauds Social Change Course
Students award AWCAA $10,000 to help African women with cancer.New Book: Risk-Based Engineering Now Available
Professor Pecht and, Former CALCE Visiting Professor, Dr. Prabhakar Varde Publish New BookNew Course | ENME 808: Batteries - Operation, Modeling and Reliability
Join Prof. Pecht's battery course this fall semesterRegister for ENME 737: Prognostics and Systems Health Management
Prof. Pecht and Dr. Myeongsu Kang offer fall PHM courseFour Clark School Professors Receive Competitive DURIP Grants
DURIP supports university research in technical areas of interest to the Department of Defense.CALCE Wins Defense University Research Instrumentation Program Funding for Battery Research
Navy awards CALCE funds for battery researcyIEEE Prognostics and Health Management StandardPublished by IEEE Reliability Society
A working group, chaired by Prof. Michael Pecht, developed an IEEE standard for PHM of electronic systems.Bar-Cohen Named President of IEEE Electronic Packaging Society
Professor Bar-Cohen began serving in this role January 1.Graduate Students Selected as Future Faculty Fellows
Seven graduate students were chosen as Clark School Future Faculty Fellows this year.UMD Engineering for Social Change Class Awards Non-Profit V-LINC $10,000 Grant to Support Custom Assistive Technology Program
Grant marks more than $30,000 in student-awarded grants given through landmark engineering philanthropy course.Pecht Receives 2016 IEEE Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology Award
Professor Michael Pecht awarded the 2016 IEEE Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology Award.Pecht Wins Distinguished Scientist of 2015 Award from the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Professor Michael Pecht received the Distinguished Scientist of 2015 award from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) President’s International Fellowship Initiative (PIFI).Pecht Receives CAS President's International Fellowship
Pecht selected for 2015 Distinguished Scientist Chinese Academy of Sciences President's International Fellowship.Pecht Co-Authors Book on Reliability Engineering
Mechanical Engineering Professor Michael Pecht publishes new book, Reliability Engineering, with co-author Kailash Kapur.Pecht Awarded 2014 UMD Corporate Connector of the Year
Mechanical Engineering Professor Michael Pecht inaugral recipient of the UMD Corporate Connector of the Year Award.Ohadi Awarded USM Regents’ Faculty Award
Mechanical Engineering Professor Michael Ohadi recognized for Excellence in Innovation.Faculty Honors Barker
Department of Mechanical Engineering faculty celebrate the service of Professor Donald Barker at annual emeritus luncheon.Pecht Awarded New Patent
Professor Michael Pecht awarded patent for a prognostic approach to extracting parameters from monitored signals.Pecht and Gu Awarded New Patent
Professor Michael Pecht and alumnus Jie Gu awarded a patent that provides healthy baseline for electronic products.Pecht Awarded Two New Patents
ME Professor and CALCE Director awarded patents for new innovative technologies.Pecht Receives Distinguished Achievement Award
ME Professor Michael Pecht receives distinguished achievement award from alma mater University of Wisconsin-Madison.Pecht Featured in IEEE Spectrum Article on Preventing Lithium-Ion Battery Fires
CALCE director working on battery management system that tracks multiple operating parameters.Pecht selected as Editor-in-Chief of new IEEE Open Access Journal
The journal will launch at the end of the first quarter of 2013.Professor Reinhard Radermacher to Receive Distinguished International Service Award
Mechanical Engineering Professor honored for contributions to international institutional programs.
ME Professor Michael Pecht Co-authors AOL Defense Article on China’s Rise in Science and Technology
Pecht cites China-hosted conferences as key factor in the country’s increase in science and technology developments.Sandborn, Pecht Co-Author Book
Strategies to the Prediction, Mitigation, and Management of Product Obsolescence (Wiley) released this month.CALCE Students Win IEEE PHM 2012 Challenge
CALCE team accurately predicts the remaining useful life of bearings in rotating machines.Preeti Chauhan Wins Best Student Paper Award
Paper focuses on canary approach to electronics failure.Professor Pecht Delivers Keynote Addresses on Battery Management Systems
Professor Pecht delivers keynote addresses on prognostics and health management for batteries.CALCE Research Referenced by Huffington Post
Article on car acceleration problems utilizes research by Pecht, Sood, and OstermanSystem Failure Averted
Engineer who revolutionized prognostics for electronics systems is inducted into Clark School's Innovation Hall of Fame.Pecht to be Inducted into the Clark School Innovation Hall of Fame
ME professor and CALCE director recognized for pioneering research in the field of electronics prognostics and health management.Gilbert Haddad Receives Best Paper Award
CALCE professors and students have strong showing at 2011 IEEE PHM Conference.Moon-Hwan Chang Receives 2011 Outstanding Paper Award
CALCE student recognized at IMAPS Mid-Atlantic Chapter Microelectronics Conference.ME / CALCE Students Receive Best Paper Award
Professor Pecht’s students honored at IMAPS Microelectronics Workshop.ME Students Receive Best Paper Award
Professor Pecht's students honored at IMAPS Microelectronics Workshop.ME Wins Big at 2011 UMD/GRID
Grad students take top honors at campus research conference.Michael Pecht Receives 2010 ISRMS Lifetime Achievement Award
ME Professor and CALCE Director recognized for contributions in the area of product reliability, prognostics & health management of electronic components.Michael Pecht, UM Establish Relationship with the Chinese Research Community
CALCE director establishes collaboration to create international research park near Shanghai.Michael Pecht Honored by IEEE
ME Professor and CALCE Director to receive 2010 IEEE CPMT Exceptional Technical Achievement Award.Pecht Weighs in on Toyota's Woes
Wall Street Journal, CNN and others rely on Clark School reliability engineering expert.Michael Pecht Elected to SAE Fellow
CALCE Director achieves Fellow grade in the Society of Automotive Engineers.CALCE Receives 2009 Systems Engineering Excellence Group Award from NDIA
Center receives award for demonstrating outstanding achievements in practical application of Systems Engineering principles.CALCE Tech Innovation Honored by NSF
Alexander Schwarzkopf Prize recognizes reliability, supply chain research.ME Alum Returns to Campus to Recruit Engineers
Dr. Zhan recruits for top oilfield services company.Pecht to Deliver Keynote Address at IEEE Symposium
Lifetime Achievement Award recipient to discuss new approach to qualification testing.Pecht Receives IEEE Lifetime Achievement Award
Recognition is most prestigious award from Reliability Society of IEEE.Mechanical Engineering Recognizes Faculty Accomplishments
Edward B. Magrab honored at reception recognizing distinguished service to campus and department.Pecht Receives UM International Service Award
George E. Dieter Professor of ME and CALCE Director Michael Pecht recieves 2006 Distinguished International Service Award.CALCE-Hanyang University Cooperation Established
In June a cooperative relationship between CALCE and Hanyang University in Korea was officially sanctioned by the Korean Government.Michael Pecht to Receive 2006 Distinguished International Service Award
Congratulations to Professor Pecht for this outstanding recognition for the University and Department.Michael Pecht Brings Attention to Counterfeit Electronics Problem in IEEE Spectrum Article
George E. Dieter, Michael Pecht and Sanjay Tiku highlight the problems associated with the growing global traffic in counterfeit electronics parts.Professors Han & Pecht Honored With IEEE Best Paper Award
The department congratulates the authors on this wonderful recognition of their scholarship.Pecht Signs Cooperation Agreement with Poland University
Michael Pecht traveled to Poland in September in order to sign an agreement of cooperation with the Technical University in Wroclaw, Poland.ME Professor Michael Pecht Bestowed Honorary Professorship at JiaoTong University
Status Granted to Enhance Cooperation between Maryland and Shanghai Universities.Space Shuttles Bound to Technologies of the Past
Michael Pecht was recently approached a NASA subcontractor to obtain an evaluation of an older piece of machinery.George E. Dieter Professor Michael Pecht Receives Award
George E. Dieter Professor Michael Pecht has received the Kan Tong Po Award from the United Kingdom Royal Society.Professor Michael G. Pecht Named First George E. Dieter Professor of ME
Professor Michael G. Pecht was named the first George E. Dieter Professor of ME in a reception held earlier this month.Other professional society fellows
- Society of Automotive Engineers
- International Microelectronics and Packaging Society