Dr. Alexander Pesch

Assistant Professor
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Dr. Alexander Pesch

Assistant Professor

Rayen School of Engineering

Moser Hall 2520

phone: (330) 941-1731

ahpesch@ysu.edu

Research Interests

Active Magnetic Bearings
Controls
Dynamic Systems

Teaching Interests

Open-ended critical thinking

  • Education
    • 2013

      Other, Mechanical Engineering

      Cleveland State University

    • 2008

      MS, Mechanical Engineering

      Cleveland State University

    • 2006

      BS, Mechanical Engineering

      Ohio University

  • Awards and Honors
    • 2019

      Hofstra University

      Fred DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Science Teacher of the Year

    • 2012

      Cleveland State University

      Dissertation Research Expense Award

    • 2001

      Ohio University

      Founder's Scholarship

  • Intellectual Contributions
    • 2024

      "Choose Ohio First – Undergraduate Research Experiences with IoT and AMBs"

      2024 ASEE Annual Conference

    • 2023

      "A Comparison of GaN Transistors to MOSFETs for Active Magnetic Levitation"

      18th International Symposium on Magnetic Bearings

    • 2022

      "Transient Thermal and Electrical Characteristics of a Cylindrical LiFeS2 Cell with Equivalent Circuit Model"

      9th International Conference on Fluid Flow, Heat and Mass Transfer

    • 2022

      "Transient Thermal and Electrical Characteristics of a Cylindrical LiFeS2 Cell with Equivalent Circuit Model"

      , volume 14, p. 155

    • 2022

      "A novel modal representation of battery dynamics"

      IEEE Access, volume 10, p. 16793--16806

    • 2022

      "A Novel Modal Representation of Battery Dynamics"

      IEEE Access, volume 10

    • 2022

      "A Coupled Thermo-Mechanical Dynamic Characterization of Cylindrical Batteries"

      IEEE Access, volume 10, p. 51708--51722

    • 2022

      "A Coupled Thermo-Mechanical Dynamic Characterization of Cylinbdrical Batteries"

      IEEE Access, volume 10

    • 2019

      "Experimental Evaluation of Wind Tunnel Test Apparatus for Active Flow Control"

      ASME-JSME-KSME Joint Fluids Engineering Conference

    • 2019

      "Condition Monitoring of Active Magnetic Bearings"

      Actuators, volume 8, issue 1

    • 2018

      "Condition Monitoring of AMBs on the IoT"

      16th International Symposium on Magnetic Bearings

    • 2017

      "Uncertainty Bounding of CFRP Beams Towards Robust Control of Flexible Composite Structures"

      ASME Dynamic Systems Control Conference

    • 2017

      "Active Magnetic Bearing Online Levitation Recovery through mu-synthesis Robust Control"

      Actuators, volume 6, issue 1

    • 2016

      "Carbon Fiber Composite Beam Damage Model Identification"

      ASME Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures, and Intellegent Systems

    • 2016

      "Robust Controller Design for AMB Levitation Recovery"

      15th International Symposium on Magnetic Bearings

    • 2016

      "Model-based Design in Mechanical Engineering: An Undergraduate Curriculum with a Coherent Theme"

      ASEE's 123rd Annual Conference and Exposition

    • 2016

      "Freshman Engineering Problem Solving with MATLAB and Simulink"

      ASEE's 123rd Annual Conference and Exposition

    • 2015

      "A Combined Model-based Identification and Model Validation Approach for Damage Identification"

      The 10th International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring

    • 2015

      "Stabilizing Hydrodynamic Bearing Oil Whip with mu-synthesis Control of an Active Magnetic Bearing"

      ASME Turbo Expo 2015

    • 2015

      "Model Validation for Identification of Damage Dynamics"

      ASME Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, volume 137, issue 6

    • 2015

      "Magnetic Bearing Spindle Tool Tracking through mu-synthesis Robust Control"

      IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, volume 20, issue 3

    • 2015

      "High-Precision Cutting Tool Tracking with a Magnetic Bearing Spindle"

      ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control, volume 137, issue 5

    • 2014

      "A Case Study in Control Methods for Active Magnetic Bearings"

      ASME Dynamic Systems Control Conference

    • 2014

      "Model Validation for Damage Identification and Determination of Local Damage Dynamics"

      The 9th IFToMM International Conference on Rotor Dynamics

    • 2014

      "Implementation of Energy-Saving AMB Control Through Smart Switching Bias Current"

      16th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications

    • 2014

      "Structural Change Quantification in Rotor Systems Based on Resonance and Antiresonance Frequencies Extracted from Frequency Response Functions"

      ASME Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, volume 136, issue 2

    • 2013

      "Experimentally Based Prediction of Machining Chatter Characteristics for AMB Spindle"

      The 1st Brazilian Workshop on Magnetic Bearings

    • 2013

      "Structural Change Quantification in Rotor Systems Based on Resonance and Antiresonance Frequencies Extracted From Frequency Response Functions"

      ASME Turbo Expo 2013

    • 2012

      "Application of Robust Control to Chatter Attenuation for a High-Speed Machining Spindle on Active Magnetic Bearings"

      13th International Symposium on Magnetic Bearings

    • 2012

      "Rotor Model Updating and Validation for an Active Magnetic Bearing Based High-Speed Machining Spindle"

      ASME Turbo Expo 2012

    • 2012

      "Rotor Model Updating and Validation for an Active Magnetic Bearing Based High-Speed Machining Spindle"

      ASME Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, volume 134, issue 12

    • 2011

      "High-Speed AMB Machining Spindle Model Updating and Validation"

      SPIE Smart Structures/NDE

    • 2010

      "Experimental Investigation of Minimum Power Consumption Optimal Control for Variable Speed AMB Rotor"

      ASME International Mechanical Engieering Congress and Exposition

    • 2010

      "Uncertainty Range Estimation for mu-synthesis Control of AMB Spindle"

      The 10th International Conference on Motion and Vibration Control

    • 2008

      "Condition Monitoring of Rotor Using Active Magnetic Actuator"

      ASME Turbo Expo 2008

    • "Transient Thermal and Electrical Characteristics of a Cylindrical LiFeS2 Cell with Equivalent Circuit Model"

      Dimensions [mm], volume 14, p. 50--5

  • Professional Service
    • 2023 - present

      Reviewer, Journal Article
      Discover Mechanical Engineering

    • 2023 - 2023

      Other
      ASME Youngstown Chapter
      Youngstown, OH

    • 2022 - present

      Reviewer, Journal Article
      IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics

    • 2022 - 2022

      Other
      ASME Youngstown Chapter
      Youngstown, OH

    • 2022 - present

      Reviewer, Journal Article
      Mathematics

    • 2022 - present

      Reviewer, Journal Article
      Journal of Engineering Tribology

    • 2022 - present

      Reviewer, Journal Article
      Actuators

    • 2022 - present

      Reviewer, Journal Article
      Fractal and Fractional

    • 2022 - present

      Reviewer, Conference Paper
      ASME Turbo Expo

    • 2021 - present

      Reviewer, Journal Article
      Machines

    • 2021 - present

      Reviewer, Journal Article
      Applied Sciences

    • 2021 - present

      Reviewer, Journal Article
      Symmetry

    • 2021 - present

      Reviewer, Journal Article
      Algorithms

    • 2021 - present

      Reviewer, Journal Article
      ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems Measurement and Control

  • Public Service
    • 2023 - 2023

      Other
      Ohio State Fair
      Columbus, OH

Alexander Pesch

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Alex Pesch was born and raised in northeast Ohio.  He attended Ohio University and graduated in 2006 with a bachelor's of science degree in mechanical engineering.  He then worked in the jet engine overhaul industry before pursuing graduate studies at Cleveland State University where he worked as a research assistant in the Center for Rotating Machinery Dynamics and Control.  In 2013, he received a doctorate in engineering and in 2015 Dr. Pesch accepted a faculty position at Hofstra University on Long Island, New York.  Then, in 2021, he returned to his native Ohio and accepted a faculty position at Youngstown State University.
Alex Pesch has the great honor of overseeing the YSU Mechanical Vibrations Lab located in Moser Hall room 0460 where he teaches and conducts research in the area of dynamic systems and controls.  Some of his publications are listed at [ Alexander H. Pesch Citations ].  He also has the great honor of serving as the faculty advisor for the YSU Robotics Club.  More information on the YSU Robotics Club can be found at [ Robotics Club ].

  • Research Focus

    Dynamic systems modeling and control

  • Expertise
    • Active Magnetic Bearings
    • Internet of Things
    • Cyber-Physical Systems
    • Rotating Machinery
    • Dynamic Modeling of Composite Structures
    • Control of Machining
  • List of courses
    • MECH2641 - Dynamics
    • MECH5881 - Mechanical Vibrations
    • MECH5881L - Mechanical Vibrations Lab
    • MECH5892 - Control of Mechanical Systems
  • Service to the Institution
    I have served as peer reviewer for several journals and conferences, most recently the ASME Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition.