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Prof. Corie L. Cobb<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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Biography<\/h3>\t\t\t

Prof. Cobb joined the UW from Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), Inc. where she was a Senior Member of Research Staff leading research projects on advanced manufacturing technologies for solar cells, batteries and high strength and toughness materials. At PARC, Prof. Cobb specialized in computational analysis, hardware design and process development for printing and patterning of multi-functional materials. Her research has been funded by grants from DOE EERE, ARPA-E, DARPA and industrial partners. Prior to PARC, Prof. Cobb was a mechanical design engineer at Applied Materials and held positions at Hewlett-Packard, Bell Labs, Google and Toshiba. During her doctoral studies, Prof. Cobb’s research focused on developing computational design synthesis and optimization tools for Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS).<\/p>\n

Prof. Cobb received her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from University of California, Berkeley. She holds a master\u2019s degree in Mechanical Engineering and a bachelor\u2019s degree in Product Design from Stanford University.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Current Appointments and Affiliations<\/h3>\t\t\t

Washington Research Foundation (WRF) Innovation Professor in Clean Energy, 2017-present
\nProfessor<\/a> –\u00a0Mechanical Engineering<\/a>, 2021-present<\/span>
\nAdjunct Professor – Human Centered Design & Engineering<\/a>, 2023-present
\nAdjunct Professor – Chemical Engineering<\/a>, 2025-present
\nMember Faculty – Clean Energy Institute (CEI<\/a>), 2017- present<\/span>
\nMember Faculty – Molecular Engineering and Sciences Institute (MolES<\/a>), 2017- present<\/span><\/p>\n

Director, Advanced Experience Program in Clean Energy<\/a>, 2018-present<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Past Appointments and Industry Employment<\/h3>\t\t\t

Tenure-Track Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, 2017-2021
\nSenior Member of Research Staff, Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), Inc. (formerly Xerox PARC), 2015-2017
\nMember of Research Staff, Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), Inc. (formerly Xerox PARC), 2010-2015
\nMechanical Engineer, Applied Materials, 2008-2010
\nPlatforms Intern, Google, 2007
\nGraduate Research Intern, Bell Labs, 2003
\nProduct Design Intern, Hewlett-Packard, 2002
\nDesign Intern, Toshiba Design Center (Japan), 2001
\nMechanical Engineering Intern, Hewlett-Packard, 2000<\/p>\n

Chair, Pacific Northwest Section of The Electrochemical Society, 2023-2025
\nVice Chair, Pacific Northwest Section of The Electrochemical Society, 2021-2023<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Education<\/h3>\t\t\t

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
\nDissertation: Case-based Reasoning for MEMS (Microelectromechanical Systems) Design Synthesis<\/em>
\n Focus Areas: Design, Mechanics of Materials, Information Management and Systems<\/em><\/p>\n

M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University
\nFocus Areas: Design for Manufacturability, Design Analysis and Technology, Design Methodology<\/em><\/p>\n

B.S. in Product Design, Stanford University<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Selected Honors<\/h3>\t\t\t

2024 National Academy of Inventors Fellow
\n2023 Washington State Academy of Sciences
\n2021 DARPA Director’s Fellowship
\n2019 DARPA Young Faculty Award
\n2019 3M Non-Tenured Faculty Award
\n2019 National Academy of Engineering EU-US Frontiers of Engineering Symposium (Invited Session Organizer)
\n2015 National Academy of Engineering China-America Frontiers of Engineering Symposium (Invited Participant)
\n2015 PARC Golden Acorn Award
\n2015 SiliconPV Award for Best Paper
\n2005 Alfred P. Sloan Scholar
\n2002 Bell Labs Cooperative Research Fellowship Program (CRFP) Fellow<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>