William L. Cleghorn
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
University of Toronto
Canada
Biography
The Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering’s Professor William L. Cleghorn received his PhD from the University of Toronto in the field of kinetoelastodynamics. Since 1982, he has been teaching courses in mechanics and design at the University of Manitoba and the University of Toronto. From 2001-11, Professor Cleghorn served as the Clarice Chalmers Chair of Engineering Design. He has written numerous publications related to instructional aids and methods of teaching. Dr. William L. Cleghorn has authored several papers on Engineering Education and the textbook, Mechanics of Machines (Oxford University Press, 2005). He is a past recipient of the Faculty Teaching Award. The Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering’s Professor William L. Cleghorn received his PhD from the University of Toronto in the field of kinetoelastodynamics. Since 1982, he has been teaching courses in mechanics and design at the University of Manitoba and the University of Toronto. From 2001-11, Professor Cleghorn served as the Clarice Chalmers Chair of Engineering Design. He has written numerous publications related to instructional aids and methods of teaching. Dr. William L. Cleghorn has authored several papers on Engineering Education and the textbook, Mechanics of Machines (Oxford University Press, 2005). He is a past recipient of the Faculty Teaching Award.
Research Interest
Analysis and design of high-speed flexible mechanisms; finite element analysis applied to vibrations; computeraided analysis and design of mechanisms; computer-aided kinematic and dynamic optimization of robotic systems.
