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Professor Garbini's primary interests include analysis, design control of dynamic systems, mechatronics, and instrumentation. He teaches courses like Mechatronics, originally coined to describe the integration of mechanical, electrical, and computer technologies in designing complex products. He emphasizes global optimization by integrating components in the design process. Since Autumn 1996, the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Washington has offered a guided undergraduate curriculum in mechatronics. This includes required option courses and additional electives, culminating in a special mechatronics capstone design course. His principal research focuses on the development of special-purpose micro-electromechanical systems, particularly Magnetic Resonance Force Microscopy (MRFM), which aims to directly observe molecular structure nondestructively at Angstrom-scale resolution. This technology addresses urgent needs in nanoscale engineering, materials science, molecular biology, and medicine. The interdisciplinary MRFM group at the University of Washington offers research opportunities in dynamic systems, controls, and instrumentation. Research interests include analysis, design control of dynamic systems, mechatronics, and instrumentation.
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