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Chris Mattson

Chris Mattson

Professor
Mechanical Engineering

350 Eb
Provo, UT 84602-4119

Biography

Office Hours

Tuesday: 9:00 - 10:00 AM

Wednesday: 3:00 - 4:00 PM

Thursday: 9:00 -10:00 AM

Friday: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Research

Product Development, Design for the Developing World, Engineering Design Theory and Methodology, Multiobjective and Multidisciplinary Design Optimization

Biography
Graduate Students
Publications
Courses

EDUCATION

Ph.D. 2003, Mechanical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
M.S. 2001, Mechanical Engineering, Brigham Young University (BYU)
B.S. 1999, Mechanical Engineering, Brigham Young University

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

05/2012 – Present Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, BYU
07/201407/2015 Fulbright Scholar (sabbatical), UK
06/2006 – 04/2012 Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, BYU
03/2004 – 06/2006 Global Director of Engineering Design and Research, ATL Technology
11/2003 – 03/2004 Post-Doctoral Research Associate, RPI
04/2001 – 11/2003 Research Assistant, RPI
04/2000 – 04/2001 Research Assistant, BYU
04/1999 – 04/2000 Mechanical Engineer, ATL Technology
08/1996 – 04/1999 Engineering Assistant, ATL Technology

Current Graduate Students

Wood, Amy, Ph.D. Dissertation in process, Brigham Young University.

Allen, Jeff, Ph.D. Dissertation in process, Brigham Young University.

Watson, Jason, M.S. Thesis in process, Brigham Young University.

Thacker, Kendall, M.S./MBA Thesis in process, Brigham Young University.

Past PhD Students

Larson, Brad, Ph.D. 2012, Brigham Young University.

Harston, Stephen, Ph.D. 2012, Brigham Young University.

Lewis, Patrick, Ph.D. 2012, Brigham Young University.

Current Undergraduate Research Assistants

Charles Wood

McCall Barger

Braden Hancock

Tim Nysetvold

Graduate Students Advised

Morrise, Jacob, M.S. 2012, Brigham Young University.

Anderson, Travis, M.S. 2013, Brigham Young University.

Campbell, Robert, M.S. 2013, Brigham Young University.

Curtis, Shane, M.S. 2012, Brigham Young University.

Tackett, Morgan, M.S. 2013, Brigham Young University.

Wasley, Nicholas, M.S. 2013, Brigham Young University.

LeBaron, Devin, M.S. 2013, Brigham Young University.

Duffield, Luke, M.S. 2013, Brigham Young University.

Knight, Darren, “Return on Investment Analysis for Implementing Barriers to Reverse Engineering and Imitation,” M.S. Thesis in process, Brigham Young University, June 2011.

Anderson, Nikki, “Characterization of the Initial Flow Rate of Information During Reverse Engineering,” M.S. Thesis in process, Brigham Young University, June 2011.

Barnum, Garrett J., "A Computationally-Assisted Methodology for Rapid Exploration of Design Possibilities in Conceptual Design," M.S. Thesis, Brigham Young University, August 2010.

Lewis, Patrick K., "Multiobjective Optimization Method for Identifying Modular Product Platforms and Modules that Account for Changing Needs Over Time," M.S. Thesis, Brigham Young University, August 2010.

Harston, Stephen P., "A Methodology for Designing Product Compnonents with Built-in Barriers to Reverse Engineering," M.S. Thesis, Brigham Young University, August 2009.

Haddock, Neil D., "Characterizing Material Property Tradeoffs of Polycrystalline Diamond for Design Evaluation and Selection," M.S. Thesis, Brigham Young University, August 2009.

Yearsley, Jonathan D., "Product Family Design Using Smart Pareto Filters," M.S. Thesis Brigham Young University, April 2009.

Bowman, K. Eric, "Optimization Constrained CAD Framework with Iso-Performing Design Generator," M.S. Thesis, Brigham Young University, December 2008.

Meaders, John C., "An Optimization-Based Framework for Designing Robust CAM-Based Constant-Force Compliant Mechanism," M.S. Thesis, Brigham Young University, August 2008.

Undergraduate Research Students Advised

Halgren, Kyle, Brigham Young University -- Currently working at Ford

Koecher, Michael – Co-authored publication as an undergraduate. Currently pursuing an M.S. degree from Brigham Young University.

Prasai, Dikshya – Co-authored publication as an undergraduate.

Wasley, Nicholas – Helped with proposal writing, and is currently pursing an M.S. degree at Brigham Young University.

Murray, Vance - Supported by the National Science Foundation, "CAREER: Design Strategies to Benefit from the Profit-by-Poverty-Alleviation Paradox," Mattson, C. A., (PI).

Curtis, Shane - Supported by the National Science Foundation, "A Framework for Maintaining Product Superiority by Designing Hardware that Protects Itself from Reverse Engineering," Mattson, C. A., (PI), Adams, B. L., (Co-PI).

Seegmiller, Dan - Supported by the National Science Foundation, "A Framework for Maintaining Product Superiority by Designing Hardware that Protects Itself from Reverse Engineering," Mattson, C. A., (PI), Adams, B. L., (Co-PI).

Boyce, Nathan - Received ORCA Grant, co-authored publication, currently at Air Force Institue of Technology pursuing MS in Engineering.

Harston, Stephen - Received ORCA Grant, co-authored multiple publications, current at Brigham Young University pursuing PhD in Mechanical Enginerring under Dr. Mattson's advisement.

Bowman, K. Eric - Co-authored publication, completed MS in Mechanical Engineering under Dr. Mattson's advisement.

Advising of Student Awards

Advisor for Patrick Lewis who won 3rd place in 13th AIAA/ISSMO Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization Conference Student Paper Competition in September 2010. Lewis, P. K., Murray, V., and Mattson, C. A., "Accounting for Changing Customer Needs With s-Pareto Frontiers," AIAA-2010-9039, 13th AIAA/ISSMO Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization Conference, FortWorth TX, Sep. 13-15, 2010.

Advisor for students John Meaders and Stephen Harston who won the Jack Spergel Memorial Award for Outstanding Technical Paper at the 57th International Wire & Cable Symposium and Conference in Nov 2009. Invited Paper "Recent Developments in the Design and Optimization of constant Force Electrical Contacts," by Meaders, J. C., Harston, S. P., and Mattson, C. A., Charlotte, NC, Nov 9, 2009.

Advisor for student (Stephen Harston) who was selected to represent BYU at the 2009 Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research (UCUR) "Capitalizing on Heterogeneity and Anistrophy to Find Designs with Unexpected Performance," Feb 20, 2009.

Advisor for John Meaders and Stephen Harston who won a Best Paper Award for the 37th International Institute of connector and Interconnection Technology (IICIT) Connector and Interconnection Symposium, "Recent Developments in the Design and Optimization of Constant Force Electrical Contacts," by Meaders, J. C., Harston, S. P., and Mattson, C. A., Naperville, Il, May 12-13, 2008.

A full list of Dr. Mattson's publications can be found HERE.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

  1. Hancock, B. J., Nysetvold, T., Mattson, C. A., “L-Dominance: An Approximate-Domination Mechanism for Adaptive Resolution of Pareto Frontiers,” Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 2015, IN PRESS ​
  2. Mattson, C. A., and Wood, A. E., “Nine Principles for Design for the Developing World as Derived from the Engineering Literature”, Journal of Mechanical Design, 2014, Vol. 136, No. 12, pp. 121403, 15 pages, DOI 10.1115/1.4027984
  3. Curtis, S. K., Mattson, C. A., Hancock, B. J., and Lewis, P. K., Divergent Exploration in Design with a Dynamic Multiobjective Optimization Formulation, Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, Vol. 47, No. 5, pp 645-657, 2013, published online DOI 10.1007/s00158-012-0855-8
  4. Lewis, P. K., and Mattson, C. A., “A Method for Developing Systems that Traverse the Pareto Frontiers of Multiple System Concepts Over Time,” Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 45(4), April, 2012, pp. 467–478.
  5. Curtis, S. K., Harston, S. P., and Mattson, C. A., “The Fundamentals of Barriers to Reverse Engineering and their Implementation into Mechanical Components,” Research in Engineer- ing Design, Vol 22, 2011, pp. 245-261.
  6. Harston, S. P., and Mattson, C. A., “Metrics for Evaluating the Barrier and Time to Reverse Engineer a Product,” Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol. 132, 2010, pp 041009 (9 pages).
  7. Mattson, C. A., Mullur, A. A., and Messac, A., “Case Studies in Concept Exploration and Selection with s-Pareto Frontiers,” International Journal of Product Development, Special Issue on Space Exploration and Design Optimization, Vol. 9, No.1/2/3, 2009, pp. 32–59.
  8. Weight, B. L., Mattson, C. A., Magleby, S. P., and Howell, L. L., “Configuration Selection, Modeling, and Preliminary Testing in Support of Constant Force Electrical Connectors,” ASME Journal of Electronic Packaging, Vol. 129, No. 3, 2007, pp 236-255.
  9. Mattson, C. A., and Messac, A., “Pareto Frontier Based Concept Selection under Uncer- tainty, with Visualization,” Optimization and Engineering, Kluwer Publishers - Special Issue on Multidisciplinary Design Optimization, Invited Paper, Vol. 6, No. 1, 2005, pp. 85-115.
  10. Mattson, C. A., Mullur, A. A., and Messac, A., “Smart Pareto Filter: Obtaining a Minimal Representation of Multiobjective Design Space,” Engineering Optimization, Vol. 36, No. 4, 2004, pp. 721-740.
  11. Messac, A., Ismail-Yahaya, A., and Mattson, C. A., “The Normalized Normal Constraint Method for Generating the Pareto Frontier,” Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, Vol. 25, No. 2, 2003, pp. 86-98.
  12. Mattson, C. A. and Messac, A., “Concept Selection Using s-Pareto Frontiers,” AIAA Journal, Vol. 41, No. 6, 2003, pp. 1190-1198.
  13. Messac, A., and Mattson, C. A., “Generating Well-Distributed Sets of Pareto Points for Engineering Design Using Physical Programming,” Optimization and Engineering, Kluwer Publishers, Vol. 3, Issue 4, 2002, pp. 431-450.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY

  • Global Product Development (ME EN 579)
  • Advanced Product Development (ME EN 576)
  • Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Crocker Fellows 2 (ME EN 497)
  • Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Crocker Fellows 1 (ME EN 495)
  • Integrated Product and Process Design 2 (ME EN 476)
  • Integrated Product and Process Design 1 (ME EN 475)
  • Introduction to Scientific Computing and Computer-Aided Engineering (ME EN 373)
  • Mechanical System Design Fundamentals (ME EN 372)

Research Interests

Dr. Mattson's primary area of interest is engineering design theory and methodology, with a particular emphasis on multiobjective/multidisciplinary optimization and decision-making at the conceptual and preliminary design stages. He is specifically interested in developing formal design methodologies that (i) integrate various discipline-specific models and analyses under a single non-deterministic optimization framework, (ii) capitalize on the immense power of computational optimization early in the design process – before design freedoms have been significantly reduced, and (iii) are pragmatic and easy for practicing engineers to use.

Applications range from multiscale design to engineering based poverty alleviation to systems design methods. Other areas of interest include uncertainty modeling, surrogate modeling, product family design, modular product design, and multinational engineering design.

Teaching Interests

Dr. Mattson's teaching interests are in team-based engineering design and product development. He has taught various engineering design classes. Some involving sponsored projects, global travel and interaction with global companies, and others involving students from diverse disciplines from around the campus.

Honors and Awards

  • Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (2020 - Present)
  • Engineering Faculty Development Fellowship, Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering, Brigham Young University (2019 - Present)
  • Reviewer of the Year Award, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Journal of Mechanical Design (2022 - 2022)
  • Keith Duffin Teaching and Learning Faculty Fellowship, Brigham Young University (2019 - 2019)
  • Ben C. Sparks Medal, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) (2015 - 2015)
  • Fulbright Scholar Award, United States Department of State (2014 - 2015)
  • NSF CAREER Award, "Design Strategies to Benefit from the Profit-by-Poverty-Alleviation Paradox", National Science Foundation (2010 - 2014)
  • Class of '49 Endowed Young Scholar Award, Brigham Young University (2013 - 2013)
  • Best Paper Award, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) (2012 - 2012)
  • Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), Executive Office of the President, United States Government, (2012 - 2012)
  • Outstanding Faculty Award, Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering & Technology, Brigham Young University (2011 - 2011)
  • Scientist of the Week, Laboratory Equipment (2011 - 2011)
  • Outstanding Service Award, AIAA Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Technical Committee (2010 - 2010)
  • The Jack Spergel Memorial Award for Outstanding Technical Paper, Invited Paper, ``Recent Developments in the Design and Optimization of Constant Force Electrical Contacts, International Wire and Cable Symposium, Inc (2009 - 2009)
  • Best Paper Award, 37th International Institute of Connector and Interconnection Technology (IICIT) Connector and Interconnection Symposium, ``Recent Developments in the Design and Optimization of Constant Force Electrical Contacts, International Institute of Connector and Interconnection Technology (2008 - 2008)
  • Service Award: Multidiciplinary Design and Optimization Technical Committee, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (2004 - 2004)
  • International Mechanism Design Contest, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (2002 - 2002)

Memberships

  • The Design Society (2018 - Present)
  • American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (2001 - Present)
  • Sigma Xi (2001 - Present)
  • American Society of Mechanical Engineering (1996 - Present)

Professional Citizenship

  • Committee/Council Chair, ASME Engineering for Global Development Committee (2020 - Present)
  • Committee/Council Member, ASME Design Automation Committee (DAC) (2015 - 2020)
  • Editor, Associate Editor, Journal of Mechanical Design (2014 - 2019)
  • Committee/Council Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, EGD Research Committee (2013 - 2019)
  • Conference-Related Role, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (2017 - 2018)
  • Conference-Related Role, ASME Design Automation Committee (DAC) (2016 - 2017)
  • Conference-Related Role, ASME Design Automation Committee (DAC) (2015 - 2016)
  • Committee/Council Member, AIAA Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Technical Committee (2003 - 2015)
  • Editor, Associate Editor, Structural and Multidiciplinary Optimization Journal (2006 - 2014)
  • Conference-Related Role, AIAA (2010 - 2012)
  • Conference-Related Role, AIAA (2011 - 2011)

Courses Taught

Publications

Daniel Richards John LaNay Salmon Tevin Dickerson Christopher Andrew Mattson William Neff Jacob Wixom Eric Dahlin Curtis D Child Christopher A. Matson Andrew Armstrong Hailie Suk Christopher Mabey Christopher Andrew Mattson John Hall John LaNay Salmon Phillip Stevenson Christopher Andrew Mattson John LaNay Mattson Joe Liechty Christopher Mabey Christopher Andrew Mattson John LaNay Salmon Jason Michael Weaver Christopher Mabey Christopher Andrew Mattson John LaNay Salmon Joe Liechty Christopher Mabey Christopher Andrew Mattson John LaNay Salmon Jason Michael Weaver Trent Owens Christopher Andrew Mattson Carl David Sorensen Michael Anderson Christopher Mabey Christopher Andrew Mattson Eric Dahlin Hans J Ottoson Christopher A Mattson Oliver Kent Johnson Immy Irot Christopher Mabey Andrew Armstrong Christopher Andrew Mattson John LaNay Salmon Nile Hatch Eric Dahlin Christopher Mattson Andrew Armstrong Randy Lewis Hans J Ottosson Christopher Andrew Mattson Oliver Kent Johnson Thomas A Naylor Christopher Mattson Bryan Stringham Daniel Smith Christopher Andrew Mattson Eric Dahlin Bryan Stringham D. O. 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Bryden Nordica MacCarty Hans Ottosson Emma Hirschi Christopher Andrew Mattson Christopher Andrew Mattson Andrew Pack Phillip Stevenson Christopher Andrew Mattson Kenneth M. Bryden Nordica MacCarty Jeff D. Allen Kendall S. Thacker Christopher Andrew Mattson Scott Ferguson Kendall S. Thacker Kelsey M. Barger Christopher Andrew Mattson Wasley Nick Patrick Lewis Christopher Andrew Mattson Hans Ottosson Kelsey M. Barger Christopher Andrew Mattson Jeffrey D. Allen Christopher Andrew Mattson Scott M. Ferguson Amy E. Wood Christopher Andrew Mattson Christopher Andrew Mattson Jeffrey D. Allen Kendall S. Thacker Scott M. Ferguson Ethan Cansler Samantha White Scott M. Ferguson Christopher Andrew Mattson Christopher Andrew Mattson Amy E. Wood John Renouard Christopher Andrew Mattson Amos G. Winter Kendall S. Thacker Kelsey M. Barger Christopher Andrew Mattson Amy E. Wood Christopher Andrew Mattson Jason D. Watson Jeffrey D. Allen Christopher Andrew Mattson Scott M. Ferguson Christopher Andrew Mattson Vikki Lofthouse Tracy Bhamra Ethan Cansler Scott M. Ferguson Christopher Andrew Mattson Jason D. Watson Jeff D. Allen Christopher Andrew Mattson Scott M. Ferguson Ribeka Takahashi David T Fullwood Travis M Rampton Darrell J Skousen Brent Larsen Adams Christopher Andrew Mattson Braden J. Hancock Timothy Nysetvold Christopher Andrew Mattson Christopher Andrew Mattson Patrick K. Lewis Christopher Andrew Mattson Charles D. Wood Patrick K. Lewis Morgan W.P. Tackett Christopher A Mattson Christopher A Mattson Amy E Wood Christopher Andrew Mattson Morgan WP Tackett Scott M Ferguson Patrick K. Lewis Christopher Andrew Mattson Shane K Curtis Christopher Andrew Mattson Braden J Hancock Patrick K Lewis Shane K. Curtis Braden J. Hancock Christopher Andrew Mattson Devin D. LeBaron Christopher Andrew Mattson Christopher Andrew Mattson Amy E. Wood Morgan W.P. Tackett Christopher Andrew Mattson Scott M. Ferguson Braden J. Hancock Christopher Andrew Mattson Shane K. Curtis Stephen Harston Christopher Andrew Mattson M L Duffield Christopher Andrew Mattson Mark B Colton Travis V Anderson Christopher Andrew Mattson Devin D LeBaron Kevin C Francis Christopher Andrew Mattson Ribeka Takahashi David T Fullwood Travis M Rampton Darrell J Skousen Brent Larsen Adams Christopher Andrew Mattson Patrick K Lewis Christopher Andrew Mattson Nick S Wasley Patrick K Lewis Christopher Andrew Mattson Charles D Wood Patrick K Lewis Christopher Andrew Mattson Travis V. Anderson Christopher Andrew Mattson Brad J. Larson David T Fullwood Patrick K Lewis Morgan Tackett Christopher Andrew Mattson Brad H Larson Christopher Andrew Mattson Shane K Curtis Christopher Andrew Mattson Patrick K Lewis Ryan B George Mark B Colton Scott L Thomson Christopher Andrew Mattson Jacob Morrise Christopher Andrew Mattson Patrick K Lewis Spencer P Magleby Brad H Larson Christopher Andrew Mattson Timothy Wayne McLain Travis Anderson Brad Larson Christopher Andrew Mattson David T Fullwood Brad H Larson Christopher Andrew Mattson Patrick K Lewis Christopher Andrew Mattson Jacob Morrise Ribeka Takahashi Dikshya Prasai Brent Larsen Adams Christopher Andrew Mattson Taylor D Halverson Robert H Todd Christopher Andrew Mattson Gregg Morris Warnick Garrett Barnum Christopher Andrew Mattson Patrick Lewis Vance Murray Christopher Andrew Mattson Stephen Harston Christopher Andrew Mattson Brent Larsen Adams Stephen Harston Christopher Andrew Mattson Stephen Harston Christopher Andrew Mattson Michael Koecher Patrick Lewis Christopher Andrew Mattson Patrick Lewis Vance Murray Christopher Andrew Mattson N. Haddock Christopher Andrew Mattson Brad H. Larson Christopher Andrew Mattson P. Lewis V. Murray Christopher Andrew Mattson J. C. Meaders Christopher Andrew Mattson Christopher Andrew Mattson S. P. Harston Christopher Andrew Mattson Robert H Todd Christopher Andrew Mattson Greg Warnick R. Dymock Gregg Morris Warnick Robert H Todd Christopher Andrew Mattson Ryan Dymock G. J. Barnum Christopher Andrew Mattson D. C. Knight Christopher Andrew Mattson Brent Larsen Adams Scott L Thomson Christopher Andrew Mattson Mark B Colton S. P. Harston D. C. Carlson M. Cutler N. D. Haddock Christopher Andrew Mattson D. C. Knight J. D. Yearsley Christopher Andrew Mattson J. C. Meaders Christopher Andrew Mattson K. E. Bowman Christopher Andrew Mattson Christopher Andrew Mattson K. E. Bowman A. Messac Christopher Andrew Mattson Christopher Andrew Mattson Larry L Howell Larry L Howell

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