Kira Barton

Kira L. Barton is an American mechanical engineer whose research concerns the applications of control theory to the coordination of multi-agent and autonomous robot systems, including in additive manufacturing. Her work has also involved the development of a digital twin framework for smart manufacturing.[1] She is a professor of mechanical engineering, professor of robots, and Miller Faculty Scholar at the University of Michigan.[2]

Education and career

She graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2001 where she majored in mechanical engineering. She continued her studies at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where she received a master's degree in 2006 and completed her Ph.D. in 2010,[2][3] under the supervision of Andrew G. Alleyne.[4]

She joined the University of Michigan as an assistant professor of mechanical engineering in 2011.[3]She is currently a professor in the robotics and mechanical department of the University of Michigan[5]. She is the associate director of the automotive research center, which is a center that specializes in the modeling and simulation of civilian and military ground systems[6].

Recognition and Awards

  • Barton was a 2015 recipient of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award,[7] and in 2015 became the inaugural recipient of the Outstanding Young Alumni Award of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering.[8] She was the 2017 recipient of the biennial Outstanding Young Investigator Award of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Dynamic Systems & Control Division.[9]
  • AY23-24 MMRI UM Faculty Proposal Team Awards, for the project:Generative AI for Materials and 3D Printing Co-Design: Toward a Center for Additive Manufacturing and Material Advancements in Construction (CAMMAC), in collaboration with Dr. Mania Aghaei Meibodi. Presented by the Michigan Materials Research Institute (MMRI), University of Michigan (UM).[11]

References

  1. ^ Wolff, Ilene (June 7, 2022), "25 Leaders Transforming Manufacturing", Advanced Manufacturing, SME, retrieved 2025-06-29
  2. ^ a b "Kira Barton", People, University of Michigan Mechanical Engineering, retrieved 2025-06-29
  3. ^ a b "Kira L. Barton", IEEE Xplore, IEEE, April 22, 2025, retrieved 2025-06-29
  4. ^ "Alumni", Alleyne Research Group, UIUC Mechanical Science and Engineering, retrieved 2025-06-29
  5. ^ "Kira Barton – Mechanical Engineering", retrieved 2026-03-10
  6. ^ ieeexplore.ieee.org https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/author/37393918000, retrieved 2026-03-10 {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ^ Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award Recipients (1980 to present) (PDF), SME, March 14, 2025, retrieved 2025-06-29
  8. ^ Barton receives 2015 UIUC MechSE Outstanding Young Alumni Award, University of Michigan Mechanical Engineering, March 23, 2015, retrieved 2025-06-29
  9. ^ "Outstanding Young Investigator Award", Dynamic Systems & Control Division, ASME, retrieved 2025-06-29
  10. ^ All Fellows (PDF), ASME, March 2025, retrieved 2025-06-29
  11. ^ "Prof. Kira Barton and Dr. Mania Aghaei Meibodi named AY23–24 MMRI UM Faculty Proposal Team Awardees", Michigan Materials Research Institute, University of Michigan, retrieved 2025-12-20
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