Jorge Correa Panesso

Education

• PhD, Mechanical Science and Engineering.  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, 2017
• M.S, Mechanical Science and Engineering. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, 2015
• B.Sc, Mechanical Engineering. EAFIT University, Medellín, Colombia,  2010

Academic Positions

• Teaching Assistant Professor. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering . Aug. 2025- Present
• Postdoctoral Research Associate. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Coordinated Science Laboratory, 2025 (Summer)
• Adjunct Lecturer. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering . Aug. 2023- May 2025

Other Professional Employment

• Advisor, Cohesive Manufacturing, Champaign, IL — 2025–present
• Founder & CEO, Cohesive Manufacturing, Medellin Colombia, Champiagn, IL — 2019–2025

Major Consulting Activities

• Consultant, Technology and Software Solutions to Urban Mobility, City of Medellín Metro Area – AMVA, Medellín, Colombia, 2021 - 2023

Research Interests

• Engineering Education in Design and Manufacturing
• Generative machine design algorithms, CAD/CAM applications
• Design of high-speed automation machinery
• Digital manufacturing, automation and numerical control systems

Selected Articles in Journals

• D. J. Garcia, M. Mozaffar, H. Ren, J. E. Correa, K. Ehmann, J. Cao, and F. You, “Sustainable Manufacturing with Cyber-Physical Discrete Manufacturing Networks: Overview and Modeling Frame,” Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, vol. 140, no. 10, pp. 101009-1–101009-12, Oct. 2018, doi: 10.1115/1.4040339.
• Journal of Manufacturing Processes. “A modular-architecture controller for CNC systems based on open-source electronics”. Jorge E. Correa, N Toombs, Placid M. Ferreira. 2017.
• J. E. Correa, J. Toombs, N. Toombs, and P. M. Ferreira, “Laminated micro-machine: Design and fabrication of a flexure-based Delta robot,” Journal of Manufacturing Processes, vol. 24, pp. 370–375, 2016.
• B. Koo, J. E. Correa, and P. M. Ferreira, “Parallel-kinematics MEMS part 2,” Precision Engineering, vol. 46, pp. 147–157, 2016.
• J. E. Correa, B. Koo, and P. M. Ferreira, “Parallel-kinematics MEMS part 1,” Precision Engineering, vol. 46, pp. 135–146, 2016.

Articles in Conference Proceedings

• J. E. Correa, R. Toro, and P. M. Ferreira, “A new paradigm for organizing networks of computer numerical control manufacturing resources in cloud manufacturing,” in Proc. North American Manufacturing Research Conf. (NAMRC), 2018.

Teaching Honors

• Included in "List of Teachers Ranked As Excellent By Their Students", 2015

Research Honors

• Outstanding paper award at the North American Manufacturing conference (NAMRC) Blacksburg VA, 2016

Other Honors

• Recipient, U.S. Permanent Residency (Green Card) — National Interest Waiver in Advanced Manufacturing, 2022