Daniel Cooper
Assistant Professor
University of Michigan
Dan Cooper received his bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of Cambridge before completing a three-year post-doc at MIT sponsored by Ford Motor Company. His research, which focuses on making impactful contributions to the areas of manufacturing and sustainability, considers multiple scales: identifying significant opportunities to cut emissions and/or costs by conducting large-scale analyses on processes, factories and material supply chains; and pursuing a rigorous technical analysis in order to capitalize on the opportunities.