Owen Cho

Background

Owen Cho is on the faculty of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and holds a Ph.D. from Texas A&M University. Before Porter, Owen consulted on failure analysis and expert testimony.

Owen's research focuses on biomechanics, with related work in machine design and mechanisms; undergraduates are involved in the lab most terms.

Areas of expertise

• Biomechanics
• Machine design and mechanisms
• Undergraduate research and project mentoring

Teaching

Owen regularly teaches courses in Mechanical Engineering. Specific sections and syllabi are listed in the class schedule each term.

Courses lean on current problems from the field: students read recent work, reproduce a result or method, and then extend it. Owen builds in low-stakes practice before graded work and gives written feedback on drafts.

Advising and office hours

Owen advises students in the Mechanical Engineering programs and holds weekly office hours during the fall and spring terms, posted on the office door and in the course pages. Prospective students are welcome to email to arrange a visit or a call.

Advising conversations usually cover course sequencing, whether to add a minor or a concentration, and how classroom work connects to internships, research, or graduate study. Students who are undecided are welcome; part of the job is helping them narrow things down.

Recent and representative work

Owen's recent activity is a mix of peer-reviewed work, conference talks, and student-involved projects in biomechanics and machine design and mechanisms. Representative items:

• A peer-reviewed article on biomechanics in a disciplinary journal.
• A conference paper on machine design and mechanisms, co-authored with an undergraduate researcher.
• An internally funded project applying biomechanics to a regional partner's problem.

Titles and venues here are illustrative. UW–Porter Falls is fictional; Owen has no real publication record.

Get in touch

The fastest way to reach Owen is email (ocho@uwporterfalls.edu); messages during the fall and spring terms are usually answered within two business days. Prospective students and families can ask the Mechanical Engineering department office to set up a call, a class visit, or a meeting during an admitted-student day.