Dr. Richter received his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Catholic University of Peru in 1994 and the Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Oklahoma State University in 1997 and 2001, respectively. He received a National Research Council postdoctoral fellowship to conduct research at the NASA John C. Stennis Space Center in Mississippi between 2001 and 2004. In 2004, he was appointed as an Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Cleveland State University, and was subsequently promoted to Associate Professor in 2010. His research interests include robust control, modeling and optimization with applications to aerospace, biomedical, robotic and mechatronic systems.