Academic Credentials
  • Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2025
  • Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, North Carolina State University, 2022
  • B.Eng., Mechanical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, 2021
Professional Honors
  • Vanderbilt Curb Scholar for Creative Leadership, 2017-2021
Professional Affiliations
  • ASME Energy Systems Technical Committee
  • International Energy Agency Task 48 Technology Collaboration Programme

Dr. Fine has extensive experience developing precision control systems from the ground up and across all phases of the project lifecycle. He has expertise in all stages of the development process, from creating the dynamic models and hardware-in-the-loop environments needed to safely test a controller before deployment to tuning and debugging systems in real time. Paired with a background in hands-on prototyping, he leverages experience in multibody simulation, data-driven model refinement, and control theory to understand how and why systems fail. He has applied his expertise to multiple projects involving renewable energy systems, ranging from lab-scale prototypes to grid-scale devices.

Before joining Exponent, Dr. Fine completed his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering at the University of Michigan. His work there was split into two areas: designing controllers to maximize the energy generated by renewable energy systems and developing design optimization strategies to maximize the economic performance of energy systems when faced with uncertainty. While pursuing his Ph.D., he worked as a controls engineering consultant for PacMar Technologies, designing, testing, and deploying the control system for an autonomous underwater energy-harvesting system. In his free time, Dr. Fine coaches a middle school Science Olympiad team in the Wind Power event, enthusiastically teaching the next generation of engineers the fundamentals of renewable energy.