Timothy Simpson

Timothy Simpson is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Engineering at Pennsylvania State University. He has held the position of Director of the Learning Factory since 1998. His research focuses on engineering design methodology, statistical approximations, design of experiments, and product family/platform design.

Education:

• Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology (1998)
• M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology (1995)
• B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Cornell University (1994)

Professional Experience:

• NSF Graduate Research Fellow (1995–1998)
• ICASE Summer Visitor, NASA Langley Research Center (Summer 1997)
• Researcher at Sandia National Laboratory (Summer 1993)

Awards:

• NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

Labs/Initiatives: Leads the Learning Factory, an educational and research facility at Penn State focused on engineering design and implementation.