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GEORGE E. DIETER is Glenn L. Martin Institute Professor of Engineering at the University of Maryland. The author received his B.S. Met.E. degree from Drexel University and his D.Sc. degree from Carnegie Mellon University. After a stint in industry with the DuPont Engineering Research Laboratory, he became head of the Metallurgical Engineering Department at Drexel University, where he later became Dean of Engineering. Professor Dieter later joined the faculty of Carnegie Mellon University as Professor of Engineering and Director of the Processing Research Institute. He moved to the University of Maryland in 1977 as professor of Mechanical Engineering and Dean of Engineering, serving as dean until 1994.

Professor Dieter is a fellow of ASM International, TMS, AAAS, and ASEE. He has received the education award from ASM, TMS, and SME, as well as the Lamme Medal, the highest award of ASEE. He has been chair of the Engineering Deans Council, and president of ASEE. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering. He also is the author of Mechanical Metallurgy, published by McGraw-Hill, now in its third edition.

LINDA C. SCHMIDT is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Maryland. Dr. Schmidt’s general research interests and publications are in the areas of mechanical design theory and methodology, design generation systems for use during conceptual design, design rationale capture, and effective student learning on engineering project design teams.

Dr. Schmidt completed her doctorate in Mechanical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University with research in grammar-based generative design. She holds B.S. and M.S. degrees from Iowa State University for work in Industrial Engineering. Dr. Schmidt is a recipient of the 1998 U.S. National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Award for generative conceptual design. She co-founded RISE, a summer research experience that won the 2003 Exemplary Program Award from the American College Personnel Association’s Commission for Academic Support in Higher Education. Dr. Schmidt was awarded the American Society of Engineering Education’s 2008 Merryfield Design Award.

Dr. Schmidt is active in engineering design theory research and teaching engineering design to third- and fourth-year undergraduates and graduate students in mechanical engineering. She has coauthored a text on engineering decision-making, two editions of a text on product development, and a team-training curriculum for faculty using engineering student project teams. Dr. Schmidt was the guest editor of the Journal of Engineering Valuation & Cost Analysis and has served as an Associate Editor of the ASME Journal of Mechanical Design. Dr. Schmidt is a member of ASME, SME, and ASEE.