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. |