Joshua Summers
Professor and Department Head, Jonsson School Chair
Education
PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Arizona State University
MS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Missouri
BS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Missouri
Research Interests
Collaborative design, knowledge management, design enabler development with the overall objective of improving design through collaboration and computation
Major Honors and Awards
- Recipient of the ASME CIE (Computers and Information in Engineering) Excellence in Research Award
- ASME Kos Ishii-Toshiba Award for research contributions to design for manufacturing and the life cycle; NASA JPL (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) Patent Award
- SAE International Arch T. Colwell Merit Award; TMCE (Tools and Methods of Competitive Engineering) Outstanding Contribution Award
- SAE International Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award
- Innovision Award (Innovations in Education)
- South Carolina Governor’s Award for Scientific Awareness