Farrokh Mistree, Ph.D.

Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Associate Chair, Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering
Associate Director, Georgia Tech Savannah
Contact
Office: EDRB B246
Phone: 912-963-6900
Email: farrokh.mistree@me.gatech.edu
Research Thrusts
Enterprise Integration
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Education
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1974
M.S., University of California, Berkeley, 1970
B. Tech. (Hons.), Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India, 1967
Research Interests
  • Strategic engineering
  • Integrated design of material, product and design processes
  • Distributed, collaborative, robust design multiscale systems
  • Simulation-based systems realization

Dr. Mistree’s design experience spans mechanical, aeronautical, structural, and industrial engineering. His teaching experience spans courses in engineering design, naval architecture, solid mechanics, operations research and computer science. His current research focus is on learning how to manage design freedom in multi-scale design (from molecular to reduced-order models) to facilitate the integrated design of materials, product and design process chains. He is committed to developing a design pedagogy that is rooted in Decision-Based Design and adaptive action learning. It is in this context that he enjoys experimenting with ways in which design can be learned and taught. Dr. Mistree has co-authored two textbooks and over 300 technical publications. Dr. Mistree was recognized for his research and teaching in 1999 and 2001, respectively: ASME Design Automation Committee’s 1999 Design Automation Award and 2001 Jack M. Zeigler Woodruff School Outstanding Educator Award. He is the Secretary-Treasurer of Pi Tau Sigma Mechanical Engineering Honor Society and served as a reviewer for ABET. He is a Fellow of ASME, an Associate Fellow of the AIAA, a Member of ASEE and the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. And what does Farrokh Mistree want to do in the future? He wants to have fun—fun in defining the emerging science-based discipline of design. Fun in providing an opportunity for highly motivated and talented people to learn how to achieve their dreams.