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 MellonUniversity 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 arecipient of the 1998 U.S. National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Award forgenerative conceptual design. She co-founded RISE, a summer research experience thatwon the 2003 Exemplary Program Award from the American College Personnel Asso-ciation's Commission for Academic Support in Higher Education. Dr. Schmidt wasawarded the American Society of Engineering Education's 2008 Merryfield DesignAward.
Dr. Schmidt is active in engineering design theory research and teaching engi-neering design to third- and fourth-year undergraduates and graduate students inmechanical engineering. She has coauthored a text on engineering decision-making,two editions of a text on product development, and a team-training curriculum forfaculty using engineering student project teams. Dr. Schmidt was the guest editor ofthe Journal of Engineering Valuation & Cost Analysis and has served as an Associ-ate Editor of the ASME Journal of Mechanical Design. Dr. Schmidt is a member ofASME, SME, and ASEE.
GEORGE E. DIETER is Glenn L. Martin Institute Professor of Engineering atthe University of Maryland. The author received his B.S. Met.E. degree from DrexelUniversity and his D.Sc. degree from Carnegie Mellon University. After a stint inindustry with the DuPont Engineering Research Laboratory, he became head of theMetallurgical Engineering Department at Drexel University, where he later becameDean of Engineering. Professor Dieter later joined the faculty of Carnegie MellonUniversity as Professor of Engineering and Director of the Processing Research Insti-tute. He moved to the University of Maryland in 1977 as professor of MechanicalEngineering and Dean of Engineering, serving as dean until 1994.
Professor Dieter is a fellow of ASM International, TMS, AAAS, and ASEE. Hehas received the education award from ASM, TMS, and SME, as well as the LammeMedal, the highest award of ASEE. He has been chair of the Engineering DeansCouncil, and president of ASEE. He is a member of the National Academy of Engi-neering. He also is the author of Mechanical Metallurgy, published by McGraw-Hill,now in its third edition.
