John W. Sutherland

John William Sutherland is professor and Fehsenfeld Family Head of Environmental and Ecological Engineering (EEE) at Purdue University who specialises in the application of sustainability principles to design, manufacturing, and other industrial issues.

John W. Sutherland
Born
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.A.
NationalityU.S.A
Alma materUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Scientific career
FieldsManufacturing
InstitutionsPurdue University
ThesisA Dynamic Model of the Cutting Force System in the End Milling Process (1987)
Doctoral advisorRichard E. DeVor

Biography

John W. Sutherland was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA to Bill and Polly Sutherland. He has a younger brother (Michael) and sister (Nancy). His early years were spent in Arvada, Colorado – the family moved to the Chicago area in 1967. He is a graduate of Hinsdale Central High School (Hinsdale, Illinois). He attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), and received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in industrial engineering, and his Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering in 1980, 1982, and 1987, respectively. As a graduate student, his advisor was Richard E. DeVor.

He married his wife in 1981, they have two daughters.

Career

Following the completion of his doctoral degree, Sutherland became Vice President of Process Design and Control, Inc., Champaign, IL (1987-91). PDC developed and sold software for Statistical Process Control (SPC) and Statistical Design of Experiments (DOE), delivered short courses to industry on statistical methods for quality and improvement, and provided solutions to manufacturing challenges. While at PDC also Sutherland served as an adjunct faculty member at UIUC delivering courses on SPC and DOE. Prior to assuming his position at Purdue University in 2009, he held the Henes Chair Professorship of Mechanical Engineering and served as the Director of the Sustainable Futures Institute at Michigan Technological University.[1]

Awards

Dr. Sutherland is a Fellow of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), and The International Academy for Production Engineering CIRP (2011).[2]. Dr. Sutherland's awards and honors include SME Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award (1992) [3], the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (1996)[4], SME Education Award (2009) [5], SAE International John Connor Environmental Award (2011) [6] William T. Ennor Manufacturing Technology Award (2013), [7], and SME Gold Medal (2018)[8].

Citations
  1. "Michigan Tech: Professor John Sutherland". Retrieved on July 30, 2018.
  2. "Public list of CIRP members". Retrieved on August 5, 2018
  3. "SME Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award ". Retrieved on October 23, 2019.
  4. "the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers". Retrieved on September 15, 2018.
  5. "2009 SME Education Award". Retrieved on October 23, 2019.
  6. "2010 SAE International John Connor Environmental Award ". Retrieved on October 23, 2019.
  7. "2013 William T. Ennor Manufacturing Technology Award ". Retrieved on October 23, 2019.
  8. "2018 SME International Honor Award Winners". Retrieved on July 30, 2018
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