Penn State Behrend
  School of Engineering
  5101 Jordan Road
  Erie, PA  16563-1701

  Office:  REDC 250
  Phone:  (814) 898-7587
  Fax:(814) 898-6125
  Email: jtr11@psu.edu

John T. Roth
Biography

Dr. John T. Roth is an associate professor of mechanical engineering at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College.  He received his B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering at Michigan Technological University.

Dr. Roth has an active research program in the areas of signal processing, material removal, cryogenics, and electrical manufacturing.  Some of the sponsors of his research program include:  Ford Motor Company, COLDfire Technology, Pennsylvania Infrastructure Technology Alliance (PITA), McInnes Rolled Rings, Spinworks, STERIS Corporation, Saegertown Manufacturing Corporation, and The Lincoln Electric Company.  He is also currently working on various joint projects with Carnegie Mellon University.

His teaching interests include: Manufacturing Processes, Materials Science, Dynamic Systems, Adaptive Signal Processing, and Computer-Aided Design/Manufacturing.

Dr. Roth is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineering - Manufacturing Engineering Division (ASME-MED), Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), North American Manufacturing Research Institute (NAMRI), and the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE).  He is currently the Technical Program Co-Chair of the International Conference on Manufacturing Science and Engineering (2007) and will be the Chair in 2008.  He currently serves as the chair of the Quality/Reliability Technical Committee of ASME-MED and also serves on both the Manufacturing Equipment Technical Committee of ASME-MED and the Scientific Committee of NAMRI/SME.