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Professor Suh is the Ralph E. and Eloise F. Cross Professor and Director of the Manufacturing Institute of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He was the Head of Department of Mechanical Engineering at MIT, from 1991 to 2001. In 1984, Professor Suh accepted a Presidential Appointment (by Ronald Reagan) at the National Science Foundation where he was in charge of engineering.
Professor Suh has made significant contributions to the fields of tribology, design, polymer processing and metal processing. His paper on the delamination theory of wear was chosen as the citation classic by the Institute of Scientific Information (ISI).
In this lecture, a complexity theory will be presented, using examples from tribology, materials, manufacturing and biology. This theory is useful since it guides the design process involving complex systems as well as explains the limitations of certain engineered systems. The genesis of the theory may also be useful to aid students in understanding the linkage between theory and practice, and between solutions to real problems and theoretical development.
Members of the press and interested parties are cordially invited to attend. For further enquiries, please contact Mr. Tai of Faculty of Engineering at 2857 8520.
Professor of Mechanical Engineering of MIT to deliver lecture at HKU
12 Dec 2002
Professor Nam Pyo Suh of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is to deliver a William Mong Distinguished Lecture entitled Complexity Theory for Engineered Systems and Natural Systems at 5:30pm on Friday, December 13, 2002 at Wang Gungwu Lecture Hall, Graduate House, The University of Hong Kong.
Professor Suh is the Ralph E. and Eloise F. Cross Professor and Director of the Manufacturing Institute of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He was the Head of Department of Mechanical Engineering at MIT, from 1991 to 2001. In 1984, Professor Suh accepted a Presidential Appointment (by Ronald Reagan) at the National Science Foundation where he was in charge of engineering.
Professor Suh has made significant contributions to the fields of tribology, design, polymer processing and metal processing. His paper on the delamination theory of wear was chosen as the citation classic by the Institute of Scientific Information (ISI).
In this lecture, a complexity theory will be presented, using examples from tribology, materials, manufacturing and biology. This theory is useful since it guides the design process involving complex systems as well as explains the limitations of certain engineered systems. The genesis of the theory may also be useful to aid students in understanding the linkage between theory and practice, and between solutions to real problems and theoretical development.
Members of the press and interested parties are cordially invited to attend. For further enquiries, please contact Mr. Tai of Faculty of Engineering at 2857 8520.
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