Background
Gershenson, John Kaplan was born on September 20, 1967 in New York City. Son of Samuel Lewis and Barbara (Meyers) Gershenson.
Mechanical engineering educator
Gershenson, John Kaplan was born on September 20, 1967 in New York City. Son of Samuel Lewis and Barbara (Meyers) Gershenson.
AB, Cornell University, 1989. Bachelor of Science, Ohio State University, 1991. Doctor of Philosophy, University Idaho, 1995.
Graduate research associate Ohio State University, Columbus, 1989-1993, University Idaho, Moscow, 1993-1995. Assistant professor mechanical engineering University Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 1995-1997. Assistant professor mechanical and aerospace engineering Utah State University, Logan, 1997-2000.
Associate professor mechanical engineering-engineering mechanics Michigan Technological University, Houghton, since 2000. Proposal reviewer National Science Foundation, 1993. Reviewer Journal Mechanical Design, 1995, Journal Research in Engineering Design, 1997, Journal Industrial Ecology, 1997, Journal Engineering Design & Automation, 1998.
Member advisory board Bridgerland Applied Technology Center.
Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers (section chairman Design Technology Conference 1995-1998, reviewer conference 1991-1998, review coordinator 1997-1998, member county on education and board on engineering education 1998-1999, faculty advisor student section Utah State University since 1998, vice chair commission on design theory and methodology, design division since 1998, grantee 1998-1999), Society Manufacturing Engineers (grantee since 1998), American Society Engineering Educators, Sigms Xi, Delta Kappa Epsilon.
Married Deborah Kaplan, July 23, 1995. Children: Daniel Isaac, Noah David.