Background
Barton, Russell Richard was born on August 11, 1951 in Buffalo. Son of Harvey Russell Junior and Doris Beatrice Barton.
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Russell Richard Barton
Edit ProfileIndustrial engineering educator
Russell Richard Barton, Industrial engineering educator. Achievements include United States patent for optical vehicle tracking system;development of algorithm for dynamic adjustment of finite differenceinterval size, graphical methods for design of experiments, reliability qualification of first commercial application of microwave transistors in space. National Merit scholar National Merit Scholarship Corporation, 1969.
Education
Biosystems Engineering, Princeton University, 1973; Master of Science, Cornell Univercity, 1976; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1978.
Career
Electric car test engineer, Electricity Supply Board Inc., Yardley, Pennsylvania, 1971-1972; teaching assistant, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, 1973-1975; operations research analyst, Econ Inc., Princeton, New Jersey, 1975-1976; operations research analyst, The Mentoris Company, Princeton, 1977-1978; operations research analyst, Mathematica, Princeton, 1977-1978; member technical staff, Radio Corporation of America David Sarnoff Research Center, Princeton, 1978-1987; consultant, State College, Pennsylvania, since 1987; associate professor, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, since 1990. Visiting associate professor Cornell Univercity, 1987-1990. Executive Board Leonhard Center Engineering Education, State College, since 1994.
Achievements
Membership
Assistant treasurer Washington Township Municipal Utilities authority, Robbinsville, New Jersey. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Society Engineering Education (DEED program chair), Institute Industrial Engineers (senior), Operations Research Society American.
Connections
Married Robin Adele Holliday, June 29, 1975.
