Background
Kurfess, Thomas Roland was born on May 18, 1964 in Des Plaines, Illinois, United States. Son of Roland H. and Evelyn M. (Haschin) Kurfess.
Mechanical engineering educator
Kurfess, Thomas Roland was born on May 18, 1964 in Des Plaines, Illinois, United States. Son of Roland H. and Evelyn M. (Haschin) Kurfess.
SBME, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1986. SMME, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1987. SMEE and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1988.
Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1989.
Draper fellow, The C. S. Draper Laboratory, Cambridge, 1985-1989; assistant professor, Carnegie Mellon U., Pittsburgh, 1989-1994; associate professor, Carnegie Mellon U., Pittsburgh, 1994; associate professor, Georgia Institute Technology, Atlanta, since 1994.
Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers (Pi Tau Sigma Medal, 1995), National Society of Professional Engineers, Society Manufacturing Engineers, American Society Engineering Education, Pi Tau Sigma, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi.
Married Adriana D. Praddaude, May 28, 1988.