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Faculty - Spivey S. Douglass

Spivey S. Douglass
Adjunct Professor

403 Dougherty Engineering Building
University of Tennessee
Knoxvile, TN 37996-2210
Office: (865) 974-5257
Cell: (865) 250-3457
Fax: (865) 974-5274
Email: sdouglas@utk.edu
Teaching ~ Education ~ Research Interests ~ Professional Experience ~ Patents

TEACHING

  • Manufacturing Processes (ME366/IE330)
  • Vibrations (ME363)
  • New Product Development Sequence (ME504, 506, 509, 594)
  • Mechanical Engineering Design (ME460)

EDUCATION

  • Ph.D. 1983, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Engineering Mechanics
  • MS 1963, Mississippi State University, Mechanical Engineering
  • BS 1961, Mississippi State University, Mechanical Engineering

RESEARCH INTERESTS (back to top)


  • Integrated product realization (product and proces design)
  • Experimental research supporting theoretical models of manufacturing processes
  • Control systems, particularly directed toward intelligent, open architecture controls
  • Automation of manufacturing processes, including robotics
  • Knowledge based systems - knowledge capture, representation, sharing, etc. -- associated with design and manufacturing

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (back to top)


1997 - Present Adjunct Professor; University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee
1969 - 1999 Development Staff; Union Carbide/Lockheed Martin, Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
1965 - 1969 Graduate Research/Teaching Assistant; University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee
1962 - 1965 Manufacturing Engineer; Union Carbide Corporation, Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee

PATENTS (back to top)


1980 "A Slide System for Machine Tools"

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