Faculty Directory
Andrew Ford
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Office: Salisbury Laboratories, 315
Phone: +1-508-831-5296
forda@wpi.edu
Educational Background
- DE, Doctor of Engineering, Program on Public Policy & Technology, Darmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, 1975
- MS, Master of Science, Applied Mathematics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1968
- MS, Master of Science, Applied Science, University of California, Davis, California, 1967
- BS, Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, University of California, Davis, California, 1966
Recent Publications
Honors & Awards
- 1997, Fellow, Center for Teaching and Learning, WSU
- 1996, Jay Wright Forrester Award: Outstanding contribution to the field of System Dynamics
Professional Experience & Activities
- 2008, Coordinator for Environmental Science Programs within the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, WSU
- 1992 to present, Program in Environmental Science and Regional Planning and the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, WSU
- 2006 to 2007, Sabbatical, Sloan School of Management and the Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, MIT, Cambridge, MA
- Fall 1998, Sabbatical, Decision Sciences and Energy Markets Groups, London Business School
- 1985 to 1992, Systems Management Department, Institute of Safety and Systems Management, University of Southern California
- 1982, Sabbatical, Corporate Planning Department, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, San Francisco, California
- 1975 to 1982, Staff Member, Energy Systems and Economic Analysis Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory
- 1968 to 1972, Instructor, Systems Engineering, Boston University; Systems Analyst, Mathematical Research Group, Telefunken Computer GmbH, Konstanz, Germany
