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David W. Hoeppner
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| Title: |
Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director-Quality and Integrity Design Engineering Center |
| Industry: |
Education and Consulting |
| Type of Organization: |
University |
| Major Product/Service: |
Higher education |
| Expertise: |
Dr. Hoeppner specializes in mechanical engineering, structural integrity, fatigue and fracture and most aspects of materials engineering. He is a Licensed Professional Engineer in three states as well as in Canada. Dr. Hoeppner sits on numerous committees, and has chaired many workshops, symposia and conferences on Holistic Structural Integrity Processes. |
| Geographic Area of Distribution: |
International |
| Affiliations: |
Life Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Associate Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics; American Society for Engineering Education; American Society for Metals; American Society for Testing and Materials; National Society of Professional Engineers; University of Utah Chapter, Sigma Xi; Society of Automotive Engineers; Executive Board, University of Utah Campus Christian Center; U.S.P.E.; Lifetime Member, A.S.M. |
| University/Degree: |
B.M.E., Marquette University, 1958; M.S., Metallurgical Engineering, 1960; Ph.D., Materials Engineering, Applied Mechanics, Fatigue & Fracture Mechanics, Statistics & Probabilities, 1963, Thesis, Fatigue Behavior, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Born: |
December 17, 1935, Waukesha, Wisconsin |
| Hobbies/Sports: |
Skiing, hiking, gardening, writing |
| Spouse: |
Sue McFarlane Hoeppner |
| Married: |
June 13, 1959 |
| Children: |
Laura 43, Lynne 41, Amy 35 |
| Work History: |
Dr. Hoeppner worked with the Battelle Memorial Institute from 1964 to 1969 and at the Lockheed California Company from 1969 to 1974. He was a Professor of Engineering from 1974 to 1978 at the University of Missouri, Columbia and was the Founder and Director of Structural Integrity and Materials Sciences Labs. Dr. Hoeppner then went to the University of Toronto, Ontario, where he was the Endowed Cockburn Professor of Engineering Design and also served as the Director of the Cockburn Centre of Engineering Design. He was also the Founder and Director of the Structural Integrity, Fatigue and Fracture Research Labs from 1978 to 1985. Dr. Hoeppner has been a Professor of Mechanical Engineering with the University of Utah since 1985. He was Chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering from 1985 to 1992 as well as the Founder and Director of the Quality and Integrity Design Engineering Center since 1985. |
| Honors & Awards: |
Outstanding Young Men of America, 1971; Lifelong Member and Jaycee International Senatorship, Jaycees International, 1973; Lifelong Member, ex-Jaycee; Selected, Outstanding Educators of America, 1975; The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Distinguished Lecturer, 1982-1983 and 1987-1988; Outstanding Mechanical Engineering Professor in Teaching, 1988; Nominated, Outstanding Engineering Teacher, 1992-1993 and 1999-2000, Mechanical Engineering Department; Nominated for the "J. Crichlow Award" of The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1996, 2003; Recipient, Utah Governor's Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Science and Technology, 2005; Received "Order of the Engineer", 2006; Inducted into the Waukesha, Wisconsin High School Wall of Fame, 2006 |
| Published Works: |
Edited seven books; Co-Authored one book for NATO; Published 200+ papers |
| Career Accomplishments: |
Dr. Hoeppner has supervised 45 Ph.D. students, 88 M.S. students and over 200 undergraduate thesis and design projects. He has directed extensive projects in research on fatigue and fracture, structural integrity, corrosion fatigue, fretting fatigue and engineering education. Dr. Hoeppner innovated many engineering courses in the areas of integrity and reliability and served on many university and industry committees worldwide. |
