Prof. Fred McBagonluri is Dean of Engineering at Ashesi University. Prior to his appointment, he was Vice President of New Product Development at Joerns Healthcare, Arlington, TX. He also held roles of increasing responsibilities for Fortune 500 companies in the US. He was Director of Research and Development and Director of IT at Siemens Healthcare. He was also World Wide Director Research and Development, and subsequently Director of Market Development at Becton Dickinson and Co.
Prof. Fred McBagonluri holds MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and earned a Ph.D. in Materials Engineering from the University of Dayton, Masters in Engineering Mechanics from Virginia Tech, and a Bachelors of Science in Manufacturing Engineering (Summa cum laude) from Central State University.
Prof McBagonluri is a recipient of the 2008 US Black Engineer of the Year: Most Promising Scientist Award, 2008 NJBiz Innovator Hero Award and was 2009 Finalist of the NASA Astronaut Candidate Corps (ASCAN). He holds 21 issued US Patents and numerous technical publications.
Experience
–present
Dean of Engineering, Ashesi University College
2013–2015
Vice President New Product Development, Joerns Healthcare
2012–2013
Director Market Dev/Business Strategy, Becton Dickinson & Co
2008–2012
WW Director R&D, Becton Dickinson & Co
2006–2008
Director R&D, Siemens
2005–2006
Sr. Engineering Mgr, Siemens
2002–2005
Principal Engineer, Siemens
2001–2002
Sr. Engineer, Siemens
Education
2011
MIT, MBA/Management
2005
University of Dayton, PhD
1998
Virginia Tech, MS Engineering Mechanics
1996
Central State University, BS Manufacturing Engineering
Publications
2006
Rapid Manufacturing Technologies: The Next Industrial Revolution., Rapid Manufacturing in the Hearing Industry
2006
Advanced Structural Materials: Properties, Design Optimization, and Applications., Titanium Alloys: Structure, Properties, and Application
2005
Materials Science and Engineering: A, An investigation of the effects of microstructure on dwell fatigue cracks growth in Ti-6242.
2005
Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology, An Investigation of the Effects of Microstructure on Fatigue Crack Growth in Ti6242
2000
International Journal of Fatigue, Characterization of Fatigue and Combined Environment on Durability Performance of Glass/Vinyl Ester Composite for Infrastructure Applications