Steven R. Patterson

Steven R. Patterson

SPX Distinguished Professor
Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science
704-687-8207
Duke 159

Education:

Ph.D., Applied Science, University of California at Davis, 1987. M.S., Applied Science, University of California at Davis, 1982. B.S., Physics (with honor), California Institute of Technology, 1970.

Research:

  • Precision Machine Design
  • Material Stability

Professional Affiliations and Activities:

  • Member, ASME B5-TC52 standards committee (Machining Centers)
  • Fellow, Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE)
  • Charter Member, American Society for Precision Engineering (ASPE)

Awards:

  • Air Force Commendation Medal – awarded three times
  • IRD Award (now the RD 100 Award) as a member of a relatively large development group
  • ASME Computers in Engineering Division Certificate of Appreciation (for LODTM development)
  • ASPE Lifetime Achievement Award

Patents:

Phase Measurement System Using a Dithered Clock – U.S. Patent No. 5,019,786.