Gray, Gary L.
Associate Professor and Associate Head for Undergraduate Programs
Office phone: (814) 863-1778
Office address: 211 Earth and Engineering Sciences Building
Office hours: Thursday: 3:30-5:00pm
Friday: 3:00-4:30pm
E-mail: gray@psu.edu
Homepage: https://sites.esm.psu.edu/~gray
Educational Background
- Ph.D., Engineering Mechanics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1993
- M.S., Engineering Mechanics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1989
- S.M., Engineering Science, Harvard University, 1987
- B.S. (cum laude), Mechanical Engineering, Washington University, 1985
Years of Service with Penn State
- July 2000 – Present Associate Professor
- Feb 1994 – June 2000 Assistant Professor
Other Related Experience — Teaching, Industrial, Etc.
- Jan 1993 – May 1993 Teaching Assistant, Department of Engineering Mechanics and Astronautics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
- July 1989 – Jan 1993 Research Assistant, Department of Engineering Mechanics and Astronautics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
- Aug 1987 – June 1989 Teaching Assistant, Department of Engineering Mechanics and Astronautics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
- Sept 1986 – Feb 1987 Teaching/Research Fellow, Division of Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
- May 1986 – Aug 1986 Research Assistant, Division of Plastic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
- Jan 1985 – May 1985 Technical Writer, Paris Productions, St. Louis, MO
Recent Principal Publications
- Gary L. Gray, Francesco Costanzo, and Michael E. Plesha (2013) Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics, 2nd Edition, McGraw-Hill Higher Education, New York, NY.
- Michael E. Plesha, Gary L. Gray, and Francesco Costanzo (2013) Engineering Mechanics: Statics, 2nd Edition, McGraw-Hill Higher Education, New York, NY.
Consulting, Patents, and Scientific and Professional Society Memberships
- Society of Engineering Science, Member (1994 – Present)
- American Society for Engineering Education, Member (1992 – Present)
Honors and Awards
- Best Presentation Award, Mechanics Division of the American Society for Engineering Education (2009)
- Best Presentation Award, Mechanics Division of the American Society for Engineering Education (2008)
- Best Paper Award, Mechanics Division of the American Society for Engineering Education (2005)
- Overall Best Paper Presentation, Mechanics Division of the American Society for Engineering Education (2005)
- Premier Teaching Award, Penn State Engineering Society (2002)
- Outstanding Teaching Award, Penn State Engineering Society (1999)
- Outstanding New Mechanics Educator Award, American Society for Engineering Education (1999)
- First Prize Winner of the Learning Excellence Award, General Electric (1998)
- Collaborative and Curricular Innovations Special Recognition Award, Provost of The Pennsylvania State University (1998)
Recent Institutional and Professional Service
- Senator, Penn State Faculty Senate (Aug 2011 – Present)
- Chair, ESM Undergraduate Curriculum Committee (June 2009 – Present)
- Chair, Penn State College of Engineering Academic Computing Committee (Jan 2008 – Present)
- Chair, Computer Network and Data Management Advisory Committee (Aug 2006 – Present)
- Member, ESM Candidacy Exam Mechanics Committee (Sept 2005 – Present)
- Chair, Penn State College of Engineering Firewall Exception Committee (Jan 2005 – Present)
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