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| | John V. Farr, PhD | | Professor |
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| Research & Education
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| Education |
| Degree - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; 1986, Ph.D. Civil Engineering
- Purdue University, West Lafayette,IN; 1981, M. S. Civil Engineering, Major - Geotechnical Engineering
- Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS; 1979, B. S. Civil Engineering, Major- Structural Engineering
- Hinds Junior College, Raymond, MS; 1975, A.A.S. Drafting and Design Technology
Non-Degree
- Mississippi State University, Vicksburg and Jackson Graduate Center, MS; 1984-92, Graduate Courses in Mathematics, Engineering Mechanics, and Systems Engineering
- U. S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, KS; 1989-91
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| | Research |
| Life Cycle Cost Analysis, Infrastructure Systems, Decision Analysis |
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| Experience & Service
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| Appointments |
Dissertation Advisor (Served as Chair or Co-chair)
Gerald Charles Koblyski, “Comparing Dynamic Decision Networks to Dynamic Programming,” Interdisciplinary (Systems Engineering and Statistics), May, 2005.
Sujoy Dey, “Managing Process Uncertainties for Increased Productivity in Pharmaceutical Drug Development Using Modeling and Simulation,” May, 2005.
Apichart Choopavang, “Integration of the Dominant Node Identification and Separation Processes into Conditional Probability Distribution Elicitation Process in Bayesian Networks,” August, 2005.
Leeza Osipenko, “Systems Dynamics Models of the ELI-P Test,” September, 2005. Thomas J. Day, “A Systems Approach to Privatization and Outsourcing of Publicly Owned Treatment Works,” May, 2007
Mitchell C. Kerman, “The Application of Robust Metamodel for Salinity Uncertainty Quantification and Event Detection Confirmation with New York Harbor Oceanographic Data,” May, 2009
Margret Smith, “Using Process Simulation to Manage New Product Development Pipeline Throughput,” December, 2009
Patricia E. Cataruozolo, “Systems Dynamics Model for Suicide Prevention for the U.S. Army,” May, 2010 Tod M. Schuck, “Processing Information for Compact Combat Identification Knowledge Representation in Distributed Tactical Military Information Systems,” May, 2010
Leone Young, “Systems Integration Costing,” December, 2010
Janet Oren, “Leveraging Commonality in the Safety and Security Engineering Processes on Avionics Systems,” December, 2010
Thesis Advisor/Reader
George L. Mason, “Effects of Road Degradation on Convoy Movement," Mississippi State University, Served as Co-advisor, 1990 Lora M. Carroll, “A Decision Support Model for Nation Reconstruction,” December, 2005 Arpit Kotak, “Identification and Repriorization of System Failures Using Failure Mode and Effects and Analysis and Classification Trees,” May, 2009.
William Carr, "Examining the use of Air Traffic Control Procedures for Exit Utilization to Reduce Runway Occupancy Times," May, 2009
Dhanashri Sathaye, “Detecting Disease Outbreaks Using Wavelets and CUSUM,” December, 2008
Elizabeth Ann Lennon, " Systematic Design of Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2) Decomposition Microreactors for Oxidant Supply to Air‐Independent Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) for Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (UUV) Power Applications," December, 2007
Ozge Doguc, “A Bayesian Network Framework for System Operational Effectiveness Assessment and Analysis,” May, 2006
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| | General Information |
| John V. Farr is a Professor of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management and Associate Dean for Academics in the School of Systems and Enterprises at Stevens Institute of Technology. He was the founding Director of the Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management at Stevens from 2000 to 2007. Before coming to Stevens in 2000, he was a Professor of Engineering Management at the United States Military Academy at West Point where he was the first civilian professor in engineering and Director of their Engineering Management Program. He is a former past president and Fellow of American Society for Engineering Management, a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers, and a member of the Army Science Board and Air Force Studies Board of the National Academies. His is a former editor of the Journal of Management in Engineering and the founder of the Engineering Management Practice Periodical. He has authored over 100 technical publications including one textbook. He earned his undergraduate degree from Mississippi State University and Masters and PhD in Civil Engineering from Purdue and the University of Michigan, respectively. He is a registered Civil Engineer in the states of Mississippi and New York. | | Professional Service |
- Founding Director, Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management
- Member Annual Giving, Graduate, School of Engineering Executive, and Corporate Outreach Committees
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| Achievements & Professional Societies
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| Honors & Awards |
* Bernard R. Sarchet Award, Engineering Management Division, ASEE, 2006
* Franklin W. B. Woodbury Service Award, ASEM, 2005
* Bernard R. Sarchet Award, ASEM, 2004
* Merl Baker Award, Engineering Management Division, ASEE, 2004
* Founding Member Epsilon Mu Eta (honorary Engineering Management), 2002
* Fellow, ASEM, 2002
* Meritorious Civilian Service Award, 2000
* Fellow, ASCE, 1997
* Superior Civilian Service Award, 1997
* Phi Kappa Phi (national honor society), U. S. Military Academy, 1994
* President of Chi Epsilon Fraternity (honorary Civil Engineering), Mississippi State University, 1979
* Chi Epsilon, Mississippi State University, 1978 |
| | Professional Societies |
| International Council on Systems Engineering, Member (since 1999) American Society for Engineering Education, Member (since 1994) American Society for Engineering Management (ASEM), Fellow (since 2002), Member (since 1994), Past President 2002-2003 American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Fellow (since 1999), Member (since 1978) Military Operations Research Society, Member (since 1994) |
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