M.Sc. - Mechanical Engineering / Materials and Design
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
B.Sc. - General Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Skills
Critical thinking
Laboratory safety protocols
Intellectual property
Team leadership
Leadership Experience
Dean of the School of Engineering at Aalto University from 2013-2023, provided leadership and strategic oversight in all areas of the School’s operational activities., 120, 460, 65, 2023, 45 M€, 60%, 40%, International Institute of Welding (IIW) member since 2000, served in various leadership roles including President., Fatigue of Welded Components, 2006 - 2014, Technical Management Board, 2008 - present, Active member of the Riga Technical University Council, overseeing university strategy and finances., Riga, Latvia, Board member of CESAER since 2013, served as treasurer from 2016-2017.
Present Employment
08/01/08 - present, Professor of Mechanics of Materials, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aalto University School of Engineering, Tenured full professor
01/01/13 - 06/30/23, Dean of the School of Engineering, Aalto University
Other Positions
01/01/12 - 12/31/15, Affiliated Professor, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden, part-time
01/01/12, Visiting Professor, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland, two months
01/01/00, Visiting Professor, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan, three months
01/01/95 - 12/31/96, Visiting Research Scientist, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA, 12 months
Positions Of Trust And Service
01/01/25 - 12/31/27, Member of the Board of Directors
First Names
Gary Burton
Identifier
D-1583-2012, 0000-0003-4944-0683
Date Of Cv
11/30/24
Personal Information
USA
Finland
Timeline
M.Sc. - Mechanical Engineering / Materials and Design
Project Researcher on Personal Grant at Lappeenranta University of TechnologyProject Researcher on Personal Grant at Lappeenranta University of Technology
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