David Hardt

Professor Hardt is an expert in system dynamics, control and manufacturing processes. He is the Ralph E. and Eloise F. Cross Professor of Mechanical Engineering at MIT. His process control research has centered on a variety of processes from welding and sheet metal forming to micro-embossing and most recently continuous soft-lithography. Professor Hardt has served as the Director of the Laboratory for Manufacturing and Productivity, Engineering Co-Director of the MIT Leaders for Manufacturing Program, MIT Director of the Singapore MIT- Alliance Program in Manufacturing Systems and Technology, as well as serving as Graduate Officer for Mechanical Engineering. He led the development of the Master of Engineering in Advanced Manufacturing degree program at MIT, and participated in the OSTP Advanced Manufacturing Partnership 1.0 workforce team as well as the MIT “Production in a Innovative Economy” commission. He is currently leading an effort to create an on-line program in the “Principles of Manufacturing”. Professor Hardt is a graduate of Lafayette College (BSME) and MIT (SM, PhD).