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Phone:   937-435-9822 
EMail:  rlmott@ameritech.net

Teaching Interests:
Design of Machine Elements
Fluid Mechanics
Mechanical Engineering Design
Strength of Materials
Stress Analysis
Systems Design

Education:

B.S. Mechanical Engineering, General Motors Institute, 1963
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 1965

Industrial Experience:

• General Motors Corporation,   Frigidaire Division, Research Engineer
• University of Dayton Research Institute Engineer, Structural Mechanics Section
• Consulting in mechanical design and accident analysis  

Professional Interests:

• American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
• Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)
• American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
  • Engineering Technology Council
  • Engineering Technology Division
• Registered Professional Engineer

Recent Books Published:

APPLIED STRENGTH OF MATERIALS, 4th ED, 704 pgs., Prentice Hall, Publishing Co., 2001

APPLIED FLUID MECHANICS, 5th ED, 597 pgs., Prentice Hall Publishing Co., 2000

MACHINE ELEMENTS IN MECHANICAL DESIGN, 4th ED, 923 pgs., Prentice Hall Publishing Co., 2004

Honors & Awards:

• Archie Higdon Distinguished Mechanics Educator Awards, ASEE, 2001
• Frederick J. Berger Award for Excellence in Engineering Technology Education, ASEE, 1994
• Outstanding Engineer and Scientist Award, Dayton, Ohio, 1992
• Faculty Award in Teaching, University of Dayton, 1981
• Epsilon Delta Tau Outstanding Achievement Award, 1972
• Recipient of SAE Teetor Educational Award 1968
• Pi Tau Sigma National Mechanical Engineering Honorary
• Honorary Member Tau Alpha Pi Honor Society