Dr. Clark is currently Professor of Materials Engineering and
Professor of Engineering Systems at MIT, where he has been on the
faculty since 1975. He has served as Director of the Center for
Technology, Policy and Industrial Development, Director of the
International Motor Vehicle Program and of the Materials Systems
Laboratory.
Dr. Clark founded the Materials Systems Laboratory in 1983 to work
closely with industrial partners. More than 50 companies from the U.S.,
Asia, Europe and Latin America have sponsored this work. Highlights of
the research have been the development of:(1) Technical Cost Modeling,
to simulate the cost of processing materials and products, depending
upon the technology, product design and manufacturing environment; (2)
Multi-attribute Utility Assessment, to estimate the demand for materials
and products as a function of the properties of the materials employed;
(3) A life cycle analysis methodology for analyzing the cost and
environmental impact of changes in product design and manufacturing
technologies. Computer models of the major processes for manufacturing
and assembling final products and components have been developed. The
computer tools are being used for teaching at other universities and by
design groups at a number of major companies and national
laboratories.
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Scholarly Interests
- Strategic Management
- Technical Cost Modeling
- Product Design and Manufacturing Environment
- Life Cycle Analysis
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Selected Recent Publications
- Clark, J. P., Field F. and Ashby, M. (2001), “Drivers for Materials Development in the 20th Century”, MRS Bulletin, September.
- Field, F. R. and Clark, J. P. (1997), “Bringing Light Weight Cars Down to Earth”, Technology Review, January, pp. 28-37.
- Clark, J. P. (1997), “Automotive Materials for the Future”, Beyond Globalization: The Automotive Industry in the New Millennium (Auto Focus ’97), Birmingham, U.K., Sept.
- Clark, J. P., Roth, R. and Field, F. R. (1997) “Techno-Economic Issues in Materials Selection”, ASM Handbook, Vol. 20, Materials Selection and Design, December, pp. 256-265,
- Field, F. R., Isaacs, J. A. and Clark, J. P. (1996), “Life Cycle Analysis and Its Role in Product and Process Development”, Journal of Environmentally Conscious Manufacturing.
Over 100 Papers Published in refereed journals and conference proceedings. |
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Dr. Joel P. Clark
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- S.M., Sloan School of Management, MIT, USA
- Sc.D., Materials Science & Engineering, MIT, USA
- M.S., Engineering Science, Florida State University, USA
- B.S., Engineering Science, Florida State University, USA
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