Dr. Kenneth A. Pickar

Visiting Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Dr. Benjamin Linder is passionate about the practice of design and design learning. He is especially interested in socially responsible and sustainable product design. His design work also involves the adaptation of engineering techniques to the arts. He is actively involved in entrepreneurship and is currently studying business structures for social ventures. Recently, he co-founded a software company focused on delivering product development tools to large manufacturing firms.

Dr. Linder received a B.S.E. in Mechanical Engineering and a B.S.E. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan, where he studied engineering design with Professor Panos Papalambros. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he studied product design and design education with Professor Woodie Flowers.

Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

Dr. Benjamin Linder