Faculty Bio: John McCool
 

                                           
John I. McCool, Ph.D.   
Distinguished Professor of Systems Engineering
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Area of
Expertise
  • Reliability Theory
  • Tribology
  • Measurement Analysis of Rough Surfaces
  • Experiment Design, Data Mining and QC
  • Established PSGV Surface Microtopography laboratory in 1991
Research
Interests
  • Inference on the Weibull Life Distribution  
  • Microcontact Models 
  • Warranties and Control Charts
Courses Taught
  • IN SC 525 – Applied Data Mining
  • SYSEN 530 – Systems Optimization
  • SYSEN 531 – Probabilistic Modeling and Simulation
  • SYSEN 597 – Engineering Management Science
  • STAT 500 – Applied Statistics
  • IE 511 – Quality Control
  • IE 532 – Reliability Engineering
  • IE 566 – Quality Control
Professional       
Activities
Education
  • Ph.D., Statistics, Temple University
  • M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Drexel University
  • B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Drexel University
Mailing
Address
Penn State Great Valley
30 E. Swedesford Rd.
Malvern, PA 19355
Phone 610-648-3255
Fax 610-889-1334
E-mail mpt@psu.edu



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