Biography

Dr. David Brookstein is Professor of Instruction in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and has 13 U.S. patents.

• Doctor of Science degree in the field of mechanical engineering from MIT (1976) - minor from the MIT Sloan School of Management
• M.S. in Textile Technology from MIT (1973)
• Bachelor of Textile Engineering from Georgia Tech (1971)

Research Interests

  • Composite Materials
  • High Peformance Textile and Apparel Structures, Biomedical Textiles
  • Teaching Innovation

Courses Taught

Number

Name

Level

ENGR 2181

Co-Op Work Experience I

Undergraduate

ENGR 4296

Senior Design Project II

Undergraduate

ENGR 4996

Honors Senior Design Project II

Undergraduate

Selected Publications

  • Sadeghipour, K., Brookstein, D., Fagan, S., & Budischak, C. (2020). WIP Introducing design thinking in first-year engineering education. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings, 2020-June.