John Ziegert

ziegert@clemson.edu
(864) 283-7222
4 Research Drive
Greenville, SC 29607

John Ziegert received his B.S.M.E from Purdue University, his M.S.M.E. from Northwestern University, and his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Rhode Island.  He began his engineering career at Pontiac Motors and, prior to joining Clemson University as the Timken Chair in Automotive Design and Development, held faculty appointments at Roger Williams University, Brown University, the University of Hawaii, the University of Florida, and the California Institute of Technology.  He joined the University of Florida in 1990, and was appointed to the Newton C. Ebaugh Chair in Mechanical Engineering in 2004.  He is a Registered Professional Engineer, a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, past President of the American Society for Precision Engineering, and currently serves as Editor-in-Chief of Precision Engineering: Journal of the International Societies for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology.  He is founder and President of Tetra Precision, Inc.; a Florida-based metrology instrumentation company. His research focuses on precision machine design and the design of instruments and systems for high precision dimensional metrology and manufacturing.    

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