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John V. Farr

Professor and Director of SEEM

System Design and Operation Effectiveness

Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering
Stevens Institute of Technology
Castle Point on the Hudson
Hoboken, New Jersey 07030
John V. Farr
email: jfarr@stevens.edu
phone:201.216.8103/8025
fax: 201.216.5541
office: Babbio 507
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Education
Degree
-University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; 1986, Ph.D. Civil Engineering
-Purdue University, West Lafayette,IN; 1981, M. S. Civil Engineering, Major - Geotechnical Engineering
-Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS; 1979, B. S. Civil Engineering, Major- Structural Engineering
-Hinds Junior College, Raymond, MS; 1975, A.A.S. Drafting and Design Technology
Non-Degree
- Mississippi State University, Vicksburg and Jackson Graduate Center, MS; 1984-92, Graduate Courses in Mathematics, Engineering Mechanics, and Systems Engineering
- U. S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, KS; 1989-91

Faculty Responsibilities
Founding Director, Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management

Member Annual Giving, Graduate, School of Engineering Executive, and Corporate Outreach Committees

Courses:
E 101 Engineering Seminar
E 421 Engineering Economic Design
H 184 Honors Seminar II
SYS 611 Modeling and Simulation
SYS 611 Modeling and Simulation (SDOE Program)

RESEARCH INTERESTS & AREAS

Systems Integration
Infrastructure Systems
Decision Analysis
Project Management

BACKGROUND

Prior to joining Stevens in 2000, Dr. Farr spent 8 years teaching at the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point where he was promoted to the rank of full professor in 2000. From 1997 until 2000 he served as Director of their Engineering Management program. Before teaching at West Point, he was employed by the U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station (WES) in Vicksburg, Mississippi. He served as Team Leader for the Combat Engineering and Simulations Group at WES. Before WES, he served in a variety of government and industry positions.

AWARDS

The USMA Engineering Management Program received the ASEM award for Award for Academic Excellence for Leadership of Engineering & Technical Management.

Dr. Farr is the former editor of the Journal of Management in Engineering and is President of the American Society of Engineering Management(ASEM).

He is a fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers and ASEM. He also serves on the Army Science Board and the Board of Advicers of SOLE.