Herbert H. Richardson, P.E.

Director Emeritus, TTI

Education

• Sc.D., Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1958.
• B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1955.
• M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1955.

Experience

• Director Emeritus, TTI Administration, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, November 2006 - Present.
• Professor Emeritus, Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1985.
• Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Texas Transportation Institute.
• Director, TTI, TTI Administration, Texas Transportation Institute, December 1993 - October 2006.
• Director, Texas Transportation Institute, 1993 - December 1993.
• Associate Dean of Engineering and Regents Professor, Texas A&M University, 1993 - December 1993.
• Vice Chancellor, Engineering, The Texas A&M University System, 1993 - December 1993.
• Chancellor, The Texas A&M University System, 1991 - November 1993.
• Director, Foster-Miller Incorporated, 1987 - January 1991.
• Director, Ol Incorporated, 1987 - January 1991.
• Deputy Chancellor, Engineering, The Texas A&M University System, 1986 - January 1991.
• Director, TenX Incorporated, 1986 - January 1991.
• Director, Texas Institute for the Advancement of Chemical Technology, 1986 - January 1991.
• Director, Texas Engineering Experiment Station, 1985 - January 1991.
• Vice-Chancellor, Engineering, The Texas A&M University System, 1984 - January 1986.
• Dean, Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1984 - January 1986.
• Professor and Associate Dean, Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1982 - January 1984.
• Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1968 - January 1984.
• Professor and Head, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1974 - January 1982.
• Chief Scientist, Office of the Secretary, U. S. Department of Transportation, 1970 - January 1972.
• Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1963 - January 1968.
• Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1959 - January 1963.
• Technical Operations Officer, Ballistics Research Laboratory, U.S. Army Ordnance Corps, 1958 - December 1958.
• First Lieutenant, USAR- (Active Duty), U.S. Army Ordnance Corps, 1958 - December 1958.
• Project Supervisor, Dynamic Analysis and Control Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1957 - January 1958.
• Instructor, Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1957 - January 1958.
• Research Assistant, Dynamic Analysis and Control Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1955 - January 1957.
• Research Engineer, Dynamic Analysis and Control Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1955 - December 1955.
• Research Assistant, Dynamic Analysis and Control Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1953 - January 1954.

Consulting

• Bijur Lubricating Company.
• Caterpillar Tractor Company.
• Chandler-Evans Corporation.
• Compudrive Corporation.
• Engineering Societies Commission on Engergy.
• Ford, Marin, Esposito & Whitmeyer.
• Foster-Miller Incorporated.
• Instron Corporation.
• International Harvester, Inc..
• International Union of Teamsters.
• Skychefs, Inc..
• State of Louisiana, Board of Regents.
• State of Massachusetts.
• Steptoe and Johnson.
• U. S. Department of Transportation.

Professional Registration

Registered Professional Engineer in Texas, Registration No. 57696.

Registered Professional Engineer in Massachusetts, Registration No. 9514.

Affiliations

• Member, New York Academy of Sciences.
• Member, American Association for the Advancement of Science.
• Council, National Academy of Engineering.
• Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
• Member, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE).
• Chairman, Texas Food and Fibers Commission, 1991 - 1993.
• Chairman, Transportation Research Board (TRB), Executive Committee, 1988 - 1989.
• Member, Transportation Research Board (TRB), Executive Committee, 1985 - 1990.
• Director, American Automatic Control Council, 1980 - 1982.

Honors & Awards

Centennial Medal, American Association for Engineering Education, 1993.

Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Honorary Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

Dedicated Service Award, American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

Rufus Oldenberger Medal (in Dynamic Systems and Control), American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1984.

Distinguished Professor of Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1984.

Centennial Medallion, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1980.

Secretary's Medal and Award for Meritorious Service, Department of Transportation, 1972.

Best Paper Award (with R. Sidell), American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1968.

Moody Award (with D.N. Wormley) for Best Paper in Fluids Engineering, 1970.

Gold Medal, Pi Tau Sigma.

Outstanding Engineer Ten Years After Graduation, 1963.

American Ordnance Association Medal, 1953.

Distinguished Military Graduate, ROTC, 1953.