Penn State Behrend
    School of Engineering
    5101 Jordan Road
    Erie, PA  16563-1701

    Office: REDC 213K
    Phone: (814) 898-6132
    Fax: (814) 898-6125
    Email: gfs13@psu.edu

Gary F. Smith, Ph.D.
Biography

Dr. Gary F. Smith is a lecturer in engineering at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. He earned the B.S. in Mathematics, Magna cum Laud in 1973, and the Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry in May 1979 from the State University of New York at Albany. Dr. Smith is a scientist with over 29 years leading global technology, innovation and setting business vision in engineering thermoplastic resins, composites, process and product development from the lab to the manufacturing to customer. He is recognized as the foremost expert in polyester with extensive experience in polycarbonate process and product technology. He was most recently employed at Adzel, Inc. in Forest, Virginia. Dr. Smith comes to Penn State Behrend with 23 patents, the Dan Fox Award from GE Plastic Worldwide Technologist of the Year in 1988 as well as twelve GE managerial awards.