School of Engineering

Daniel Berg
Professor
Institute Professor

Department Affiliation:

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Department of Decision Sciences & Engineering Systems

Education:

Ph.D., Yale University
Physical Chemistry

M.S., Yale University
Physical Chemistry

B.S., City College of New York, CCNY
Chemistry, Physics

Background:

Dr. Berg is a former Dean of Science and Provost at Carnegie Mellon University and Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost at Rensselaer, where he has also served as President. Prior to his academic career, he was director of research at Westinghouse and technical director. He has served and is serving on several boards of directors for a variety of industrial manufacturing and service companies and is chairman of the board for the Crystek Corporation, a manufacturer of RF timing products. He is the American Editor for the International Journal of Service Technology and Management.

Research Interests:

Primary research areas include understanding the relationship of technology and the service sector. Additional areas of research: management of technological organization, innovation, policy, manufacturing strategy, robotics, policy issues of research and development in the service sector.