David Beach
Professor (Teaching) of Mechanical Engineering
Bio
Beach teaches courses in the areas of design and manufacturing. Beach and Craig Milroy co-direct the Product Realization Laboratory which provides 1700 students annually with hands on experiences in product definition, conceptual design, detail design, and prototype creation. The PRL offers courses, mentors and tools in support of integrated designing and making. Pedagogically, Beach believes that creation of experience from which students (and teams of students) can interpret and internalize their own conclusions provides an excellent complement to content based teaching. His goal is to add strength in tacit knowledge which derives from the hands-on synthesis of design, prototype building, presentation and criticism.. The resulting judgment and instinct regarding materials, devices, materials transformation processes, and design process complement classical analytical engineering education to create superior engineers.
Honors & Awards
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Gores Award for Excellence in Teaching, Stanford University (1995)
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Bing Undergraduate Teaching Fellow, Stanford University (1997-1999)
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Bass Undergraduate Teaching Fellow, Stanford University (2005-2009)
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Sugden Family University Fellow in Undergraduate Education, Stanford University (2005-2010)
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Dean's Award for Industry Education Innovation, Stanford University (2006)
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Sudgen Family Universith Fellow in Undergraduate Education, Stanford University (2010-2015)
Professional Education
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MS, Stanford, Engineering (Product Design) (1972)
2015-16 Courses
- Deliverables: A Mechanical Engineering Design Practicum
ME 181 (Aut) - Design and Manufacturing
ME 203 (Aut, Win, Spr) - Design for Extreme Affordability
OIT 333 (Win) - Entrepreneurial Design for Extreme Affordability
ME 206A (Win) - Entrepreneurial Design for Extreme Affordability
ME 206B (Spr) - Good Products, Bad Products
ME 214, ME 314 (Win) - Precision Engineering
ME 324 (Spr) - The Magic of Materials and Manufacturing
ME 219 (Aut) -
Independent Studies (7)
- Engineering Problems
ME 391 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum) - Engineering Problems and Experimental Investigation
ME 191 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum) - Experimental Investigation of Engineering Problems
ME 392 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum) - Honors Research
ME 191H (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum) - Ph.D. Teaching Experience
ME 491 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum) - Practical Training
ME 299A (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum) - Practical Training
ME 299B (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum)
- Engineering Problems
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Prior Year Courses
2014-15 Courses
- Design and Manufacturing
ME 203 (Aut, Win, Spr) - Design for Extreme Affordability
OIT 333 (Win) - Design for Extreme Affordability
OIT 334 (Spr) - Entrepreneurial Design for Extreme Affordability
ME 206A (Win) - Entrepreneurial Design for Extreme Affordability
ME 206B (Spr) - Good Products, Bad Products
ME 214, ME 314 (Win) - The Magic of Materials and Manufacturing
ME 219 (Aut)
2013-14 Courses
- Design and Manufacturing
ME 203 (Aut, Win, Spr) - Design for Extreme Affordability
OIT 334 (Spr) - Entrepreneurial Design for Extreme Affordability
ME 206B (Spr) - Good Products, Bad Products
ME 214, ME 314 (Win) - Precision Engineering
ME 324 (Spr) - Product Realization: Making is Thinking
ME 103Q (Spr) - The Magic of Materials and Manufacturing
ME 219 (Aut)
2012-13 Courses
- Design and Manufacturing
ME 203 (Aut, Win) - Design for Extreme Affordability
OIT 334 (Spr) - Entrepreneurial Design for Extreme Affordability
ME 206A (Win) - Entrepreneurial Design for Extreme Affordability
ME 206B (Spr) - Good Products, Bad Products
ME 214, ME 314 (Win) - Precision Engineering
ME 324 (Spr) - Product Realization: Making is Thinking
ME 103N (Win) - The Magic of Materials and Manufacturing
ME 219 (Aut, Spr)
- Design and Manufacturing