Özgür Eriş
Assistant Professor of Design and Mechanical Engineering
Franklin W. Olin College Of Engineering

781-292-2554
ozgur.eris@olin.edu

Degrees
Ph.D. Stanford University - Mechanical Engineering, Design (2002)
M.S. Stanford University - Mechanical Engineering, Design (1995)
B.S. University of Washington - Mechanical Engineering (1994)

Research Interests
Design Thinking and Process, Design Informatics, Distributed Design and Product Development, Creativity in Organizations.

Recent Publications

Book
Eris, O. Effective Inquiry for Innovative Engineering Design, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, 2004.

Journal Articles and Book Chapters

Bergner, D., Eris, O. “Reframing the Data Mining Process”, in Data Mining for Design and Marketing, (in press), Kumar, V., Cohen, R., Ohsawa, Y. (editors), Taylor and Francis, London, 2008.

Ohland, M, Sheppard, S., Lichtenstein, G., Eris, O., Chachra, D., Layton, R. “We Can’t Teach Them if They Aren’t There: Matriculating, Engaging, Persisting, and Migrating in Engineering”, Journal of Engineering Education, (in press), 2008.

Wodehouse, A., Eris, O., Grierson, H., Mabogunje, A. “Enhancing Design Learning Using Groupware”, International Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 23, No. 3, pp. 557-569, 2007.

Eris, O., Bergner, D., Yung, M., Leifer, L. "ConExSIR: A Dialogue-based Framework of Design Team Thinking and Discovery” in Chance Discoveries in Real World Decision Making, Ohsawa, Y., Tsumoto, S. (editors), p. 329-344, Springer-Verlag, London, 2006.

Eris, O., "Insisting on Truth at the Expense of Conceptualization: Can Engineering Portfolios Help?” International Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 22, No. 3, p. 551-559, 2006.

Dym, C., Agogino, A., Eris, O., Frey, D., Leifer, L., “Engineering Design Thinking, Teaching, and Learning” Journal of Engineering Education, p. 103-120, January, 2005.

Eris, O., “Manifestation of Divergent-Convergent Thinking in Question Asking and Decision Making Processes of Design Teams: A Performance Dimension,” in Human Behavior in Design, Lindemann, U. (editor), p. 142-153, Springer-Verlag, London, 2003.

Eris, O., Leifer, L., "Facilitating Product Development Knowledge Acquisition: Interaction between the Expert and the Team," International Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 19, No. 1, p. 142-152, 2003.

Conference Papers

Mabogunje, A., Sonalkar, N., Jung, M., Leifer, L., Eris, O. “Spider Webbing: A Paradigm for Engineering Design Conversations during Early Brainstorming,” Proceedings of the Design Thinking Research Symposium, London, UK, 2007.

Eris, O., Sheppard, S., Kwan, A. “Learning to Question: A Longitudinal Analysis of Question Asking Behavior and Engagement in Project-based Learning,” Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Design, Paris, France, 2007.

Jung, M., Mabogunje, A., Sonalkar, N., Eris, O., Leifer, L. “A Mediation Moderation Framework for Knowledge Coaching of Digital Libraries,” Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Design, Paris, France, 2007.

Sonalkar, N., Mabogunje, A., Leifer, L., Eris, O., Jung, M. “Powerbrowsing – A Method to Accelerate Designers’ Familiarity with Video Information in Digital Libraries,” Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Design, Paris, France, 2007.

Eris, O., Chen, C., Chachra, D., Rosca, C., Ludlow, L., Sheppard, S., Donaldson, K. “A Preliminary Analysis of Correlates of Engineering Persistence: Results from a Longitudinal Study,” Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education, Hawaii, 2007.

Somerville, M., Linder, B., Eris, O. “Task Orientation: Are We Doing Students a Disservice?,” Proceedings of the ALE Annual Conference, Texas, USA, 2007.

Wodehouse, A., Breslin, C., Eris, O., Grierson, H., Ion, B., Jung, M., Juster, N., Leifer, L., Mabogunje, A., Sonalkar, N. “ A Reflective Approach to Learning in a Global Design Project,” Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education, Newcastle, UK, 2007.

Sonalkar, N., Mabogunje, A., Jung, M., Eris, O., Wodehouse, A., Grierson, H., Leifer, L., Lynn, A., Juster. N., Ion, W., “A Conceptual Framework for Understanding the Impact of Digital Libraries on Engineering Design Learning Performance,” Proceedings of IDETC/CIE ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, Philadelphia, 2006.

Mabogunje, A., Hansen, P., Eris, O., Leifer, L. “SWING - Simulation, Workshops, Interactive eNvironments and Gaming: An Integrated Approach to Improve Learning, Design, and Strategic Decision Making,” Proceedings of NordDesign 2006, Reykjavik, Iceland, 2006.

Somerville, M., Geddes, J., Linder, B., Stolk, J., Eris, O., “Special Session - Incorporating Values: A User-Oriented Approach to Curriculum Design,” 36th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, San Diego, CA, 2006.

Eris, O., Mabogunje, A., Leifer, L., Jung, M., Khandelwal, S., Neeley, L., Hutterer, P., Hessling, T. "An Exploration of Design Information Capture and Reuse in Text and Video Media,” Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Design, Melbourne, Australia, 2005.

Eris, O., Holliger, C., Leifer, L. "Toward a Theory of Distributed Interdisciplinary Project-based Design Education,” Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Design, Melbourne, Australia, 2005.

Bergner, D., Eris, O., Yung, M. “Dialogue-Based Metrics of Design Team Learning and Discovery,” Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Machine Learning, Bonn, Germany, 2005.

Chong, J., Plummer, R., Leifer, L., Klemmer, S., Eris, O., and Toye, G. “Pair Programming: When and Why it Works,” Proceedings of Psychology of Programming Interest Group 2005 Workshop, Brighton, UK , 2005.

Eris, O., Chen, H., Engerman, K. Loshbaugh, H., Bailey,T., Lichtenstein,G. “A Mixed Methods Approach to Developing a Survey Instrument for Identifying the Fundamental Factors that Influence Persistence in Engineering,” Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education, Portland, Oregon, 2005.

Hansen, P., Bessant, J., Eris, O., Mabogunje, A., Leifer, L. "Innovation Scenarios: Generating a Structure for a Toolkit,” Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Design, Melbourne, Australia, 2005.

Hutterer, P., Eris, O., Jung, M., Leifer, L., Lindemann, U., Mabogunje, A. “What do designers really need? – an Explorative Experiment Before Developing Teaching Tools and Methods,” Proceedings of the Cognition and Exploratory Learning in the Digital Age Conference, Lisbon, Portugal, 2004.

Eris, O., Leifer, L. “Modeling Product Development Knowledge Acquisition in Industry,” Proceedings of the Role of Empirical Studies in Understanding and Supporting Engineering Design conference, NIST, Washington DC, USA, 2004.

Eris, O. "Asking Generative Design Questions: A Fundamental Cognitive Mechanism in Design Thinking,” Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Design, Stockholm, Sweden, 2003.

Leifer, L., Eris, O., Culpepper, J., Mabogunje, A., "Accelerating Product Innovation: engineering peer-to-peer collaboration service adoption studies and metrics," Proceedings of the Engineering Design Conference, King's College, London, 2002.

Carrizossa K., Eris, O., Mabogunje, M., Andrew, M., Leifer, L. "Building the Design Observatory: a core instrument for design research," Proceedings of Design 2002, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 2002.

Leifer, L., Culpepper, J., Ju, W., Canon, D., Eris, O., Liang, T., Bell, D., Bier, E., Pier, K. “Measuring the Performance of Online Distributed Team Innovation (Learning) Services,” Proceedings of the ECI Conference on e-Technologies in Engineering Education, Davos, Switzerland, 2002.

Hansen, P., Mabogunje, A., Eris, O., Leifer, L. "The Product Development Process Ontology: Creating a Learning Research Community," Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Design, Glasgow, Scotland, 2001.

Eris, O., Hansen, P., Mabogunje, A., Leifer, L. "Toward a Pragmatic Ontology for Product Development Projects in Small Teams," Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Design, Munich, Germany, 1999.

Current Projects
Digital Libraries for Distributed Innovative Design Education and Teamwork – NSF.

Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education – NSF.

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