Chris Hoyle

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Arthur E. Hitsman Faculty Scholar

Office: 
418 Rogers Hall
Phone: 
541.737.7035
Fax: 
541.737.2600
Email: 
chris.hoyle@oregonstate.edu
Research Lab: 
Design Engineering Laboratory

Design

Education:

  • PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2009
  • MS, Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 1994
  • BS, General Engineering, University of Illinois, 1988

Background:

  • At OSU since 2011
  • Mechanical Engineer and Engineering Manager, Motorola Inc., Deer Park, IL, 1994–2004
  • Project Engineer, Illinois Tool Works, Frankfort, IL 1989–1991

Research Interests:

Dr. Hoyle's research focuses on decision making in engineering design, with emphasis on the early design phase when uncertainty is high and the potential design space is large. More specifically, he works in the areas of decision-based design (linking consumer preferences and enterprise-level objectives with the engineering design process), uncertainty quantification and management, and complex system design. Areas of technical expertise include uncertainty propagation methodologies, Bayesian statistics and modeling, stochastic consumer choice modeling, optimization, and design automation. Prior to returning to academe, Dr. Hoyle spent 15 years in industry as a project engineer and engineering manager, concerned primarily with electronics packaging and with managing the trade-offs between performance, manufacturability, and cost.