Bio
Roth is one of the founders of the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford (the d.school) and is active in its development: currently, he serves as Academic Director. His design interests include organizing and presenting workshops on creativity, group interactions, and the problem solving process. Formerly he researched the kinematics, dynamics, control, and design of computer controlled mechanical devices. In kinematics, he studied the mathematical theory of rigid body motions and its application to the design of machines.
Honors & Awards
-
Outstanding Design Educator Award, ASME (2000)
-
Pioneer in Robotics Award, IEEE (2000)
-
Honorary Professor, Design Program, IIT-Kanpur, India
-
Honorary Diploma, Engineering Mechanics, National Technical University of Ukraine (2003)
-
Honoris Causa degree, University of Cassino, Italy (2005)
-
Honorary Co-chair, International Conference on Robotics and Automation (2007)
-
Honorary PhD, University of Paris (Pierre & Marie Curie) (2007)
Professional Education
-
PhD, Columbia, Mechanical Engineering (1963)