Steven Harper, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
- Office: ZSH 540
- Phone: 540-568-5848
- Email: harpe2sr@jmu.edu
- Mailing Address:
MSC 4113
801 Carrier Drive
Harrisonburg, Virginia 22807
Education
- Ph.D –University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana – Systems and Entrepreneurial Engineering, 2006
- M.S. – University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana – Business Administration, 2003
- M.A. – Naval War College – National Security and Strategic Studies, 1994
- M.E. – University of Virginia – Electrical Engineering, 1988
- U.S. Naval Submarine School and Nuclear Propulsion Program, 1982
- B.S. – University of California, Berkeley – Engineering Physics, 1981
Experience
Previously, was a Division Officer, a Department Head, and an Executive Officer on nuclear submarines in the U.S. Navy, a Naval Material Professional, a Certified Department of Defense Systems Engineer and Program Manager, an Assistant Professor of Naval Science at the University of Virginia, and a Post-doctoral Research Associate at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications.
Specializations/Research Interests
Primary research areas are management of technology, innovation, knowledge management and decision analysis.
Co-Principle Investigator NSF Award 0933948: IEECI Exploratory Grant: Integrating Developmental Instruction in Sustainability Contexts into an Undergraduate Engineering Design Curriculum.
Announcements
- 2012 FE Exam Guide (PDF)
- June 20-22
The Virginia Center for Wind Energy is hosting the 3rd biennial Statewide Wind Energy Symposium at James Madison University. This is a great chance for JMU students, faculty, and staff from across all departments to learn about wind energy right here on campus! More

