Spencer Magleby

About Spencer Magleby

Dr. Spencer Magleby is an emeritus professor of mechanical engineering and consultant in areas related to compliant mechanism and origami-based engineering design, training and mentoring in leadership development and helping organizations create innovative environments. At Brigham Young University he served 11 years as associate dean for the College of Engineering, and six years as Director of the University Honors Program gaining a reputation for bringing people together to pursue common goals. His research in product design and technology development focused on creating new technologies and applications related to compliant mechanisms and the use of origami to inspire innovative product design. This research has been sponsored by NASA, the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Air Force, the State of Utah, Ford Motor Company and a variety of other industries, consortiums and entrepreneurs. He is an inventor on dozens of patents and author of hundreds of technical publications.Dr. Magleby taught design at the graduate and undergraduate level and is a co-founder of the BYU Capstone Program and the engineering-business graduate program. As director of the BYU Honors Program, he led redesigns of the curriculum to expand offerings across campus and taught courses on Interdisciplinary Thinking and Leadership. He has been the advisor for 80 graduate students, mentor for many more and directed over 200 research and design teams.As an internationally recognized researcher, educator and mentor Dr. Magleby can draw on a deep pool of expertise in his consulting. Details on key accomplishments, skills and positions can be found in the Academic CV and Consulting Resumes below, along with links to publication databases.For information about consulting services contact me directly or go to my Magleby Innovation Consulting page at my Academic CV at:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZnAcS0dgO92_woW9JJ4pxWHmZZdidQrN/view?usp=drive_linkAccess my Technical Consulting Resume at:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IzxErc3-K9G6qe5OmKArpTdw2robTtBR/view?usp=sharingFor a listing of publications and citations on Google Scholar see:https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en & For a summary of publications and collaborators see:

Experience

1. Principal

   Magleby Innovation Consulting

   Oct 2024 — Present

   Professional Consulting Services related to:• Design of Origami-based Mechanical Systems• Design of Compliant Mechanisms• Cultivating Innovative Design and Engineering Cultures• Leadership Training and Mentoring

Education

• Brigham Young University

  BS, Civil Engineering

• University of Wisconsin-Madison

  PhD, Mechanical Engineering

  1988

• Brigham Young University

  MS, Structural Engineering

  1983