About the Interim Vice President for Research
Dr. David A. Koonce has once again been appointed for the role as interim vice president for research and creative activity and interim dean of Graduate College on June 15, 2022, and his appointment continues until June 30, 2023. This is Koonce’s 2nd interim appointment. The first appointment started in May of 2018 and lasted until July 2019.
Prior to taking on his renewed role, Koonce had been serving as associate dean for research and graduate education for the Russ College, associate dean for the Graduate College and associate vice president of research.
Koonce has served in several key roles at Ohio University since he first joined the faculty of the Russ College of Engineering and Technology in 1993. In the Russ College, he has held several positions including director of the engineering management master’s degree program and graduate chair. In 2012, he joined the Graduate College as interim associate dean and then began serving as the associate dean in 2013.
Koonce served as Associate Dean in the Graduate College at Ohio University and an Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the Russ College of Engineering and Technology. He holds three degrees from Louisiana State University, including a Doctorate of Philosophy in Engineering Science, a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering, and a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering. His dissertation focused on: “An Integrated Multiple Manufacturing Data Source Blackboard Control Architecture”.
In addition to his teaching, Koonce applied his engineering skills as a software engineer for swissinfo / Swiss Radio International in Bern, Switzerland. He has also represented the Institute of Industrial Engineers as the regional vice president, and he is also a member of the American Society for Engineering Education, Alpha Phi Mu – Industrial Engineering Honor Society and Tau Beta Pi – Engineering Honor Society.
Dr. Koonce taught courses focusing in engineering statistics, data analysis and integration, design of experiments, information systems engineering, database information systems, and system modeling. He focused on the processes of software integration, computer integrated manufacturing and data mining, which ultimately lead engineers to build better systems resulting in more cost-effective and more reliable results.