Franklin Herbert Westervelt (March 26, 1930 – July 29, 2015) was an American engineer, computer scientist, and educator at the University of Michigan and Wayne State University. Westervelt received degrees in Mathematics, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering from the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan. He attained his PhD in 1961. He was a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan and an Associate Director at the U-M Computing Center. He was involved in early studies on how to use computers in engineering education.[1][2]
- ^ "The Use of Computers in Mechanical Engineering Education", Franklin H. Westervelt, The Ford Foundation Project on the Use of Computers in Engineering Education at The University of Michigan, June 1962
- ^ "The Use of Logic in Solving Engineering Problems : Report of Study on Computer Project Supported by The Ford Foundation in The University of Michigan College of Engineering", Robert G. Squires, Irving M. Copi, Brice Carnahan, Donald L. Katz, Silvio O. Navarro, Franklin H. Westervelt, University of Michigan, August 1962