Mark Henderson is professor of Department of Engineering at the Polytechnic Campus. He received the MS degree in biomechanical engineering and the Ph.D. in mechanical engineering (CAD) from Purdue University . Henderson was named a Presidential Young Investigator from 1985-90 and is co-author of the textbook, Computer-Integrated Design and Manufacturing.
His major research includes 60 papers in computer-aided design and global engineering and he serves on the editorial board of The Journal of Computer-Aided Design (CAD).
He founded the ASU Global Engineering Design Team, a multi-disciplinary, multi-country design experience for undergraduates. He is co-director of the 5-college Partnership for Research in Spatial Modeling (PRISM) and is on the founding faculty of a new engineering program at ASU Polytechnic campus. As part of a multi-university collaboration on student mobility, he began the Nomadic Academy in 2004, a summer study abroad program in design and manufacturing with Penn State , University of Washington , University of Leeds (UK), IUT Bethune (France), Ecole Centrale Lyon (France) and University of Navarra (Spain).
Henderson is also co-director of the InnovationSpace, a new approach to transdisciplinary product development and entrepreneurship with the schools of engineering, business, design and graphic design (http://innovationspace.asu.edu).
Henderson 's interests extend across typical disciplinary boundaries and include global design teams, product design, computer graphics, CAD and rapid prototyping. He also plays euphonium in the Ahwatukee Foothills Community Band.