Dr. Frank R Field, III

Senior Research Engineer
Director of Education, Technology and Policy Program (TPP)
Graduate Officer, Institute for Data, Systems and Society (IDSS)

Primary DLC

Sociotechnical Systems Research Center

MIT Room: E17-379

Areas of Interest and Expertise

Materials Systems in Manufacturing
Analysis of the Relationship Between Technology and Economics in Materials Industries
Technical Cost Modeling
Decision Analysis
Life Cycle Analysis
International Motor Vehicle Program (IMVP)

Research Summary

Dr. Field’s work has been applied to materials and manufacturing problems in the automotive, aerospace, electronics, and resource extraction industries. His work bridges the fields of economics, materials engineering, decision analysis, and technology policy, and it has been used by policymakers in government and industry to examine automobile recycling policies and the strategic implications of advanced automobile technologies.

Recent Work