Dr. Robert L. Norton got his undergraduate degrees in both industrial technology and mechanical engineering from Northeastern University and an MS in engineering design at Tufts University. He was awarded a Dr. Eng. (h.c.) by WPI in 2012.

Robert is a registered professional engineer in Massachusetts and Florida. He has extensive industrial experience in engineering design and manufacturing and many years’ experience teaching engineering design, computer science, mechanical engineering, and related subjects at Tufts University, Northeastern University, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Dr. Norton has been on the faculty of Worcester Polytechnic Institute since 1981 and is currently Milton Prince Higgins II Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the mechanical engineering department. He taught graduate and undergraduate courses in mechanical engineering with an emphasis on kinematics, vibrations, design, and dynamics of machinery for 31 years at WPI before retiring from active teaching.