Address

Chemical, Biological, and Materials Engineering
University of South Florida
4202 E. Fowler Avenue, ENC 3002, Tampa, FL 33620,
United States

Contact Information

Call: (440) 463-5202

Email: rbtipton@usf.edu

Roger Tipton

NASA Research Fellow

University of South Florida
4202 E. Fowler Avenue, ENC 3002, Tampa, FL 33620, United States

Biography

Roger Tipton, Ph.D. is a Research Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering & Engineering Science at the University of North Carolina Charlotte.  After two decades of working in new product development, Roger knows that the work he does leads to innovative solutions to some of today’s toughest challenges.

Roger has worked with over 120 organizations on projects including Exxon Mobil, Honda, Toyota, MDS Aerospace, Johnson Matthey,  Asahi Glass Company, Diebold, Saint Gobain, Arthrex, HunterDouglas, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, Corelle Brands, and many others in over 20 countries on five continents. Roger specializes in developing new products and the manufacturing processes to get these new products to market efficiently.

His previous experience includes positions from the shop floor at Honda to management positions at Little Tikes and Rubbermaid to a director position at Astra Products. He is the lead inventor in over 15 patents and copyrights.  His entrepreneurship activity includes founding ECI, Inc., Good Hill Holding Hong Kong, Northern Lights Solutions, Path Optical Systems, Unbounded Labs, and Better Hill Holding.

Roger a winner of a Cade Award for entrepreneurship and product development, a winner of the Manny Award for Excellence in Manufacturing, a department award for outstanding journal publication, an Innovator on Fire Award, and a finalist for the Nortech Innovation Award in Advanced Materials. Roger holds a degree in Yacht Design, a Bachelor’s in Materials Science and Engineering from The Ohio State University, a Master’s in Materials Science from the University of South Florida and a PhD in Chemical, Biological & Materials Engineering from the University of South Florida.

Education

  1. 2021

    PHD

    University of South Florida
  2. 2018

    Master of Science in Materials Science and Engineering

    University of South Florida
  3. 1996

    Bachelors of Science in Materials Science and Engineering

    The Ohio State University

Professional Appointments

  1. 2017 to Present
    Researcher
    University of South Florida
  2. 2020 to Present
    Chief Executive Officer
    Unbounded Labs, Inc.
  3. 2018 - 2020
    Executive Research Director
    Occam Technology Group
  4. 2014-2018
    Partner and CTO
    Northern Lights Solutions, Inc.
  5. 2005-2014
    Founder and Partner
    ECI, Inc.
  6. 2002-2005
    Director of Operations
    Astra Products, Inc
  7. 1999-2002
    Product Manager
    Cosmo Corporation
  8. 1998-1999
    Engineering Manager
    Rubbermaid, Home Products Division
  9. 1996-1998
    Industrial Engineer
    Rubbermaid, Little Tikes Division
  10. 1995-1996
    Manufacturing Engineer
    ASC/AYC (Honda Group)

Awards & Prizes

  • 2020
    Department Award for Outstanding Journal Publication
    University of South Florida Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
  • 2019
    CADE Museum Prize
    CADE Museum
  • 2019
    BRAG Award
    University of South Florida
  • 2019
    Innovator on Fire
    Tampa Bay Innovation
  • 2018
    NASA Fellowship
    NASA
  • 2013
    Innovation Award in Advanced Materials
    Nortech
  • 2005
    Manny Award for Excellence in Manufacturing
    Nortech