Technology Leadership and Innovation Directory

Mathias J Sutton Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Campus: West Lafayette
Contact Form

Department: Technology Leadership & Innovation
Department: Industrial Technology
Office: Knoy 371
Phone: 765.494.1100
Fax:765.496.2700
Mailing Address:
Department of Technology Leadership & Innovation, Purdue University, Knoy Hall
401 N. Grant Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2021

Biography:

Education
1998  Ph.D. - Industrial Technology Curriculum & Instruction, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
1986  M.S. - Industrial Technology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
1983  B.S.I.Ed. - Industrial Education, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

Teaching/Research Interests

Production cost analysis

Logistics

Automatic identification and data capture (AIDC) 
Technology teacher education 
Statistical methods in technology 

Professional Experience

Associate Professor, Department of Industrial Technology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.  2005-Present

Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial Technology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.  1998 – 2005
Air Transportation Mgmt Officer, 618th Tanker Airlift Control Center, Scott Air Force Base, IL.  1993 – 1995
Vehicle Maintenance and Operations Officer, 81st Transportation Squadron, Royal Air Force Bentwaters, Suffolk, England. 1989 – 1993
Adjunct Mathematics Instructor, City Colleges of Chicago – Europe, Royal Air Force Bentwaters, Suffolk, England.  1991
Combat Plans and Mobility Officer, 3rd Mobile Aerial Port Squadron, Pope Air Force Base, NC.  1988 – 1989
Mathematics Teacher, Benton Community School Corporation, Fowler, IN.  1986 – 1987

2003-present - National Association of Industrial and Technical Teacher Educators
2002-present - Association for Career and Technical Education 
2000-present - Epsilon Pi Tau International Honorary Society for Technology
1995-present - Association of Technology, Management,and Applied Engineering 
1999-present - American Society for Engineering Education, 
1993-present - National Defense Transportation Association

Professional Certifications

Certified in Transportation and Logistics (American Society of Transportation and Logistics)

Certified Senior Techology Manager (Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering) 

Publications

Articles

Kukula, E.P., Sutton, M.J., & Elliott, S.J. (2010). The human-biometric sensor interaction evaluation method: Biometric performance and usability measurements. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 59(4), 784-791.

Tracey, M., Fite, R.W., & Sutton, M.J. (2004). An explanatory model and measurement instrument: To guide supply chain management research and applications. Mid-American Journal of Business, 19 (2), 53-70.

Louks, R., Elliott, S.J., & Sutton, M.J. (2003). Command and control voice recognition for automotive telematics. Ford Technical Journal, 6 (5), 9 msp.

Sutton, M.J. (2003). Problem representation, understanding, and learning transfer: Implications for technology education research. Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 40 (4), 47-63.

Sutton, M.J. (2002). Classifying color bar codes to predict scanning success. Journal of Industrial Technology, 18 (3).  Available: http://nait.org/jit/Articles/msutton051502.pdf

Sutton, M. J. (1997). The role of electronic data interchange in the transportation industry: Part 2. Defense Transportation Journal, 53 (5), 20-22.

Sutton, M. J. (1997). The role of electronic data interchange in the transportation industry: Part 1. Defense Transportation Journal, 53 (3), 10-12.

Practitioner Journal
Sutton, M.J. (2000, January). Decoding a bar code with confidence - PSC or SC: Which contrast measure should you use? ID Systems [online serial].  Available: http://www.idsystems.com/reader/2000_01/bar0100/index.htm

Refereed Conference Proceedings

Senjaya, B., Hales, G.T., Seva, J., Elliott, S.J., & Sutton, M.J. (2011). Learning style and student success in an automatic identification and data capture course. Proceedings of the 2011 of the International Society for Engineering Education annual conference, Santos, Brazil.

Dyrenfurth, M., Newton, K., Sutton, M., Elliott, S., & Walton, A. (2009). Electronic response systems: An emerging learning technology with implications for technology programs.  Paper presented at the Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering Conference, Louisville, KY.

Elliott, S. J., Massie, S. A., & Sutton, M. J. (2007, June 7-8). The Perception of Biometric Technology: A Survey. Paper presented at the AutoID 2007, IEEE Workshop on Automatic Identification Advanced Technologies, Alghero, Italy.

Elliott, S.J., & Sutton, M.J. (2002). Graduate course development in biometrics. Proceedings of the 2002 ASEE/SEFI/TUB Colloquium, Berlin, Germany.

Elliott, S.J., & Sutton, M.J. (2001). Dynamic signature verification for electronic document management. Selected Papers of the National Association of Industrial Technology Annual Conference, Dearborn, MI.

Latif, N., & Sutton, M.J. (2001).  Curriculum improvement through industrial technology alumni survey. Selected Papers of the National Association of Industrial Technology Annual Conference, Dearborn, MI.

Sutton, M.J., & Elliott, S.J. (2000). Verifying bar code print quality: A proposed method for classifying colored bar code symbols. Selected Papers of the National Association of Industrial Technology Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.

Newton, K.A., Sutton, M.J., & Dunlap, D.D. (2000). Instructional delivery rationale for an on and off-campus graduate education program using distance education technology. American Society for Engineering Education National Conference, St. Louis, MO.

Sutton, M.J. (1999). The effect of incident wavelength on bar code symbol contrast.  AutoID '99 Proceedings of the Workshop on Automatic Identification Advanced Technologies, Summit, NJ.