John Gardner

John Gardner retired after 34 years as a mechanical engineering professor, first at Penn State then at Boise State University. He is currently serving as Senior Engineer with Warm Springs Consulting focusing on sustainability and energy transitions.

His research in the applications of control system theory spans a broad range of fields from robotics to artificial hearts to smart grids. He has published more than 60 peer-reviewed research publications, 3 textbooks, co-inventor of 3 US Patents and appeared in the TEDxBoise conference in 2019. He is a registered professional engineer in the states of Maine and Idaho and a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.