The people behind the scene:


Paul Mitiguy, Ph.D.

PaulFrom Milton Massachusetts, Paul completed his bachelor's degree in 1986 at Tufts University and later studied at Stanford University with Professor Thomas Kane. After working at Lincoln Laboratory and NASA Ames, Paul enjoyed the challenge of developing educational and professional motion software including Interactive Physics, Working Model 2D/3D/FEA, and the symbolic manipulator Autolev. Lately, Paul's interest in academics has returned him to Stanford, where he teaches Dynamic Systems.
 
 

Tony J. Rivera

Tony is a graduate of the Class of 1999 at Stanford University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. He attended Homer Hanna High School in his hometown of Brownsville, Texas.
 

Michael K. K. Woo

A graduate of the Class of 1999 from Stanford University in Mechanical Engineering, Michael will continue his study at Stanford this coming year, 1999-2000, pursuing an M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering, with a focus on manufacturing and management. His home is in San Diego, and he spent his high school years at Francis W. Parker School.

Tony and Michael at Stanford; Hoover Tower and palm trees in background

Tony and Michael

Jonathan Plant

Jonathan is a graduate of Union College (Class of '73). He has worked in college publishing for 22 years and is currently the Senior Sponsoring Editor of the Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Mechanics Series at McGraw-Hill. He currently lives in Duxbury, Massachusetts.
 

Christopher Styles

Christopher is an alumnus of the University of Iowa, where he obtained his bachelor of arts degrees in Political Science and Film. Since then, he has developed software for a range of different industries and special events in the Chicago-land area. His favorite part of being a Senior New Media Developer at McGraw-Hill is the ability it affords him to view a wide variety of academic areas through the window of new and emergent technologies.

Debra Matteson

Currently living in Boston, Debra earned her B.A. at St. Bonaventure University and her M.A. in philosophy at Boston College. She is Developmental Editor for Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at McGraw-Hill. Before coming to McGraw-Hill, she worked for several years as Associate Editor on the journal Philosophy and Social Criticism.
 

Kristen Druffner

Kristen is a '97 graduate of the Creative Writing program at Wheaton College in Massachusetts. She has since taught ESL at the high school level, and worked at a newspaper as Production Assistant and at a literary publisher. She enjoys being part of the team as Editorial Assistant in Engineering at McGraw-Hill.