Garth Ghearing
Professor of Practice, Mechatronics Engineering
- ghearingg@etsu.edu
- 423-439-7144
- Wilson-Wallis Hall (WWH), Room 223A
Background
Mr. Ghearing’s career began with a diverse range of foundational roles in construction, agriculture, food service, education, and manufacturing, providing him with a broad and practical skill set.
He has served as a controls engineer and engineering manager for multiple Fortune 500 companies. Currently, he helps lead product development and innovation initiatives while managing innovation labs for a non-profit that has multiple government program contracts supporting the U.S. Army. In that capacity, he continues to help progress Soldier-driven ideas through ideation, curation, iteration, development, experimentation, and transition.
Classes Taught at ETSU
- ENGR/METC 1120 Programming for Engineers I
- ENGR 3023 Instrumentation & Measurements for Production Systems
- ENTC 1510 Student in University
- ENTC 2170 Computer Aided Drafting and Design
- ENTC 2310 Electrical Principles
- ENTC 2320 Electronics I
- ENTC 2510 (formerly 4287/5287) Intro to Robotics
- ENTC 3020 Technology and Society
- ENTC 3030 Technical Communication
- ENTC 3320 Electronics II
- ENTC 3350 Industrial Electronics
- ENTC 3370 Electronics-Digital Circuits
- ENTC 4017/5017 Industrial Supervision
- ENTC 4037/5037 Quality Assurance
- ENTC 4237/5237 Ergonomics & Process Optimization
- ENTC 4347 Digital Signal Processors
- ENTC 4517/5517 Industrial Automation and Robotics
- ENTC 4957/5957 Introduction to Mechatronics
- ENTC 4900 Industrial Efficiency
- ENTC 5900 Advanced Automation
- ENTC 5900 Real-time 3D Model Interaction
- ENTC 5900 Precision in Hard Automation
- ENTC 5900 Advanced Mechatronics
- ME 3023 Measurements in Mechanical Systems
- ME 3310 Experimental Methods I
- METC 1020 Introduction to Engineering
- METC 2216 Electrical Engineering Principles I
Education
- M.S. Engineering Technology - East Tennessee State University - Johnson City, TN - August 2008
- B.S. Electrical Engineering Technology - East Tennessee State University - Johnson City, TN - December 2006
- A.A.S. Electrical Engineering Technology - Chattanooga State Community College - Chattanooga, TN - May 2003