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David Smith

GaTech Instructor

david.smith@gatech.edu

Compensation history

YearTitleCategoryOrganizationSalaryTravel
FY2025RESEARCHER ACResearchGEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$32,434—
FY2025FELLOW ACResearchGEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$23,712—
FY2025SENIOR LECTURERTeaching FacultyGEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$101,854$1,861
FY2024LECTURERTeaching FacultyGEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$91,140—
FY2024FELLOW ACResearchGEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$23,712—
FY2023LECTURERTeaching FacultyGEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$93,140—
FY2023FELLOW ACResearchGEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$23,469—
FY2023RESEARCHER ACResearchGEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$62,979—
FY2022LECTURERTeaching FacultyGEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$109,635$2,405
FY2022FELLOW ACResearchGEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$21,623—
FY2021LECTURERTeaching FacultyGEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$111,854$1,514
FY2021RESEARCHER ACResearchGEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$55,497—
FY2021FELLOW ACResearchGEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$20,800—
FY2020RESEARCHER ACResearchGEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$56,018$2,728
FY2020LECTURERTeaching FacultyGEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$110,854—
FY2020FELLOW ACResearchGEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$20,800—
FY2019LECTURERTeaching FacultyGEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$107,861—
FY2019LECTURERTeaching FacultyGEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$64,620—
FY2019RESEARCH PROFESSIONAL ADResearchGEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$55,000—
FY2019FELLOW ADResearchGEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$20,800—
FY2018LECTURERTeaching FacultyGEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$52,120—
FY2018LECTURERTeaching FacultyGEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$96,425—
FY2018RESEARCH PROFESSIONAL ADResearchGEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$52,917$1,716
FY2018FELLOW ADResearchGEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$5,337—
FY2017LECTURERTeaching FacultyGEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$96,669—
FY2017RESEARCH PROFESSIONAL ADResearchGEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$31,381$659
FY2016LECTURERTeaching FacultyGEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$85,376$1,124
FY2015LECTURERTeaching FacultyGEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$87,212—

Research output

Scholarly record from OpenAlex, publishing since 1962. Author matched by name; metrics are indicative. ORCID 0000-0003-0692-8582.

h-index
12
Citations
5.9K
Works
32
Works FY15–25
4
Publications and citations by year
01.1K2.1K3.2K4.2K5.3K001122CitationsWorks20192020
Works (bars, right axis)Citations received (line, left axis)

Career history

Prior positions and education from ORCID (self-reported). Academic history is well covered; corporate and founder roles are often omitted, so their absence isn’t evidence they don’t exist.

2018–Lecturer, Georgia Institute of Technology · Mechanical Engineeringacademic
2000–Position, MERLAB, P.C.industry

Georgia Tech teaching

374 classes taught12 distinct coursesSpring 2006 – Summer 2025
▶20251 termGraduate Research 0hIndependent Study 4h
Summer 2025Graduate Research 0hIndependent Study 4h
Graduate Research· 0h
Independent Study· 4h
▶20243 termsIndependent Study 0h
Fall 2024Independent Study 0h
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Summer 2024Independent Study 0h
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Spring 2024Independent Study 0h
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▶20232 termsIndependent Study 0h
Summer 2023Independent Study 0h
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Spring 2023Independent Study 0h
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▶20223 termsIndependent Study 0h
Fall 2022Independent Study 0h
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Summer 2022Independent Study 0h
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Spring 2022Independent Study 0h
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▶20213 termsIndependent Study 0h
Fall 2021Independent Study 0h
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Summer 2021Independent Study 0h
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Spring 2021Independent Study 0h
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▶20202 termsIndependent Study 0h
Fall 2020Independent Study 0h
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Summer 2020Independent Study 0h
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▶20193 termsLecture 7.5hLaboratory 1.3hIndependent Study 0h
Fall 2019Independent Study 0h
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Summer 2019Independent Study 0h
Independent Study· 0h
Spring 2019Lecture 7.5hLaboratory 1.3h
Lecture· 7.5h
Laboratory· 1.3h
▶20183 termsLecture 26.2hLaboratory 5hIndependent Study 0h
Fall 2018Lecture 7.5hLaboratory 1.3hIndependent Study 0h
Lecture· 7.5h
Laboratory· 1.3h
Independent Study· 0h
Summer 2018Lecture 11.2hLaboratory 2.5hIndependent Study 0h
Lecture· 11.2h
Laboratory· 2.5h
Independent Study· 0h
Spring 2018Lecture 7.5hLaboratory 1.3h
Lecture· 7.5h
Laboratory· 1.3h
▶20173 termsLecture 32.1hLaboratory 6.3hIndependent Study 0h
Fall 2017Lecture 11.3hLaboratory 2.5hIndependent Study 0h
Lecture· 11.3h
Laboratory· 2.5h
Independent Study· 0h
Summer 2017Lecture 9.3hLaboratory 2.5hIndependent Study 0h
Lecture· 9.3h
Laboratory· 2.5h
Independent Study· 0h
Spring 2017Lecture 11.5hLaboratory 1.3h
Lecture· 11.5h
Laboratory· 1.3h
▶20163 termsLecture 34.0hLaboratory 4.4hIndependent Study 0h
Fall 2016Lecture 15.3hLaboratory 1.3hIndependent Study 0h
Lecture· 15.3h
Laboratory· 1.3h
Independent Study· 0h
Summer 2016Lecture 11hLaboratory 1.8hIndependent Study 0h
Lecture· 11h
Laboratory· 1.8h
Independent Study· 0h
Spring 2016Lecture 7.7hLaboratory 1.3h
Lecture· 7.7h
Laboratory· 1.3h
▶20153 termsLecture 45.6hLaboratory 4.4hIndependent Study 0h
Fall 2015Lecture 10.2hLaboratory 1.3hIndependent Study 0h
Lecture· 10.2h
Laboratory· 1.3h
Independent Study· 0h
Summer 2015Lecture 27.3hLaboratory 1.8hIndependent Study 0h
Lecture· 27.3h
Laboratory· 1.8h
Independent Study· 0h
Spring 2015Lecture 8.2hLaboratory 1.3h
Lecture· 8.2h
Laboratory· 1.3h
▶20143 termsLecture 47.4hLaboratory 7.5hIndependent Study 0h
Fall 2014Lecture 12.5hLaboratory 1.3hIndependent Study 0h
Lecture· 12.5h
Laboratory· 1.3h
Independent Study· 0h
Summer 2014Lecture 27.3hLaboratory 3.5hIndependent Study 0h
Lecture· 27.3h
Laboratory· 3.5h
Independent Study· 0h
Spring 2014Lecture 7.7hLaboratory 2.7h
Lecture· 7.7h
Laboratory· 2.7h
▶20133 termsLecture 43.1hLaboratory 6.2hIndependent Study 0h
Fall 2013Lecture 15.3hLaboratory 1.3hIndependent Study 0h
Lecture· 15.3h
Laboratory· 1.3h
Independent Study· 0h
Summer 2013Lecture 16.3hLaboratory 3.5hIndependent Study 0h
Lecture· 16.3h
Laboratory· 3.5h
Independent Study· 0h
Spring 2013Lecture 11.5hLaboratory 1.3h
Lecture· 11.5h
Laboratory· 1.3h
▶20123 termsLecture 111.5hLaboratory 3.9hIndependent Study 0h
Fall 2012Lecture 23.0hLaboratory 0.8hIndependent Study 0h
Lecture· 23.0h
Laboratory· 0.8h
Independent Study· 0h
Summer 2012Lecture 27.3hLaboratory 1.8hIndependent Study 0h
Lecture· 27.3h
Laboratory· 1.8h
Independent Study· 0h
Spring 2012Lecture 61.3hLaboratory 1.3h
Lecture· 61.3h
Laboratory· 1.3h
▶20113 termsLecture 111.5hLaboratory 3.4hIndependent Study 0h
Fall 2011Lecture 23.0hLaboratory 0.8hIndependent Study 0h
Lecture· 23.0h
Laboratory· 0.8h
Independent Study· 0h
Summer 2011Lecture 27.3hLaboratory 1.8hIndependent Study 0h
Lecture· 27.3h
Laboratory· 1.8h
Independent Study· 0h
Spring 2011Lecture 61.3hLaboratory 0.8h
Lecture· 61.3h
Laboratory· 0.8h
▶20103 termsLecture 252.3hLaboratory 1.7hIndependent Study 0h
Fall 2010Lecture 114.9hLaboratory 0.8hIndependent Study 0h
Lecture· 114.9h
Laboratory· 0.8h
Independent Study· 0h
Summer 2010Lecture 11hIndependent Study 0h
Lecture· 11h
Independent Study· 0h
Spring 2010Lecture 126.4hLaboratory 0.8h
Lecture· 126.4h
Laboratory· 0.8h
▶20093 termsLecture 244.6hLaboratory 2.5hIndependent Study 0h
Fall 2009Lecture 118.7hLaboratory 0.8hIndependent Study 0h
Lecture· 118.7h
Laboratory· 0.8h
Independent Study· 0h
Summer 2009Lecture 11hIndependent Study 0h
Lecture· 11h
Independent Study· 0h
Spring 2009Lecture 114.9hLaboratory 1.7h
Lecture· 114.9h
Laboratory· 1.7h
▶20083 termsLecture 153.8hLaboratory 1.7hIndependent Study 0h
Fall 2008Lecture 61.3hLaboratory 0.8hIndependent Study 0h
Lecture· 61.3h
Laboratory· 0.8h
Independent Study· 0h
Summer 2008Lecture 31.2hIndependent Study 0h
Lecture· 31.2h
Independent Study· 0h
Spring 2008Lecture 61.3hLaboratory 0.8h
Lecture· 61.3h
Laboratory· 0.8h
▶20073 termsLecture 184.4hLaboratory 2.6hIndependent Study 0h
Fall 2007Lecture 61.3hLaboratory 0.8hIndependent Study 0h
Lecture· 61.3h
Laboratory· 0.8h
Independent Study· 0h
Summer 2007Lecture 10.5hLaboratory 0.9hIndependent Study 0h
Lecture· 10.5h
Laboratory· 0.9h
Independent Study· 0h
Spring 2007Lecture 112.6hLaboratory 0.8h
Lecture· 112.6h
Laboratory· 0.8h
▶20063 termsLecture 96.0hLaboratory 2.6hIndependent Study 2.5h
Fall 2006Lecture 10.2hLaboratory 0.8hIndependent Study 0h
Lecture· 10.2h
Laboratory· 0.8h
Independent Study· 0h
Summer 2006Lecture 5.3hLaboratory 0.9hIndependent Study 0h
Lecture· 5.3h
Laboratory· 0.9h
Independent Study· 0h
Spring 2006Lecture 80.6hLaboratory 0.8hIndependent Study 2.5h
Lecture· 80.6h
Laboratory· 0.8h
Independent Study· 2.5h

Compiled from public records and matched by name — grant, research, and teaching figures are indicative and may be incomplete or, rarely, misattributed, and do not reflect a person’s worth. See methodology. Report a correction.