Herbert Fox is a professor of mechanical engineering at New York Institute of Technology’s School of Engineering and Computing Sciences. He first joined NYIT as chair of its Department of Mechanical Engineering in 1970 and later rose to be the first Dean of Science and Technology.

In 1977 he joined Pope, Evans and Robbins, Inc., a consulting engineering firm, as vice president of consulting services, responsible for studies and designs dealing with alternative fuels and energy conservation. His clients in both the public and private sectors include the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the New York State Energy Office and the New York City Public Investment Corp., along with IBM, Lockheed Martin, United Technologies, and Con Edison of New York.

Dr. Fox returned to NYIT in 1982 as senior vice president for scientific research and was promoted to provost in 1986. Since his return to the professoriate in 1987, he has been involved in efforts of alternative fuels for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Norwalk Transit District, and projects involving fuel combustion, design of orthopedic devices and energy conservation studies for the New York State Energy Office. He is currently working with the Ministries of Infrastructure and Transportation in Israel to implement alternative fueled buses. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a master’s degree and Ph.D. from what is now the Polytechnic Institute of New York University in Brooklyn, N.Y.