Dr. Scott Clark, a Lubbock Texas native, was raised in a family business focused on the repair, maintenance, and manufacture of electrical machines. Most recently, he took an internal research and development need and structured his efforts to coincide with the pursuit of a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at Texas Tech that was completed in 2016, which focused on the design of a novel electrical machine insulation system. Scott has been involved in a variety of notable projects which have created a meaningful impact to the electrical machine design and maintenance community. 

Scott graduated from Texas Tech in 2002 with two Bachelor’s degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. While at Texas Tech he was active in IEEE, The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and an active member of the Electrical Engineering honor society HKN. Tech had a profound impact on Scott, where he learned not only the hard skills of engineering but the soft skills of teamwork, communication, and perseverance in the electrical engineering department laboratory classes, which are a unique facet of the TTU ECE curriculum. Tech left Scott with a commitment to lifelong learning and a passion for electrical engineering. After attending Texas Tech, Scott sought challenges further afield and joined the National Security Agency as an Engineer and Physical Science Researcher. During his tenure at the National Security Agency, he was awarded a full-time scholarship by the Defense Department to pursue a Masters in Electrical Engineering at The Johns Hopkins University. Scott studied optics at The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory campus and was awarded a Masters in Electrical and Computer Engineering in 2005. Upon completion of his studies in optics, Scott took the opportunity to return to his roots and relocate back to Lubbock. Scott has achieved Professional Engineering licensure as a power and control system engineer in the state of Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Colorado. Most recently, he took an internal research and development need and structured his efforts to coincide with the pursuit of a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at Texas Tech that was completed in 2016, which focused on the design of a novel electrical machine insulation system. Scott has further contributed to the art of electrical machine design, maintenance, and testing with the development of a new industry-leading magnetic field imaging process for generator and motor rotors. This unique magnetic field analysis technique, which has applications with manufacturers and repair centers, stands poised to substantially improve the testing and manufacture of electrical machine rotors, improving machine quality and performance. Scott continues to be interested in the innovation process and questioning industry preconceptions in an effort to improve current electrical machine design and manufacturing processes.