Jerry Duncan is the Manager of University R&D Relations at the John Deere Moline Technology Innovation Center at the Deere & Company world headquarters in Moline, IL. He is responsible for developing and sustaining strategic university relationships supporting Deere’s global enterprise technology innovation needs. He also leads research personnel in advancing Deere capabilities in user-interface design and immersive collaboration technologies. He received a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering, specializing in Bioenvironmental Engineering, Human Factors and Ergonomics from Kansas State University in 1975. Before joining Deere, Dr. Duncan served on faculties at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and Texas A&M University. When he joined Deere, he established an off-road vehicle simulator and human factors laboratory to support John Deere product design programs. 

He is a Fellow of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, serves on the Board of Directors of the Foundation for Professional Ergonomics, and is a past president of the Board of Certification in Professional Ergonomics.