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DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW Gary J. Balas, Head AEM Professional Advisory Board April 18, 2008. University of Minnesota Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics Systems Faculty. Gary Balas , Department Head Robust control, real-time embedded systems, flight control William Garrard
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DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW Gary J. Balas, Head AEM Professional Advisory Board April 18, 2008
University of MinnesotaAerospace Engineering and Mechanics Systems Faculty • Gary Balas , Department Head • Robust control, real-time embedded systems, flight control • William Garrard • Modeling, flight control, parachutes • Yiyuan Zhao • Optimization, air traffic control, rotorcraft • Demoz Gebre-Egziabher • Navigation, GPS, sensor fusion • Bernard Mettler • Real-time control, planning, rc helicopters and planes
Faculty and Staff Regular and Contract Faculty • 5 Aerospace Systems • 5 Fluid Mechanics (One Hire 2006-2007; One Pending Hire) • 6 Solid Mechanics • 2.5 Contract Faculty Staff • Accounting 2 • Administrative Dir 1 • Program Coordinator/Communications Specialist 1 • Secretarial, Student Associate Editor 2.75, 0.50 • Scientific/InfoTech 2.50 Objectives • Provide our students, faculty, staff, alumni and public with a superior level of support to enable them to meet their full potential.” • Provide opportunities for faculty, staff and students to grow and achieve their goals
Students • Undergraduate: • Students Fall 2007 322 • Lower Division 156 • Upper Division 166 • BS Degrees Awarded 2006-2007 58 • Graduate Fall 2007: • Masters 33 • Ph.D. 56 • CSDy Ph.D. 5 • Total Graduate Students 94 • MS Degrees Awarded 2006-2007 9 • Ph.D. Degrees Awarded 2006-2007 7
AEM Course Enrollments • AEM 2301 is a sophomore course • AEM 4201, 4301, and 4601 are junior courses • AEM 4602 is a senior course • Thus 2301 is for the next year’ junior class and 4602 is the previous years junior class