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Eric Trumbauer, a second year Ph.D student in Professor Benjamin Villac's group, has been awarded a phase 2 NSTRF fellowship for his work on automated trajectory design that supports NASA's vision for space exploration of small bodies and planetary moons. As part of this inaugural class of awardees in this new NASA fellowship program, Eric was also selected to meet with NASA Chief technologist, Dr. Michael Gazarik, during his visit at UCI.
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Professor Robert H. Liebeck has been nominated by General Charles E. Yeager to receive the 2012 Brigadier General Charles E. Yeager International Aeronautical Achievement Award. Remembering Professor Carl Friehe. CubeSat project featured In the Orange County Register. Professors James Bobrow and David Reinkensmeyer, and former graduate student Eric Wolbrecht, received the IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems & Rehabilitation Engineering "Best Paper of the Journal Award" for 2011. Read more... Dr. Gregory N. Washington is appointed Dean of the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Dr. Washnigton's core area of interest lies in the area of dynamic systems, with an emphasis on modeling and control of smart material systems and devices. He is the author of more than 140 technical publications in journals, edited volumes and conference proceedings. Read more... Dr. Jack Brouwer joins the Department as Assistant Professor. Dr. Brouwer is a highly recognized researcher in the area of alternative energy, including fuel cells, gas turbines, electrolyzers, solar power, and wind power. Read more... Dr. Timothy J. Rupert joins the Department as Assistant Professor. Dr. Rupert's expertise is combining experimental, computational, and characterization techniques to study the mechanical behavior and structural stability of nano-scale materials and structures. Read more...
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