Eric Schultz

Graduate Aeronautical Laboratories
Caltech

Education:

Ph.D. Aeronautics, California Institute of Technology, (Spring 2000)

M.S. Aerospace Engineering, University of Washington, 1997

B.S. Aerospace Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 1995

Experience:

Department of Defense NDSEG Fellowship Program (97 - present)

Graduate Research Fellow performing experimental research on detonations with application to propulsion and safety/hazard analysis investigations.

Caltech Graduate Aeronautical Laboratories (98 - 99)

Graduate Teaching Assistant helping to administer two graduate-level classes: Unsteady gasdynamics and Combustion, explosion, and detonation.

Univ. Washington Aerospace and Energetics Research Program (95 - 97)

Graduate Research Assistant performing experimental research on the ram accelerator hypervelocity launcher.

Naval Air Warfare Center (NAWCAD), Patuxent River MD (91 - 95)

Flight Test Engineer performing flight tests and simulations to improve shipboard rotary wing aircraft operations.

Penn State Aerospace Engineering Undergraduate Research Program (94 - 95)

Undergraduate student research involving the development of spacecraft dynamics and control simulation.

Penn State Aerospace Engineering Spacecraft Design Program (94 - 95)

Undergraduate student detailed design of an electric propulsion spacecraft.

Federal Aviation Administration (93 - present)

Private pilot with airplane, single engine land rating.

Awards:

National Defense Science and Engineering (NDSEG) Fellowship (97 - 00)
University of Washington Graduate Research Assistantship (95 - 97)
Aeroballistic Range Association Conference Best Graduate Student Paper (96)
Penn State Dean's List (92 - 95)
Penn State Aerospace Engineering David J. Peery Memorial Scholarship (94 - 95)
Penn State Speech Communications Most Persuasive Speaker (94)
NAWCAD Pax River Scholarships (92 - 95)
NAWCAD Pax River Outstanding Performance Awards (93 - 94))
NAWCAD Pax River On-The-Spot/Special Act Performance Award (93)
Society of Flight Test Engineers Scholarship (94)
Association of Old Crows Electronic Defense Society Scholarship (91)

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