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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

The Role of Radio-Controlled Model Airplanes in the Education of Aerospace Engineers

Presented at Aerospace Technical Session 2

Authors
  1. Dr. Kathy Schmidt Jackson Pennsylvania State University, University Park [biography]

    Kathy Jackson is a Senior Research Associate at Pennsylvania State University’s Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence. In this position, she promotes Penn State’s commitment to enriching teaching and learning. Dr. Jackson works in all aspects of education including faculty development, instructional design, engineering education, learner support, and evaluation.

  2. Dr. Mark D. Maughmer Pennsylvania State University, University Park [biography]

    Dr. Mark D. Maughmer received his B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from the University of Illinois, and an M.S.E. in Aerospace and Mechanical Sciences from Princeton. He has been on the faculty in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Penn State since 1984. His research activities are analytical, experimental, and computational, and generally in the areas of aerodynamics, primarily aircraft and wind turbines, and aircraft design, flight mechanics, and stability and control. He has worked on aircraft designs with a number of companies, and has played a key role in the development of winglets for sailplanes and low-speed aircraft. He is actively involved in the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), the American Helicopter Society (AHS), and the International Organization for the Science and Technology of Soaring (OSTIV). He has served as the Chairman of Aerospace Engineering Division of ASEE and received their Distinguished Service Award in 2006. He was also honored with the ASEE Fred Merryfield Engineering Educator Design Award in 2009, the John Leland Atwood Award from AIAA/ASEE in 2013, and the William T. Piper General Aviation Award from AIAA in 2014.

  3. Benjamin T. Pipenberg The Pennsylvania State University
  4. Mr. Nicholas Jared Grasser The Pennsylvania State University [biography]

    Teaching Assistant
    M.S. Aerospace Engineering candidate
    B.S. Aerospace Engineering with Honors 2014
    B.S. Mathematics with Honors 2014

  5. Stephen Van Wert The Pennsylvania State University [biography]

    Doctoral Candidate in Engineering Science and Mechanics
    Graduate Consultant at Penn State's Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence

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