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Dr. David Powell

Professor of Aeronautics & Astronautics
Stanford University

EDUCATION:
1960 - B.S. Mechanical Engineering, MIT

1966 - M.S. Aeronautics & Astronautics, Stanford

1970 - Ph.D. Aeronautics & Astronautics, Stanford

EXPERIENCE:
1971 - Present - Member of the Stanford Faculty in the Aeronautics and Astronautics Department. His research is currently concerned with the design of aerospace digital flight control systems and the use of GPS for aircraft surveillance and navigation. He teaches courses in aerospace control including optimization and digital implementations. He is a licensed instrument pilot and has participated in commercial aircraft performance and routing optimization as a consultant.

1968 - 1970 - Engineer, Systems Control, Inc. While at Systems Control, significant time was devoted to the automatic generation of approach paths for the Air Traffic Control Problem. Attended Stanford University specializing in control systems.

1967 - 1968 - Engineer, at Analytical Mechanics Associates.

1961 - 1967 - Engineer, at Lockeed in the field of Aerospace Guidance and Control.

1960 - 1961 - Engine Design and Testing Engineer, Outboard Marine Corporation, Waukegan, Illinois.