Driels - Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Morris Driels
Emeritus Professor
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Graduate School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Monterey, CA 93943
Phone: 831-656-3383
Email: mrdriels (at) nps.edu
EDUCATION:
PhD - City University, London, 1973
BS - Surrey Univ, 1969
NPS EXPERIENCE:
Associate Chairman, Mechanical Engineering Department
OTHER EXPERIENCE:
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1989 - present - Professor of Mechanical Engineering, NPS
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1986 - 1989 - Professor of Mechnical Engineering, Texas A&M Univ
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1983 - 1986 - Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Univ of Rhode Island
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1973 - 1973 - Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering Department, Univ of Edinburgh, Scotland
TEACHING INTERESTS:
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Automatic control and systems modeling
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Weaponeering and targeting
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
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Funded research in excess of $2M for sponsors such as UK Ministry of Defense, National Science Foundation, IBM, Intel, NASA, Toshiba, Digital Equipment Corporation, Texas Instruments, LTV, Bell Helicopters, Westinghouse, US Army, US Navy, US Air Force
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Current research is sponsored by Joint Technical Coordinating Group and the U.S. Army at around $150,000/year. Collaborative projects with Naval Weapons Center, China Lake, and AMSAA (US Army) Ft. Belvoir, MD
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Research focused on conventional weapon effects targeting and weaponeering
AWARDS:
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Fellow, Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Member
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American Society of Mechanical Eningeers, Member
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Member