Space: From Firecrackers to
Interstellar Flight
(webcast)
Part 1. The
First Thousand Years. (87 min)
Part 2. Space in
21st Century. (84 min)
Mike Gruntman
Professor of Astronautics
Professor of Aerospace Engineering
Professor of Systems Architecture Engineering
Viterbi School of Engineering
University of Southern California
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Space: From
Firecrackers to Interstellar Flight
(webcast)
Part 1. The First Thousand Years. (87 min)
Part 2. Space in 21st Century. (84 min)
Socks for the First
Cosmonaut of Planet Earth
Lecture – 1 hr 10 min
The
Road to Space. The First Thousand Years.
Fifty years ago in October of 1957,
the first artificial satellite of the Earth was launched into space. The lecture focuses on the history of the events that led us to the space
age.
Video clips –
Space Mission Design and
Spacecraft Design
Effects of
interest to space mission design and to spacecraft design.
In
2006, Mike's
Blazing the
Trail. The Early History of Spacecraft and Rocketry
(published by AIAA in 2004) received
the
Luigi Napolitano Award
from the
International Academy of
Astronautics (IAA).
Book preview
From
Astronautics to Cosmonautics,
2007
Book preview
Spy at USC
FIELDS OF INTEREST
The
true story ...
Now it can be told
Current Space Missions
Interstellar Boundary Explorer
(IBEX), NASA – Mission Co-Investigator
TWINS, NASA –
Mission Co-Investigator
Publications
more
than 200
selected publications
Journals
Member
(2001–2003),
Editorial Board, Review of
Scientific Instruments
Member (2005–now), Editorial Board,
Astrophysics and Space Sciences Transactions (ASTRA)
Education
Ph.D
(experimental physics), 1984
Space Research Institute (IKI), The USSR Academy of Sciences
M.Sc.
(experimental physics), 1977
Department of Aerophysics and Space Research, Moscow Physical-Technical
Institute
Specialized training,
1974–1976, liquid propellant rocket engines
Academic
programs
Founder
(1994–1995), USC Astronautics
Program
First (Founding) Chairman (2004–2007),
Astronautics and Space Technology
Division
(transitioned in 2010 into
Department
of Astronautical Engineering), USC Viterbi School of
Engineering
(history of USC space engineering
program)
Developed
a comprehensive academic program that offers Bachelor of
Science, Bachelor of Science – Minor, Master of Science,
Engineer, and PhD
degrees
and Graduate Certificate in Astronautical Engineering
Astronautics
Program focus:
engineers for Space
Industry and Government (NASA, Air Force, Navy, Army, DoD, IC, DOE, ...)
Research and Development Centers
USC Master of Science
in Astronautical Engineering: Overview (video; 53
min)
Distance
Learning:
Master of Science degree and Graduate Certificate are available through classes webcast
by USC Distance Education Network (DEN)
On challenges of space engineering
education in the United States
Teaching
experience
First USC
student micro-satellite
initiated
and led the first USC student microsatellite program, 1995–1998
Educational
and outreach web site
developed (in
1996) and maintains a professional/educational web site on
Astronautics
and Spacecraft Design
500,000+ hits;
highlighted in Physics
Today;
recognized as the "space site of the week" by SpaceViews (a major
aerospace electronic publication)
popular
instructional videos on space mission and spacecraft
design
American Institute of Aeronatics and
Astronautics AIAA -- history
Affiliations
Associate
Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and
Astronautics (AIAA)
Member, American
Physical Society (APS)
Member, American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Member,
American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
Awards
Luigi
Napolitano Award, International Academy of Astronautics,
2006
NASA
Group Achievement Award, 2001
NASA
Group Achievement Award, 2000
Exceptional
Service Award, 1999
USC School of Engineering
Certificate,
1998
Los Angeles Section, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
Outstanding
Teaching Award, 1997
USC School of Engineering
Certificate
of Appreciation, 1997
Los Angeles Section, American
Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
Selected service to the academic
community
2009
– 2011
Member
(elected)
Engineering Faculty Council, USC
2001–2003
Member
of the Editorial Board
Review of Scientific
Instruments
1999
Sun-Earth
Connection Roadmap Team
Office of Space Science, NASA
1999
Interstellar
Probe Science and Technology Definition Team
Office of Space Science, NASA
1999
– 2004
Member,
Science and Technical Advisory Panel
Air and Space Gallery, California Science Center
1998
– 2000
Member
(elected)
Engineering Faculty Council, USC
1996
– 1998
Member
(elected)
Engineering Faculty Council, USC
1997
– 1998
Vice
Chair, Education (elected)
Los Angeles Section
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
1996
– 1997
Vice
Chair, Education (elected)
Los Angeles Section
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
1993
–
now
various
committees
Viterbi
School of Engineering, USC (distance learning, curriculum, etc.)
1991
– now
Proposal
Reviewer
Science Mission Directorate (former
Office of Space Science),
NASA;
other
government organizations
1990
– now
Service on
advisory/review panels of government agencies (NASA HQ; NASA centers;
DOE, ...)
Reviewer for
scientific book publishers
Reviewer
for scientific journals
>
Review
of Scientific Instruments, Remote Sensing Reviews, Optical Engineering,
Journal of Geophysical Research, Geophysical Review Letters, Solar
Physics, various conference proceedings, ...
How to reach Mike Gruntman
Department of Astronautical
Engineering
Viterbi School of Engineering
854 Downey Way, RRB–224, MC–1192
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089-1192
Tel. 213–740–5536
mikeg@usc.edu
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