Jerome C. Hunsaker Visiting Professor of Aerospace Systems
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The Jerome C. Hunsaker Visiting Professor of Aerospace Systems is a professorship established in 1954 by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(MIT) Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics. It is named after MIT professor Jerome Hunsaker
(1886–1984) in honor of his achievements in aeronautical engineering
. The visiting professor is expected to deliver the Minta Martin Lecture in several venues in the United States.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
(MIT) Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics. It is named after MIT professor Jerome Hunsaker
Jerome Clarke Hunsaker
Jerome Clarke Hunsaker was an American airman born in Creston, Iowa, and educated at the Naval Academy and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.-Life:...
(1886–1984) in honor of his achievements in aeronautical engineering
Aerospace engineering
Aerospace engineering is the primary branch of engineering concerned with the design, construction and science of aircraft and spacecraft. It is divided into two major and overlapping branches: aeronautical engineering and astronautical engineering...
. The visiting professor is expected to deliver the Minta Martin Lecture in several venues in the United States.
Visiting professors
| Academic year | Professor | Lecture |
|---|---|---|
| 1955–56 | “The Aerodynamics of Aircraft Engines” | |
| 1956–57 | “Some Concepts and Problem Areas in Aircraft Flutter” | |
| 1957–58 | “Combustion; an Aeronautical Science” | |
| 1958–59 | “Rocket Propulsion Systems for Space Flight” | |
| 1959–60 | “Size Considerations in Optimum Aircraft” | |
| 1961 | ||
| 1961–62 | “Space Navigation” | |
| 1963–64 | “Thermodynamic Considerations in Continuum Mechanics” | |
| 1964–65 | “On Future Scientific and Manned Space Flight Projects” | |
| 1965–66 | “Applications of Optimal Control Theory in Aerospace Engineering” | |
| 1968 | “A Philosophy of Reexamination” | |
| 1968–69 | “Action and Reaction” | |
| 1969–70 | ||
| 1976–77 | ||
| 1978–79 | ||
| 1979–80 | ||
| 1981 | ||
| 1989 | ||
| 1989–90 | “Guidance, Control and Estimation of Aerospace Systems” | |
| 1991–92 | ||
| 1992–93 | “Human Dynamics and Pilot-Induced Oscillations” | |
| 1992–93 | ||
| 1994–95 | “Information Systems in Aerospace Vehicles” | |
| 1994–95 | “Issues Affecting the Future of Commercial Space” | |
| 1995–96 | ||
| 1997–98 | ||
| 1998–99 | ||
| 1999–00 | “Flames, Sound and Vortices—A Damaging Combination” | |
| 2000–01 | ||
| 2001–02 | “Lean Engineering has Finally Come of Age (Or, Why We Can't Ignore 80 Percent of a Product's Cost Anymore)” | |
| 2002–03 | ||
| 2003–04 | “The Iridium Story: An Engineer's Eclectic Journey” | |
| 2004–05 | “Abstract Interpretation–based Formal Verification of Complex Computer Systems” |