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About Henry J. Pernicka

Dr. Henry Pernicka, professor of aerospace engineering and Dean’s Educator Scholar at Missouri S&T, was named Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor by the University of Missouri Board of Curators in 2021.

Dr. Pernicka joined the faculty at Missouri S&T in 2001. He has won several Outstanding Teaching Awards from S&T through the years and was honored with Outstanding Teaching Awards from the American Society of Engineering Education Midwest Section in 2006 and 2007. Dr. Pernicka was CEC’s inaugural Dean’s Educator Scholar in 2017.

Technical Areas:
Dynamic Systems and Control
Aerospace Sciences

CREE Research Investigator

Positions

2021 - Present Curators' Distinguished Teaching Professor, Missouri University of Science and Technology
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September 2017 - Present Professsor of Aerospace Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology ‐ Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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Present Research Investigator, Missouri University of Science and Technology ‐ Center for Research in Energy and Environment (CREE)
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2001 - August 2017 Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology ‐ Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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1994 - 2001 Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering, San Jose State University
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1990 - 1994 Assistant Professor of Aerospace Engineering, San Jose State University
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Disciplines

Research Interests

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Professional Service and Affiliations

Present Member, American Astronautical Society (AAS)
Present Member, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
Present Member, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
Present Member, Sigma Gamma Tau
Present Member, Tau Beta Pi
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Honors and Awards

  • S&T Faculty Service Award, 2019
  • Named the Missouri University of Science and Technology College of Engineering and Computing Inaugural 2017-2019 Dean’s Educator Scholar, March 2017
  • M-SAT research team placed first in AFRL Nanosat 8 competition, Jan. 2015
  • President’s Recognition Award, 2012, presented by the American Astronautical Society
  • Missouri S&T Faculty Teaching Awards, Feb. 2015 and Dec. 2011
  • Missouri S&T Faculty Service Awards, Feb. 2015 and Dec. 2011
  • Missouri S&T Academy of Mech. and Aerospace Engineers Excellence Award, ‘08/09
  • ASEE Midwest Section Outstanding Teaching Award, 2006/2007
  • Univ. of Missouri-Rolla School of Engineering Innovative Teaching Award, Nov. 2004
  • Missouri University S&T Outstanding Teaching Awards, 2012-2013, 2011-2012, 2009-2010, 2008-2009, 2007-2008, 2006-2007, 2005-2006, 2004-2005 and 2003-2004
  • Awarded a Boeing Welliver Summer Faculty Fellowship, Summer 2004
  • Named the (first) AIAA Foundation Professor, June 2000
  • Received the Outstanding Achievement Award from AIAA, Spring 1999
  • NASA's Group Achievement Award, February 10, 1993

Education

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1990 Ph.D. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Purdue University
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1986 M.S. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Purdue University
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1984 B.S. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Purdue University
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Contact Information

Missouri University of Science and Technology
331 Toomey Hall
400 West 13th Street
Rolla, MO  65409-0500

Phone: 573-341-6749
Fax: 573-341-4607

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