Robert G. Melton, Ph.D.
Professor of Aerospace Engineering and Director of Undergraduate Studies
229B Hammond Building
Penn State University
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: 814-865-1185 / Fax: 814-865-7092
E-mail: rgmelton@psu.edu
Education
Ph.D. (1982), Engineering Physics, University of Virginia.
M.S. (1979), Physics, University of Virginia.
B.S. (1976), Physics (cum laude), Wake Forest University.
Honors and Awards
AIAA Sustained Service Award, January 2010
Milton S. Eisenhower Award for Distinguished Teaching, 2006
Lawrence J. Perez Memorial Student Advocate Award, 2001.
Research Interests
Orbital Mechanics, trajectory optimization, spacecraft attitude dynamics and control.